2025 03 08
UNL researcher dr. Neringa Daugelavičienė has received funding from the Research Council of Lithuania for a student summer internship. The internship focuses on applying next-generation CRISPR technology to modulate gene expression in mammalian cells. The study will investigate how the type IV-A3 Klebsiella pneumoniae CRISPR-Cas system can be used to regulate gene activity without introducing double-stranded DNA breaks. The results of this research may contribute to the development of safer gene regulation technologies.
2025 03 08
Research Council of Lithuania funding has been received for the summer practice project “Effects of Psilocybin on Inhibitory Synapse Density in Mouse Brain”. The project will investigate how psilocybin affects brain plasticity and inhibitory synapse density in the mouse hippocampus, and whether this effect is related to changes in microglial phagocytic activity. The results of the study may help to better understand the mechanisms of psychedelics and their potential for treating treatment-resistant depression. Project leader PhD student Ieva Šiugždaitė.
2026 03 03
Prof. Urtė Neniškytė, a researcher at the Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC), has been appointed European Research Council (ERC) Ambassador in Lithuania. By joining the international “Ambassadors for the ERC” network, she will contribute to strengthening connections between ERC grantees, national research communities, and policy stakeholders — while advocating for the importance of fundamental, curiosity-driven research in shaping Europe’s future. As an ERC Consolidator Grant holder, Prof. Neniškytė will actively encourage researchers in Lithuania to apply for ERC funding, share her experience in preparing competitive proposals, and engage in discussions on the long-term impact of investing in excellence-driven science.
2025 12 15
Professor Urtė Neniškytė has been elected to the Board of the FENS–Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE) – a prestigious European neuroscience network bringing together leading researchers across the continent.
“My election to the Board allows me to represent the interests of neuroscientists from Lithuania and the Baltic region. As many FKNE activities focus on mentorship, science policy, and ensuring diversity, our voice must be heard, since we often face different challenges than researchers from Western or Northern European countries, who make up the majority of FKNE members,” says Professor Urtė Neniškytė.
2025 12 09
The European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN) introduced Dr. Urtė Neniškytė, who was featured in the EJN series Profiles of Women in Science.
2025 07 03
Dr. Ugne Kuliesiute received the Early Career Researcher Award from the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Ugne has recently returned from an internship at GLYCOS in Zagreb, Croatia. There, she established the methodologies for the investigation of the human glycome. For the next two years, she will apply these techniques to investigate how the sugary coat of neurons defines their activity and network formation in the human brain.
