RIMANTĖ GAIŽAUSKAITĖ will defend her thesis entitled "Links between sex, women's hormonal status and spatial abilities: interplay of cognitive, neurophysiological, social, and emotional factors" for the degree of Doctor of Science in Biophysics.

The dissertation was prepared between 2019 and 2025 at the Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University.
The research was supported by the Research Council of Lithuania (No P DAP-23-127).

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. dr. Ramunė Grikšienė (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Biophysics – N 011).

Composition of the Dissertation Defense Board:

Chairperson - Prof. Dr. Valentina Vengelienė (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Biophysics – N 011);
Dr. Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė (Monash University, Australia, Natural Sciences, Biophysics, N 011);
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rokas Buišas (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Biophysics, N 011);
Prof. Dr. Vaiva Hendrixson (Vilnius University, Medical and Health Sciences, Medicine – M 001);
Prof. Dr. Dovilė Karčiauskaitė (Vilnius University, Medical and Health Sciences, Medicine – M 001).

The PhD will be held in the auditorium R401 of the VU Life Sciences Center (Saulėtekio al. 7, Vilnius).

The dissertation can be viewed at the Vilnius University Library and on the website at: Doctoral dissertation;

Presentation will be in Lithuanian. Link for remote connection: https://tinyurl.com/5ab966t2.