Modern cancer research, and the wealth of data across multiple spatial and temporal scales, has created the need for researchers that are well versed in the life sciences (cancer biology, developmental biology, immunology), medical sciences (oncology) and natural sciences (mathematics, physics, engineering, computer sciences). College undergraduate education traditionally occurs in disciplinary silos, which creates a steep learning curve at the graduate and postdoctoral levels that increasingly bridge multiple disciplines. Numerous colleges have begun to embrace interdisciplinary curricula, but students who double major in mathematics (or other quantitative sciences) and biology (or medicine) remain scarce. We identified the need to educate junior and senior high school students about integrating mathematical and biological skills, through the lens of mathematical oncology, to better prepare students for future careers at the interdisciplinary interface. The High school Internship Program in Integrated Mathematical Oncology (HIP IMO) at Moffitt Cancer Center has so far trained 59 students between 2015 and 2019. We report here on the program structure, training deliverables, curriculum and outcomes. We hope to promote interdisciplinary educational activities early in a student’s career.

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综合数学肿瘤学 (HIP IMO) 高中实习计划：在莫菲特癌症中心的五年经验

现代癌症研究以及跨越多个时空尺度的大量数据，需要精通生命科学（癌症生物学、发育生物学、免疫学）、医学科学（肿瘤学）和自然科学（数学）的研究人员、物理学、工程学、计算机科学）。传统上，大学本科教育发生在学科孤岛中，这在研究生和博士后水平上形成了陡峭的学习曲线，越来越多地连接了多个学科。许多大学已经开始接受跨学科课程，但同时主修数学（或其他定量科学）和生物学（或医学）的学生仍然很少。我们确定需要教育初中和高中学生整合数学和生物技能，通过数学肿瘤学的视角，更好地为学生在跨学科界面的未来职业做好准备。莫菲特癌症中心综合数学肿瘤学 (HIP IMO) 高中实习计划在 2015 年至 2019 年期间已培训了 59 名学生。我们在此报告计划结构、培训成果、课程和成果。我们希望在学生职业生涯的早期促进跨学科教育活动。