Benjamin Torun

Background

Torun, Benjamin was born on December 8, 1939 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Son of Salomon and Rebeca (Rymer) Torun.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University San Carlos, Guatemala, 1965. Master of Arts in Physiology, Harvard University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.

Career

Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1972; medical officer, INCAP, Guatemala City, 1965-1967; medical officer, division chief, program head, INCAP, Guatemala City, 1972-1994; head health and nutrition unit, INCAP, Guatemala City, since 1995; professor nutrition, U. San Carlos/INCAP, Guatemala City, since 1973. Director clinical research center INCAP, 1973-1983. Visiting professor U. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1993.

Chairman science committee International Union Nutritional Sciences, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1978, 82, 86. Member of advisory committee International Dietary Energy Consultative Group, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1994. Member/chairman various expert committees World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), IUNS, others, since 1977.

Achievements

• Benjamin Torun has been listed as a noteworthy physician, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Nutrition. Member Guatemala Academy of Sciences (board directors since 1993), American Society Clinical Nutrition, Latin American Society for Pediatric Research (board directors 1980-1992).

Connections

Married Betty Engelberg, April 1, 1967. Children: Lisa, Sally, Alejandro.

Father:

Salomon Torun

Mother:

Rebeca (Rymer) Torun

Spouse:

Betty Engelberg

child:

Lisa Torun

child:

Alejandro Torun

child:

Sally Torun