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Research Interests: Biodiversity
Immature stages of Tipuloidea
Integrated taxonomy
Phylogeny
Insects in dead wood
Paleontology 
Present Position: Professor, Institute of Biosciences 
Education:
 1995 - BSc in Biology (Ecology), Vilnius University
1997 - MSc in Zoology, Vilnius University
2003 - PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Vilnius University
Experience (Past Positions): 2002–2008 - lecturer, Vilnius University
2008–2021 - associate professor, Vilnius Universitety
2021–present - professor, Vilnius University 
Origin and diversity of organisms I, II
Practice of diversity of organisms I
Soil biology
Agriculture and biodiversity 
Supervision of Doctoral Students: Aistė Lekoveckaitė 2019–2023
Ina Gorban 2017–2021 
Publications: LABT_LMAVB
Academic Cooperation: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, USA
National Institute of Biological Resources, South Korea
Nature Research Center, Lithuania

Projects and Grants:

2003–2006 US - National Science Foundation (NSF): Biotic Survey (DEB-0206674)  "Survey and Inventory of the Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of the Selenge River  drainage basin, Mongolia", researcher.
2001–2006 - Global Environmental Facility, GEF "Dynamics of Biodiversity Loss and Permafrost Melt in Lake Hovsgol National Park, Mongolia", researcher.
2008–2011 - NSF: Biodiversity Inventories (DEB-0743732) “Survey and Inventory of the Aquatic Insects of the Altai and Hangai Mountains drainages, Mongolia”, researcher.
2017 - international research project, grant from Trust for Mutual Understanding  “Strengthening knowledge of Mongolia's aquatic insect fauna and its use in water quality monitoring”, researcher.
2013 - international research project, grant from the National Institute of Biological
Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea “Endemic species of Korea”, researcher.
2015 - international research project, grant from the National Institute of Biological  Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea “Endemic species of Korea”, researcher.
2017 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of  Competencies of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-07-0017, project “Professional development internship at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (USA)”. Head of the project.
2018 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of  Competencies of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-09-0235, project “Biodiversity of insects in dead wood”. Head of the project.
Improvement of Qualification, Certificates: 2003–2006, 2008–2011 (1 month each year) - Mongolian Institute of Metereology,  Hydrology and the Environment, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022 (1-2 month each year) - Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, USA
2013–2019, 2022 - National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Incheon, South Korea
2018 - Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
2018 - Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
2018 - Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China 
Other Related Activities: Associated researcher of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Expert of the Lithuanian Innovation Agency
Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, German, Russian

 

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