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Vilma Kisnieriene  

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Research Interests: Cell biophysics
Plant physiology
Sensory systems in plants
Communication in plants
Plant signalling and behaviour
Plant electrophysiology
Present Position: Professor, Senior researcher, Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences, Life Science Center
Education:
 Biology, teacher of biology and chemistry, Vilnius University
PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Biophysics), Vilnius University 
Experience (Past Positions): 1988–1997 - Microbiology engineer, Fermentas
1997–2007 - Laboratory assistant, Vilnius University
2007–2009 - Research assistant, Vilnius University
2009–2015 - Researcher, lecturer, Vilnius University
2015–2018 - Associate professor, researcher, Vilnius University
2018–2025 - Associate professor, researcher, senior researcher, Vilnius University
2025- present - Professor, Vilnius University
Cell biophysics
Plant physiology
Sensory systems in plants
Communication in plants
Plant signalling and behaviour
Plant electrophysiology
Supervision of Doctoral Students: Vilmantas Pupkis, Biofizika, 2019–2023
Aušrinė Navickaitė, Biofizika, 2024–
Publications: LABT_LMAVB
Academic Cooperation: Prof. Kazimierz Trebach, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland
Prof. Tetsuro Mimura, Kobe University, Japan
Prof. Mary J Beilby, NSW University, Sydney, Australia

Projects and Grants: 

2023 2025. "Structural, spectroscopic and electrochemical investigations of photooxidative stress induced changes in fresh-water macroalgae toward the development of a natural environmental biosensor," funded by the Lithuanian and Hungarian Academies of Sciences (Prof. Saulius Bagdonas in collaboration with Prof. Gyözö Garab).
2018–2022 - DAINA – Polish-Lithuanian Funding Initiative "Long-distance electrical signalling systems in plants - adaptation to the change from water to terrestrial environment", leader.
2019 - Investigation of the effect of blockers on the ion channel activity of Nitellopsis obtusa tonoplast by the patch clamp method 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-10-0020, leader. 
2018 - Exploring Characeae in the genomic era 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-07-0009, implementer.
2018 - Investigation of the effect of inhibitors on tonoplast ion channels of Nitellopsis obtusa using the patch clamp method 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-03-0008, implementer.
Qualification Improvement, Certificates: Universita Degli Studi Di Genova, Italy
University of Salzburg, Austria
Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech
Universidad de Malaga, Spain
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Scientific Dissemination:
Other Related Activities: FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies),
LNA (Lithuanian Neuroscience Association), board member, secretary
Lithuanian Society of Biophysicists
European Biophysical Societies' Association (EBSA)) 
Languages: Lithuanian, English, Russian

 

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