Stem cell biology; molecular neurobiology; molecular energetics of the cell; cancer biology
Present Position:
Senior Researcher
Education:
2018 - PhD in Biochemistry, Vilnius University 2011 - MSc in Biology (Neurobiology; Magna Cum Laude), Vilnius University 2009 - BSc in Biology (Molecular Biology), Vilnius University
Experience (Past Positions):
2019–2025 - Researcher, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius 2012–2018 - Research assistant, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University 2007–2009 - Laboratory assistant, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry
Since 2018 - Bioenergetics (in Lithuanian)
Supervision of Doctoral Students:
Anastasiia Tesliuk (since 2025)
Awards:
Awarded by Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and Future Biomedicine Foundation "Incentive prize for young scientists in the field of life sciences, 2025", for the work "Research on treatment-resistant depression: search for predictive biomarkers of transcranial magnetic stimulation efficacy". Awarded by Lithuanian Academy of Sciences in “Young scientists’ and doctoral students’ research competition, 2018“ for research work in the field of biology.
Republican Vilnius Psychiatric Hospital Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)
Projects and Grants:
Project Leadership: RCL funded student summer practice scientific research project, "Influence of depression-linked factors, TNFα and miR-16-5p, on the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation at the cellular and molecular levels". Project Leader. 2020–2024 - Project funded by the VU Science Promotion Fund, "Evaluation of the use of mesenchymal stem cell exosomes for the treatment of drug-resistant depression," No. MSF-LMT-3/2020. Senior Researcher, Project Leader. 2020–2021 - RCL funded student scientific research and practice project, "Investigation of neural differentiation and neurotrophin gene expression of human amniotic stem cells in 3D cultures," No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-22-0092. Project Leader. 2019–2021 - Project funded by the VU Science Promotion Fund, "Investigation of physiological markers and dynamics of treatment-resistant depression: biomarker discovery," No. MSF-LMT-6. Researcher, Project Leader at LSC. 2019–2020 - Project funded by the VU Science Promotion Fund, "Investigation of neural differentiation of human amniotic stem cells," No. MSF-JM-4. Researcher, Project Leader.
Participation in Other Scientific Projects: 2024 - Lithuanian–Ukrainian bilateral collaboration program in science and technology, "Molecular mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of placenta mesenchymal stromal cell transplantation for treating lower limb injuries caused by landmine explosions," No. S-LU-24-10. Senior Researcher. 2019–2021 - National Science Program "Healthy Aging" project, "Development of innovative therapies and prognostic tools for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant acute myeloid leukemia," No. S-SEN-20-2. Researcher. 2019–2021 - R&D activity as part of the "Intellect. Joint Science-Business Projects" program, project "Development of a technology model for infertility treatment using stem cells," No. S-J05-LVPA-K-04-0028. Coordinator: Dr. L. Piešinienė (UAB Nanodiagnostika). Funded by EU Funds. Researcher. 2017–2018 - National Science Program "Healthy Aging" project, "Molecular factors of the hematological system and their role in human cell aging, differentiation, and regeneration processes," No. SEN-12/2015. Junior Researcher. 2012–2014 - National Science Program project, "Comprehensive study of molecular transformation biomarkers in leukemia," No. LIG-06/2012. Researcher. 2012–2013 - National Science Program project, "Investigation of the composition and properties of bee products enriched with plant components," No. SVE-01/2012. Junior Researcher. 2013–2015 - Global Grant project, "Comprehensive search for new anticancer compounds: from fundamental research to targeted modeling and synthesis," No. VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-01-002. Junior Researcher. 2014–2015 - EU Structural Funds-supported project, "Biotechnology and biopharmaceutics: fundamental and applied research," No. VP1-3.1-SMM-08-K01-005. Junior Researcher.
Scholarships: 2012–2018 - FEBS YTF scholarships for participation in scientific conferences. 2011–2014 - RCL doctoral scholarships for scientific achievements.
Qualification Improvement, Certificates:
Training "Communication Skills" (2019), Vilnius University. Workshops on Active Learning Methods (2019), Vilnius University. Certificate of Federation for Laboratory Animal Science Associations, Category C, Vilnius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, 2011.
Dissemination of Research:
Oral presentations at international conferences:
"The influence of microRNA-146a-5p on the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy" (Valiulienė G.). 4th International Conference "Baltic Biophysics Conference," Kaunas, Lithuania, 3–4 October 2024.
Invited oral presentation: "Epigenetic regulation and leukemia – research of novel biological, molecular, and therapeutic aspects" (Valiulienė G.). "The Coins International Conference of Life Sciences," Vilnius, Lithuania, 28 February –2 March 2018.
