Vladimir Torchilin

Vladimir Petrovich Torchilin (Владимир Петрович Торчилин, born 1946) is a Soviet, Russian and American biochemist, pharmacologist, and an expert in medical nanotechnology. Torchillin is a University Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern 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.

Torchillin researches topics like liposomes, lipid-core micelles, biomedical polymers, drug delivery and targeting, pharmaceutical nanocarriers and experimental cancer immunology.

Education
Torchilin was awarded a Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry from Moscow State University in 1968. In 1971 and 1980, he went on to receive his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Science in Polymer Chemistry and Chemistry of Physiologically Active Compounds, respectively.

Career
In 1991, Torchillin became the head of the chemistry program, Center for Imaging and Pharmaceutical Research, and associate professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. From 1998 to 2008, he served as the chair of the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Northeastern University. In 2012, Torchillin became a distinguished professor at Northeastern University.

Awards and honors

 * 1982 Lenin Prize in Science and Technology, for theoretical, experimental and clinical substantiation of the use of immobilized enzymes for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
 * 2005 Research Achievements in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Award from the AAPS
 * 2007 Research Achievements Award from the Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress
 * 2009 International Journal of Nanomedicine Distinguished Scientist Award
 * 2010 Founders Award, Controlled Release Society
 * 2012 Alec Bangham Life Achievement Award
 * 2013 Journal of Drug Targeting Life Achievement Award
 * 2013 Blaise Pascal Medal in Biomedicine from the European Academy of Sciences

Fellowships

 * 2002 Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
 * 2003 Member of the European Academy of Science
 * 2003 Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
 * 2010 Fellow, Controlled Release Society

Prose
In addition to his scientific work, Torchilin publishes essays and short stories in Russian and American magazines and newspapers.