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| Research Interests: | Electrogenesis in plants, Cell biophysics, Plant signalling, Plant physiology |
| Present Position: | Associate professor, Senior researcher, Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biosiences, 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, Villnius University 2009–2015 - Researcher, lecturer, Vilnius University 2015–2018 - Associate professor, researcher, Vilnius University 2018–present - Associate professor, researcher, senior researcher, Vilnius University |
| Cell biophysics Plant physiology Sensory systems in plants Communication in plants Plant signalling and behaviour Plant electrophysiology |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Vilmantas Pupkis, Biophysics, 2019–2023 |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB |
| Academic Cooperation: | Prof. Kazimierz Trebach, Maria Curie- Sklodowska University in Liublin, Poland Prof. Tetsuro Mimura, Kobe University, Japan Prof. Mary. J Beilby, NSW University, Sydney, Australia Prof. Vladimir Sukhov, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
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Projects and Grants: |
2018–2022 - DAINA – Polish-Lithuanian Funding Initiative "Long-distance electrical signalling systems in plants - adaptation to the change from water to terrestrial environment", leader. |
| Qualification Improvement, Sertificates: | Universidad de Malaga, Spain Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain Università degli studi di Firenze, Italy Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Scientific Dissemination: |
2022Žinių radijas. I TRUST SCIENCE: What and how do plants feel? (17 March 2022) |
| 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 |