Vladimir Petrovich Torchilin(Russian:Владимир Петрович Торчилин,born 1946) is aSoviet,RussianandAmericanbiochemist,pharmacologist,and an expert in medicalnanotechnology.[1]Torchillin is a University Distinguished Professor ofPharmaceutical SciencesatNortheastern University.He also serves as a director at both the Center for Translational Cancer Nanomedicine and at the Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine at Northeastern University.[1][2]
Vladimir Torchilin | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Awards | Lenin Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Northeastern University |
Torchillin researches topics likeliposomes,lipid-coremicelles,biomedical polymers,drug delivery and targeting, pharmaceuticalnanocarriersand experimentalcancer immunology.[3]
Education
editTorchilin was awarded aMaster of ScienceinPolymer ChemistryfromMoscow State Universityin 1968.[1][3]In 1971 and 1980, he went on to receive hisDoctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) andDoctor of ScienceinPolymer Chemistryand Chemistry of Physiologically Active Compounds, respectively.[3]
Career
editIn 1991, Torchillin became the head of the chemistry program, Center for Imaging and Pharmaceutical Research, and associate professor of radiology atMassachusetts General HospitalandHarvard University.[4][3]From 1998 to 2008, he served as the chair of the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Northeastern University.[3]In 2012, Torchillin became a distinguished professor at Northeastern University.[1]
Awards and honors
edit- 1982Lenin Prizein Science and Technology, for theoretical, experimental and clinical substantiation of the use of immobilized enzymes for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.[1][5]
- 2005 Research Achievements in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Award from the AAPS[6]
- 2007 Research Achievements Award from the Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress[1]
- 2009 International Journal of Nanomedicine Distinguished Scientist Award[1]
- 2010 Founders Award, Controlled Release Society[7]
- 2012Alec BanghamLife Achievement Award
- 2013Journal of Drug TargetingLife Achievement Award[8]
- 2013 Blaise Pascal Medal in Biomedicine from the European Academy of Sciences[9]
Fellowships
edit- 2002 Fellow of theAmerican Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering[10]
- 2003 Member of the European Academy of Science[11]
- 2003 Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
- 2010 Fellow, Controlled Release Society
Prose
editIn addition to his scientific work, Torchilin publishes essays and short stories in Russian and American magazines and newspapers.[12]
Bibliography
editIn 2021, Torchilin was acknowledged as the top-cited researcher, amongst 131,000 researchers, in thePharmacology & Pharmacy, Clinical MedicineCategory, according Elsevier.[13]Torchilin has published over 400 papers, 150 reviews and written and edited 10 books.[2]
- Torchilin, V. P. (1991).Tam, gde konchaet︠s︡ia nauka.Besedy o mire i cheloveke (in Russian). Moskva: Izd-vo polit. lit.ISBN9785250012300.OCLC28484727.
Torchilin has published the following short stories for children:
- 1995:Странные рассказы,Moscow (short stories)
- 1996:Повезло,New York (short stories)
- 2000:Время между,St. Petersburg, Пушкинский Фонд (Pushkin Foundation),ISBN5-89803-044-1.(short stories and essays)
- 2006Кружок друзей Автандила,Moscow, Наука-Культура (hard cover; novels, short stories)
- Torchilin, V. P.; Торчилин, В. П. (2012).Labukh: povesti i rasskazy(in Russian). Moskva: Agraf.ISBN9785778404298.OCLC815723847.
The following is a series of academic handbooks by Torchilin, published at Jenny Stanford Publishing, on biomedical nanotechnology:
- Torchilin, Vladimir; Amiji, Mansoor M (2011).Handbook of materials for nanomedicine.Pan Stanford series on biomedical nanotechnology. Vol. 1. Singapore: Pan Stanford.ISBN9789814267557.OCLC770813246.
- Torčilin, Vladimir P, ed. (July 2020).Handbook of materials for nanomedicine: polymeric nanomaterials.Jenny Stanford series on biomedical nanotechnology. Vol. 1. Singapore: Jenny Stanford Publishing.ISBN9781003045113.OCLC1226113508.
- Torčilin, Vladimir P, ed. (2020).Handbook of materials for nanomedicine: metal based and other.Jenny Stanford series on biomedical nanotechnology. Singapore: Jenny Stanford Publishing Ltd.ISBN9781000067132.OCLC1145591940.
- Torčilin, Vladimir P (2020). Torčilin, Vladimir P (ed.).Handbook of materials for nanomedicine: lipid-based and inorganic nanomaterials.Jenny Stanford series on biomedical nanotechnology. Vol. 6. Singapore: Jenny Standord Publishing.ISBN9789814800914.OCLC1263215249.
References
edit- ^abcdefg"Vladimir P. Torchilin Curriculum vitae"(PDF).Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine.Boston: School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University.Retrieved6 January2022.
- ^ab"Vladimir P. Torchilin".Allied Academies.
- ^abcde"Vladimir Torchilin Review Editor".Journal of Controlled Release.Boston: Elsevier.
- ^"Interview with a Luminary: Vladimir P. Torchilin, Ph.D., D.Sc".Controlled Release Society.
- ^"The Lenin Prizes for 1982".The Current Digest of the Soviet Press.34(16). University of Virginia: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies: 14. 1982.
- ^"AAPS Announces 2005 Award Winners".Nashville: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Pharmaceutical Online. 8 November 2005.Retrieved6 January2022.
- ^"Founders Award Recipients".Controlled Release Society.Mount Laurel: Controlled Release Society 2022.Retrieved6 January2022.
- ^Akhtar, Saghir (December 2013). "In honour of Professor Vladimir Torchilin, Recipient of the Journal of Drug Targeting's Life-Time Achievement Award for 2013".Journal of Drug Targeting.21(10): 885.doi:10.3109/1061186X.2013.837621.PMID24033001.S2CID9332515.
- ^"Blaise Pascal Medals EURASC Awardees".European Academy of Sciences.Liège: European Academy of Sciences 2022. 2013.Retrieved6 January2022.
- ^"Vladimir P. Torchilin, Ph.D., D.Sc".AIMBE Fellowship director.Washington: The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. 2002.Retrieved6 January2022.
- ^"Member Profile".European Academy of Sciences.Brussels: European Academy of Sciences 2022.Retrieved6 January2022.
- ^"Владимир Торчилин".
- ^"Bouvé College Distinguished Professor Recognized as Top-Cited Researcher in Category".Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences.