| Research Interests: | Biotechnology, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, synthesis and purification of recombinant proteins, high-density yeast fermentation |
| Present Position: | Senior Researcher |
| Education: |
2005 - BSc in Molecular Biology, Vilnius University 2007 - MSc in Genetics, Vilnius University 2011 - PhD in Biochemistry, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2004–2007 - Technician, Institute of Biotechnology 2007–2011 - Research assistant, Institute of Biotechnology 2012–2017 - Researcher, Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology 2018–present - Senior researcher, Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology Since 2012 - co-founder and R&D manager at UAB Baltymas Since 2021 - co-founder and R&D manager at UAB Psylink |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | 2016–2020 Neringa Macijauskaitė 2016–2020 Eimantas Žitkus |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB GoogleScholar PubMed |
| Academic Cooperation: | Gunnar Houen, Department of Autoimmunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark Peter Hojrup, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Marek Michalak, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joseph Gleeson, Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, USA. |
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Projects and Grants: |
2012–2015 - Global Grant (under the EU Structural Funds “Human Resources Development Action Program for 2007–2013”, Measure: “Support for scientific research by scientists and other researchers”) project VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-02-038 "The use of genome-wide analysis for engineering of new yeast strains with improved heterologous expression"; principal investigator and supervisor of one of the activities. |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |