Thomas Ming Swi Chang

Background

Chang, Thomas Ming Swi Arrived in Canada, 1952.

Education

Bachelor of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1957. Doctor of Medicine, CM, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1965.

Career

Intern Montreal General Hospital, 1961-1962. Research fellow departments physiology and chemistry McGill University, 1962-1965, assistant professor physiology, 1966-1969, associate professor, 1969-1972, professor physiology, 1972—2007, professor emeritus physiology, since 2007, director artificial organs research unit, 1975-1979, professor medicine, 1975—2007, professor emeritus medicine, since 2007, director Artificial Cells and Organs Research Center, since 1979, associate Department Chemical Engineering, 1985—2002, associate Department Chemistry, 1986—2001, professor biomedical engineering, 1990—2007, professor emeritus biomedical engineering, since 2007, director MSSS-FRSQ Research Group (d'equipe) on Blood Substitute in Transfusion Medicine, 2002—2009. Laboratory and clinical researcher medical science, biotechnology, biomedical engineering Montreal, since 1962.

Member staff Royal Victoria Hospital. Honorary staff Montreal Chinese Hospital, since 1990, consultant, 1970-1990. Fellow Medical Research Council, 1962-1965, scholar, 1965-1968, career investigator, 1968-1999.

Honorary professor Nankai University, since 1983, Peking Union Medical College, since 2007.

Achievements

• Achievements include invention of artificial cells, nanomedicine and blood substitutes.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Physicians Canada, Royal Society of Canada. Member International Society Artificial Organs (trustee 1982-1987, 89-92, congress president 1991, president 1994-1996, immediate past president 1996-1998), Canada Society Artificial Organs (president 1980-1982), International Society Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology (honorary president since 1990, honorary congress president 1994, 97, 2001), International Symposium Blood Substitutes (honorary president since 2003), International Society Microencapsulations (honorary), International Academy Nanomedicine (president 2009-2010).

Interests

• Tennis, classical music, history, computers, weight training.

Connections

Married Lancy Yuk Lan Jin, June 21, 1958. Children: Harvey, Victor, Christine, Sandra.

Spouse:

Lancy Yuk Lan Jin

child:

Harvey Chang

child:

Victor Chang

child:

Christine Chang

child:

Sandra Chang