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| Research Interests: | Yeast molecular biology and genetics, expression and generation of viral proteins in yeast, bacteria and cell culture, development of technologies for viral protein purification. Pseudo-lentiviruses production and target cells transduction. |
| Present Position: | Researcher, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University |
| Education: |
2008 - BSc in Molecular Biology, Vilnius University 2010 - MSc in Genetics, Vilnius University 2018 - PhD in Biochemistry, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2007–2010 - Part-time research student, the Institute of Biotechnology 2010–2011 - Bioengineer, Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology 2011–2012 - Lecturer, Mykolas Riomeris University 2011–2016 - Biologist researcher, Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology 2016–2017 - Research assistant, Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Monika Repšytė 2025 - 2029 |
| Awards: | 2025 Baltic-American Freedom Foundation Spring Research Scholar Program scholarship |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB PubMed GoogleScholar |
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Projects and Grants: |
2023 – 2025, main paticipant in EMBO project „Installation Grand for Gytis Dudas“, PI Gytis Dudas PhD. 2021–2023 - “Genetic and molecular analysis of the role of Tbx5a in heart regeneration“, Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-17-0014. Participant. 2021–2022 - Genetic mutations of Sars-CoV2 virus detection study in Lithuania, established by the decision of the Minister of Health as of 04 February 2021 No V-221 “Organizing, coordinating and investigating in-depth testing of Sars-CoV-2 in the process of detecting genetic mutations”. Participant. October 01 December 31, 2020 - study “Genome analysis of Sars-CoV2 virus isolates circulating in Lithuania” financed by the Vilnius University Science Promotion Foundation. Participant. Scholarship of Research Council of Lithuania for the academic achievements in 2017. 2017–2018 - “Investigation of K.lactis mutations conferring enhanced secretion phenotype and generation of yeast strains for supersecretion of recombinant proteins” funded by the Research Council of Lithuania. Participant . 2012–2015 - "Recombinant proteins for diagnostics of human pathogens" which was part of national complex program "Biotechnology and Biopharmacy: Fundamental and Applied Research", Grant No VP1-3.1-SMM-08-K01-005. Participant. 2010–2011 - Project funded by the Lithuanian Research Council AUT-16/2010, 31V-116. Participant. |
| Improvement of Qualification, Certificates: | 2025 06/09, internship in research laboratory at Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Dr. Sean Whelan Laboratory. |
| Other Related Activities: | Member of Lithuanian Biochemical Society |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |