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On the 18th of April at VU LSC the meeting of International Advisory Council (IAC) took place. During the meeting IAC memebers together with the management of VU LSC discussed the results of the last year as well as future perspectives.
Taina Pihlajaniemi, a Chairperson of VU LSC IAC, and all IAC members expressed their thanks to Director and to all LSC representatives for their excellent presentations.
In the opinion of IAC, VU LSC makes a huge progress and takes a leadership position in life sciences in Lithuania.
Members of IAC acknowledged the achivements of LSC: the attraction of international students, new study programms, intensive collaboration with foreign scientists, collaboration with labs from foreign countries, contacts with social partners.
The IAC members also expressed their thankfulness for taking into account the opinion they expressed during the meeting last year as well as for the recommendations that have been implemented.
With respect to further development and enhancement of international significance, the IAC wished to make recommendations on financial and admistrative management of LSC as well on development of internationalization and strengthening relationships with social partners.
Members of IAC:
http://www.gmc.vu.lt/en/about/international-advisory-council
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| Research Interests: | Molecular and cellular neuroscience Genetic modification of mammalian brain cells CRISPR/Cas systems Viral delivery vectors |
| Present Position: | Institute of Biosciences, Professor and Chief Researcher VU LSC-EMBL Partnership Institute, Chief Researcher |
| Education: |
PhD in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK MSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University BSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2021–2024 Senior Researcher and Associate Professor. Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Life Science Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania. 2021–2023 Group Leader and Senior Researcher. VU LSC-EMBL Partnership Institute, Life Science Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania. 2016–2021 Experienced Marie Sklodowska Curie Researcher. Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Life Science Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania. 2013–2015 Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellow, Dr. C. T. Gross group, Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Rome, Italy. 2012 Short-Term Fellow, Prof. V. Borutaitė group, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian Health Science University, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2012–2012 Research Associate, Prof. G. C. Brown group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. |
| Subjects Taught: | Advanced light microscopy course at the Molecular Biotechnology Master’s program. Neuromethods course at the Neurobiology and Biophysics Bachelor’s program. Molecular phagocytosis lectures as a part of the Molecular Cell Biology course in the Molecular Biology Master’s program. GET delivery strategies lecture as a part of the Genome Editing Technologies course in the Molecular Biotechnology Master’s program. |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Defended dissertations: 2024 Daina Bujanauskiene “Molecular profiling of synapses during brain circuit refinement” 2024 Dovydas Gabrielaitis “The investigation of the factors modulating macrophage endocytosis: macrophage type, age, plasma membrane tension” 2023 Ugne Kuliesiute “Molecular mechanisms shaping neuronal networks during brain development and in neuropathology” Supervisor to: Lina Saveikyte Gintare Urbonaite Eimina Dirvelyte Ieva Siugzdaite Desideria Pezzuto |
| Awards: | 2019 Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas awarded by President Dalia Grybauskaite 2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent award 2018 The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Scholarship 2017 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowship |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB PubMed |
| Academic Cooperation: | Agnes Nadjar, University of Bordeaux, France Ali Jawaid, Łukasiewicz – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Poland Claus Normann and Stefan Vestring, University of Freiburg, Germany Eero Castren, University of Helsinki, Finland Eric J Kremer, University of Montpellier. France Ewelina Knapska, Nenski Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland Igor Branchi, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy Isabelle Mansuy, University of Zurich, Switzerland Michaela Fenckova, University of South Bohemia, Czechia Shira Knafo, Ikerbasque, Spain You Tzung Chen, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan |
| Projects and Grants: | 2025-2030 ERC Consolidator Grant funding for the project “Sugars maketh the brain: investigating the role of neuronal glycocalyx in shaping the architecture of emerging circuits” (principal investigator). 2025-2027 Horizon Europe funding for the project “Designed adenovirus vectors for cell-specific delivery of genome editing tools” (principal investigator). 2025-2028 ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Call funding for the project “Early metabolic programming affects hypothalamus yielding eating disorders” (coordinator & principal investigator). 2025-2027 Research Council of Lithuania funding for Lithuania-Poland DAINA3 collaborative project “Early intervention with mTOR inhibitors for neuropsychiatric symptoms in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: unveiling developmental windows” (principal investigator). 2024-2027 ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Call funding for the project “Neurobiological mechanisms of the environment - plasticity - behaviour interaction” (principal investigator). 2024-2026 Research Council of Lithuania funding for Lithuania-Taiwan collaborative project “Gene editing to reverse aceruloplasminemia phenotype in mouse and hiPSC models” (principal investigator). 2024-2026 HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-04 – Pathways to Synergies funding for the project “Pan-European Network for Neuroscience Research Infrastructure and Strengthening of Support Capacities” (participant). 2024-2026 Programme "University Excellence Initiatives" of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania (Measure No. 12-001-01-01-01 "Improving the Research and Study Environment") for the project “Targeted CRISPR-Cas Delivery into Mammalian Nervous System” (principal investigator). 2023-2027 Research Council of Lithuania funding for competitive PhD position for the project “The application of gene editing tools for monogenic lysosomal storage disorders” (supervisor). 2021-2023 European Regional Development Fund grant agreement No 01.2.2-CPVA-V-716-01-0001 with the Central Project Management Agency (CPVA), Lithuania for the project “Targeted CRISPR-Cas Delivery into Mammalian Nervous System” (principal investigator). |
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| Other Related Activities: | Since 2024, Member of the Council of Vilnius University Since 2024, Member of the advisory committee for the activity of the Research Council of Lithuania at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Since 2022, Member of the State Progress Council of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania Since 2020, Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Neuroscience Association 2021-2024, Member of the Council of Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University 2021-2022, Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania 2017-2022, Member of the Board of the Research Council of Lithuania 2018-2022, Member of the Young IBRO Committee of the International Brain Research Organization |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Italian, German |