Mehmet Toner | |
|---|---|
 Mehmet Toner | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | Turkish American |
| Alma mater | MIT ITU |
| Awards | American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, National Academy of Inventors, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cryobiology, Biomedical Engineering |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernest G. Cravalho |
| Notable students | Albert Folch, Sangeeta Bhatia, Alexander Revzin |
Mehmet Toner (born 1958) is a Turkish biomedical engineer. He is currently the Helen Andrus Benedict Professor of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School,[1] with a joint appointment as professor at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST).[2]
Toner is a co-founder and Associate Director of the Center for Engineering in Medicine (CEM) at MGH and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Research and Education Program at MGH. He is one of the Senior Scientific Staff of the Shriners Hospital for Children. He is the founding director of the National Institute of Health's BioMicroElectroMechanical Systems or BioMEMS Resource Center at MGH.[3]
Toner has made contributions to the fields of cryobiology and biopreservation and to the wider field of biomedical engineering.[4] He has developed techniques in microtechnology and nanotechnology for use in clinical medicine, including the treatment of cancer.[5] He has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE),[6] the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE),[7] and the National Academy of Medicine.[8]
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- ^ "Mehmet Toner, PhD". Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Mehmet Toner, Ph.D." The Center for Engineering in Medicine. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Mehmet Toner | Harvard Catalyst Profiles | Harvard Catalyst".
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