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| Research Interests: | Protein structure and function, Protein-nucleic acid interaction, Enzymology of nucleic acid enzymes, Prokaryotic antiviral systems, Signalling in prokaryotes, cyclic oligoadenylates, CRISPR-Cas, CARF and SAVED proteins, RNA knockdown |
| Present Position: | Research Professor |
| Education: |
2008 - PhD in Physical Sciences, Biochemistry, Vilnius University 1998 - MSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University 1996 - BSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2018–present - Research Professor, VU Institute of Biotechnology, Life Science Center 2011–2018 - Senior Researcher, VU Institute of Biotechnology 2006–2011 - Researcher, Institute of Biotechnology 2002–2006 - Research assistant, Institute of Biotechnology |
| Molecular biology (DNA transcription): lecture course for the 4th year biochemistry students, Vilnius University | |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | 2019–present Dalia Smalakyte 2018–present Irmantas Mogila 2015–2018 Miglė Kazlauskienė, the PhD thesis “Target RNA-dependent catalytic activities in a type III-A CRISPR-Cas systems” was defended in 2018 |
| Awards: | 2017 Vilnius University Rector’s award 2014 Lithuanian State Science award (together with Dr Giedrius Sasnauskas, Dr Mindaugas Zaremba) 2009 Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers award for best PhD thesis in Lithuania of 2008 in the field of physical, technological and biomedical sciences 2007 Lithuanian Academy of Science award for young scientists 1997 Lithuanian Academy of Science award for student scientific works |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB GoogleScholar |
| Academic Cooperation: | Prof. Matthias Bochtler, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland Prof. Ralf Seidel, Leipzig University, Germany Prof. Vytaute Starkuviene-Erfle, Heidelberg University, Bioquant, Germany |
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Projects and Grants: |
2022 Research Council of Lithuania grant S-MIP-22-09 |
| Research Dissemination: | Vilnius University journal Spectrum, 1(27)/2018, G. Tamulaitis: Bakterijos nuo virusų ginasi naujai atrastu “ginklu”. |
| Other Related Activities: | Granted patents: US10385336 EP3189140 US2018105835 |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |