University of Wisconsin—Madison
Dr. Wickens is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is former President of the RNA Society, the international association of RNA scientists. Dr. Wickens is well-recognized for numerous contributions to the understanding of the post-transcriptional control of gene expression, particularly in developing systems. He has participated extensively in the peer review process at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both as Chair of the NIH Molecular Biology Study Section (CDF-1) and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Scientific Review, which oversees NIH's peer review process. He is an Associate Editor of the journals RNA and Molecular Biology of the Cell, and a recipient of Romnes and Mid-Career Development Awards from the University of Wisconsin, where he is the Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biology. Dr. Wickens received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University.