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Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology

A WTEC Global Assessment

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  • © 2016

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  • Presents a cross-disciplinary overview of research at the interface of physical sciences and oncology
  • Shows how concepts and models developed in biological physics can facilitate the understanding of tumor progression
  • Informs scientists, engineers and policy makers of global trends in physical sciences and engineering in oncology
  • Highlights opportunities for cooperation and collaboration for research groups and clinicians throughout the world
  • Identifies major innovations and required investments at the physics/oncology interface for policy makers

Part of the book series: Science Policy Reports (SCIPOLICY)

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About this book

This book presents an Assessment of Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology (APHELION) by a panel of experts. It covers the status and trends of applying physical sciences and engineering principles to oncology research in leading laboratories and organizations in Europe and Asia.

The book elaborates on the six topics identified by the panel that have the greatest potential to advance understanding and treatment of cancer, each covered by a chapter in the book. The study was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the NIH in the US under a cooperative agreement with the World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC).

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Paul Janmey

  • Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Daniel Fletcher

  • Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, JH Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Institute for NanoBioTechnology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

    Sharon Gerecht

  • Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, USA

    Ross Levine

  • Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Parag Mallick

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA

    Owen McCarty

  • Radiation Oncology Edwin L. Steele Lab for Tumor Biology, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, USA

    Lance Munn

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell Univesity, Ithaca, USA

    Cynthia Reinhart-King

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