| Research Interests: | Epigenetics and epigenomics of human oncologic and other chronic (diabetes mellitus) diseases; Development of diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarker systems; liquid-biopsy / non-invasive biomarkers; Molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases (COVID-19), pathogen detection on environmental surfaces |
| Present Position: | Associate professor, Researcher, Senior researcher, Institute of Bioscience |
| Education: |
2017 - PhD in Biology (Genetics), Vilnius University 2012 - MSc in Genetics, Vilnius University 2010 - BSc in Biology (Molecular Biology), Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2020–present - Head of Diagnostic Testing Laboratory, Senior Researcher; VU LSC Institute of Bioscience 2019–2021 - Research professor, UAB ThermoPharma Baltic 2018–present - Associate professor and Researcher, VU LSC Institute of Bioscience 2017–2020 - Researcher, National Cancer Institute 2017–2018 - Assistant, VU LSC Institute of Bioscience 2016–2017 - Research assistant, National Cancer Institute 2015–2017 - Research assistant, Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2012–2018 - Research assistant, VU LSC Institute of Bioscience (former VU Faculty of Natural Sciences) 2011–2012 - Senior specialist, former VU Faculty of Natural Sciences 2010–2011 - Research assistant, State Research Institute Center for Innovative Medicine 2009–2011 - Research assistant / Laboratory assistant, former VU Faculty of Natural Sciences |
| Epigenetics (Lithuanian, English) Epigenomics (English) Laboratory Methods of Genetic Research (Lithuanian) Cell Structure (English) |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | 2020–2024 Rūta Maleckaitė |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB PubMed |
| Academic Cooperation: | Vilnius University hospital Santaros klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania York University, Cancer Research Group, York, United Kingdom Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Istambul, Turkey |
| Other Related Activities: | Membership in Lithuanian Biochemical Society and FEBS. Patent application. PCT/IB2019/056204. Daniunaite K, Jarmalaite S. Characterization of prostate cancer using DNA methylation assay system. [PCT International Application] |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English |