Mårten K. F. Wikström#
| Membership Number: | 2768 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2010 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/hbg/wikstrom/wikstrom_home.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 1998 Research director of the Programme on Structural Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, and State Technlological Research Center (VTT)
- 1996-2006 Professor of the Academy of Finland
- 1983-1996 Professor of medical chemistry, University of Helsinki
- 1972-1982 Assistant professor, University of Helsinki
Fields of Scholarship
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Bioenergetics
- Cell respiration
- Energy metabolism
- Biological membranes and transport
- Structure, function and molecular biology of membrane proteins
- Metalloproteins and biological electron transfer
- Primary proton translocation in biology
- Oxygen radicals
- Mitochondrial diseases
Honours and Awards
- 1972 The Gust. Komppa Award for the best academic dissertation in chemistry (The Finnish Chemical Society)
- 1977 Anniversary Prize, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)
- 1982 Societas Seientarum Fennica, Member
- 1982 The Leiras/Medica Prize ofthe Finnish Medical Association (Finska Lakaresallskapet)
- 1984 The Anders J ahre Medical Prize for young scientists (Oslo University, Norway)
- 1985 The Finnish Medical Association Jubilee Prize, (Finska Lakaresallskapet)
- 1985 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Member
- 1989 The A.1. Virtanen Prize
- 1992 The Order ofthe White Rose of Finland, Knighthood lst class (SVR R1)
- 1992 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (class IV; chemistry), Member
- 1992-1993 Ferdinand Springer Lecturer (FEBS)
- 1993 Lecturer ofthe Year (Medical Students‘ Association, University of Helsinki)
- 1993 Matti Ayrapaa Prize (Finnish Medical Society Duodecim)
- 1995 Prof, EJ. Nystrom Prize (Societas Scientarum Fennica)
- 1995-96 Guest Professor (2 months), Degussa Foundation, Frankfurt University
- 1996 The Anders J ahre Medical Prize (Oslo University, Norway)
- 1997 The David Keilin Prize and Medal (British Biochemical Society)
- 1998 The First Lars Ernster Lecture in Bioenergetics, Stockholm University
- 1999 The Order of the Finnish Lion, Commander (SL K)
- 2000 The Peter Mitchell Medal and Lecture (European Bioenergetics Conference)
- 2010 Academia Europaea member
