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| Research Interests: | Processing of information in nervous system Effect of gonadal steroids on cognitive functions Adiction mechanisms |
| Present Position: | Professor, Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, VIlnius University Head of Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics |
| Education: |
1990 - PhD in Natural Sciences, Kaunas Medical Academy 2005 - Habilitation procedure, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2016–2017 - VU LSC, Director of Institute of Biosciences 2012 - VU LSC, Institute of Biosciences, Head of Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics 2011–2016 - VU Dean of Faculty of Natural Sciences 2004–2011 - VU Vice-dean of Faculty of Natural Sciences |
| Human physiology Physiology Neurobiology of sensation and perception Introduction to Neurobiology Neurobiology (in English) |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | 13 my doctoral students defended PhD Thesis Recently I supervise two PhD students |
| Awards: | Vilnius University Prize “The best teacher of the year”, 2018, 2008 Winner of the Lithuanian Science Prize, 2011 Prize “The best teacher of the Faculty of Natural Sciences”, 2010 Vilnius University Rector’s prize “For the best scientific achievements of the year”, 2006, 2002 Incentive bonus of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Lithuania for the textbook "Fundamentals of laboratory animal science", 2004 |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB |
| Academic Cooperation: | Bozhou University, China Beijing Sports University, China T. Shechenko Kiev University, Ukraine Chebotariov Institute of Gerontology, Ukraine Lyon University, France JSC SanobiotecBio JSC Experimentica |
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Projects and Grants: |
2021–2023 - Yeast metabolic engineering for biocatalytic synthesis of active substances or organic compounds, LVPA, project manager. |
| Other Related Activities: | Chairman of the Committee for Master's Studies in Neurobiology Chairman of the Committee for Doctoral Studies in Biophysics President of Lithuanian Neurosciences Association FENS (Federation of European Neurosciences Associations) Board Member |
| Research Dissemination: | Thought experiments. The Anatomy of Human Aggression: Why Do We Act First and Think Later? (in Lithuanian), 2023 |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian, Polish |