SOLVEIGA SAMULĖNAITĖ will defend her thesis entitled "Involvement of the Gut Microbiota in the Development of Food Addiction" for the degree of Doctor of Science in Biochemistry.
The dissertation was prepared between 2020 and 2025 (in Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre and Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Spain). The research was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (project No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-03-0099) under a grant agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), project PI Prof. Dr. A. Burokas. And by the Ministry of Science and Innovation (FPU 2020-05652) and R&D Projects Knowledge Generation - Modality (project No PID2020-120029GB-I00MICINN (SAF 2020) B PID2020-120029GB-I00/MICIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) “New approaches to clarify the biological mechanisms underlying the loss of control over food intake“, project PI Prof. Dr. Rafael Maldonado.
Scientific supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Aurelijus Burokas (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Biochemistry– N 004 (ISCED-F 0512));
Prof. Dr. Rafael Maldonado (Pompeu Fabra University, Neuropharmacology, Health and Welfare, Medicine (ISCED-F 0912));
Dr. Elena Martín-García (Pompeu Fabra University, Neuropharmacology, Natural sciences, Neuroscience (ISCED-F 0512)).
Composition of the Dissertation Defense Board:
Chairperson - Prof. Dr. Osvaldas Rukšėnas (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Biophysics, N 011);
Dr. Emmanuel Darcq (University of Strasbourg, Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, N 004);
Prof. Dr. Marta Rodríguez-Arias (University of Valencia, Natural Sciences, Biology, N 010);
Prof. Dr. Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca (IBIMA-Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, N 004);
Dr. Cristina Torres Fuentes (Rovira i Virgili University, Natural sciences, Biochemistry, N 004).
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.
Presentation will be in English. Link for remote connection: https://tinyurl.com/ahdwdbry.