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Dr. Buck served as The Wistar Institute's acting director and CEO from September 2000 to June 2002. He became vice president for academic affairs from 2002 until his retirement in December 2004. Dr. Buck holds a B.S. in biology from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. in microbiology from Montana State University. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Irvine, he joined the University of Pennsylvania as assistant professor of therapeutic research. In 1975, he joined The Wistar Institute as professor and became a member of The Wistar Institute Cancer Center. At Wistar, Clayton was director of scientific development between 1990 and 1992. From 1992 to 1999, he was deputy director of the institute. While at the Wistar Institute, he has made major contributions to the field of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion and the roles of specific adhesion receptors in cancer and cardiovascular development. Dr. Buck was editor-in-chief of the journal Cell Adhesions and Communication from 1992 to 1999 and has served as an ad-hoc referee for many leading journals, including Science, Nature, Cell, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Cell Science, and Development Biology. In addition, he has given lectures by invitation at many prestigious institutions and meetings. Dr. Buck is co-author of more than 115 publications including scientific papers, reviews, conference presentations, and book chapters. | 