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| Research Interests: | Bacterial anti-phage mechanisms CRISPR-Cas systems Gene editing |
| Present Position: | Senior researcher, Department of Protein - DNA Interactions, Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University |
| Education: |
2012 - PhD in Physical sciences (Biochemistry), Vilnius University, Lithuania 2007 - MSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Lithuania 2005 - BSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Lithuania |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2017–present - “CasZyme” LLC CSO 2013–present - Senior researcher, Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology 2013 - Researcher, Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology 2012 - Research assistant, Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology 2007–2011 - PhD student, Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology |
| CRISPR-Cas Biology and applications Genome engineering using CRISPR-Cas systems |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | 4 PhD students |
| Awards: | 2016 Annual grant to young researcher from the Lithuanian Academy of sciences. 2018 Lithuanian National Science award (together with V. Šikšnys, T. Šinkūnas and T. Karvelis). 2019 Member of Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB GoogleScholar |
| Other Related Activities: | Member of the Committee of Experts on Genetically Modified Organisms at the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |