Vladimir Torchilin

Vladimir Petrovich Torchilin (Russian: Владимир Петрович Торчилин, born 1946) is a Soviet, Russian and American biochemist, pharmacologist, and an expert in medical nanotechnology.^[1] 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.^[1][2]

Torchillin researches topics like liposomes, lipid-core micelles, biomedical polymers, drug delivery and targeting, pharmaceutical nanocarriers and experimental cancer immunology.^[3]

Torchilin was awarded a Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry from Moscow State University in 1968.^[1][3] 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.^[3]

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.^[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]

• 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.^[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]
• 2012 Alec Bangham Life Achievement Award
• 2013 Journal of Drug Targeting Life Achievement Award^[8]
• 2013 Blaise Pascal Medal in Biomedicine from the European Academy of Sciences^[9]

• 2002 Fellow of the American 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

In addition to his scientific work, Torchilin publishes essays and short stories in Russian and American magazines and newspapers.^[12]

In 2021, Torchilin was acknowledged as the top-cited researcher, amongst 131,000 researchers, in the Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Clinical Medicine Category, according Elsevier.com.^[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. ISBN 9785250012300. OCLC 28484727.

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), ISBN 5-89803-044-1. (short stories and essays)
• 2006 Кружок 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. ISBN 9785778404298. OCLC 815723847.

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. ISBN 9789814267557. OCLC 770813246.
• 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. ISBN 9781003045113. OCLC 1226113508.
• 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. ISBN 9781000067132. OCLC 1145591940.
• 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. ISBN 9789814800914. OCLC 1263215249.