Mårten Wikström - Curriculum vitae#

Research experience abroad:

• 1971-72 Postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam (EMBO long-term fellowship
• 1975-76 Visiting professor in physical biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Medical School, Philadelphia

Degrees and positions:

• 1963 High school matriculation, Helsinki
• 1971 M.D. and legalized physician, U. of Helsinki
• 1971 Doctor of. Medicine and Surgery, Univ. of Helsinki (equivalent to Ph.D.)
• 1972-82 Assistant professor (biträdande lärare), U. of Helsinki
• 1973-82 Docent (Reader) in medical chemistry, U. of Helsinki
• 1983- Professor of medical chemistry, U. of Helsinki(leave of absence 1.8.1996-)
• 1.8.1996- Professor of the Academy of Finland
• 1998- Research director of the Programme on Structural Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, Univ. of Helsinki, and State Technlological Research Center
• 1985-87 Director of Research, Eflab Oy
• 1985-89 Member, Scientific Adv. Board, Labsystems Oy
• 1985-89 Vice Chairman, Supervisory Board, Labsystems Oy
• 1984-85 Member, Board of Directors, Medilab Oy
• 1997- Member, Board of Directors, Biohit Oy
• 1986-91 Member, Medical Research Council, Academy of Finland; Chairman of Biomedical section
• The Finnish Insurance Companies' Board of Medical Awards;
  • 1988-1994 Member
  • 1991-1994 Chairman
• 1989-1996 Member, Intl. Scientific Advisory Board, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
• 1989 Scientific advisor, State Scientific Board of Natural Sciences, Sweden
• 1989- Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, E.C. Slater Institute for biochemical research, University of Amsterdam
• 1990-1993 Member of the Board, Foundation of Finnish Inventions
• 1995-1996Chairman, Dept. Medical Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Univ. of Helsinki,
• Human Frontier Science Program
  • 1996-1999 Review committee for fellowships
  • 2000 Review committee for grants
  • 1998- Member, Scientific Board of the Sigrid Juselius Foundation

Positions at scientific journals:

• 1976- Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes
• 1978-82 European Journal of Biochemistry, Advisory Board
• 1982-84 European Journal of Biochemistry, Editorial Board
• 1980-86 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Editorial Board
• 1981-84 The Biochemical Journal (London), Editorial Board
• 1981-87 Medical Biology (Helsinki), Editorial Board
• 1982-95 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Managing Editor for Reviews in Bioenergetics
• 1982-85 Trends in Biochemical Sciences (TIBS), Editorial Board
• 1982-86 Methods in Biochemical Analysis, Editorial Board
• 1984-86 FEBS Letters, Editorial Board
• 1984-89 Chemica Scripta (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), Editorial Board
• 1986-89 The EMBO Journal (European Mol. Biol. Organization), Editorial Board
• 1995- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Executive Editor
• 2002- Biochemistry, Editorial Advisory Board

Honours and awards

• 1972 The Gust. Komppa Award for the best academic dissertation in chemistry (The Finnish Chemical Society)
• 1977 The Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Anniversary Prize
• 1982- Member, Societas Scientarum Fennica
• 1982 The Leiras/Medica Prize of the Finnish Medical Association (Finska Läkaresällskapet)
• 1984 The Anders Jahre Medical Prize for young scientists (Oslo, Norway)
• 1985 The Finnish Medical Association Jubilee Prize, (Finska Läkaresällskapet)
• 1985- Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
• 1989 The A.I. Virtanen Prize
• 1992 The Order of the White Rose of Finland, Knighthood 1st class (SVR R1)
• 1992- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Section on Chemistry), Foreign Member
• 1992-93 Ferdinand Springer Lecturer (FEBS)
• 1993 Lecturer of the Year (Medical Students' Association)
• 1993 Matti Äyräpää Prize (Finnish Medical Society Duodecim)
• 1995 Prof. E.J. Nyström Prize (Societas Scientarum Fennica)
• 1995-96 Guest Professor (2 months), Degussa Foundation, Frankfurt University, Germany
• 1996 The Anders Jahre Medical Prize (Oslo, Norway)
• 1997 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 Lecture (European Bioenergetics Conference)

Scientific activities:

• Invited lecturer at ca. 140 international congresses and symposia since 1967
• About 200 original scientific publications, including a monograph on cytochrome oxidase and several invited review articles
• Chairman, Organizing Committee, 7th European Bioenergetics Conference (EBEC), Helsinki, Finland, 1992
• Chairman, 18th Sigrid Jusèlius International Symposium ("The Currents of Life"; Espoo, Finland, 2000)
• Supervised 10 doctoral dissertations in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology

Fields of research:

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.