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| Research Interests: | Genotoxicology; oncogenetics; radiation genetics |
| Present Position: | Professor, Institute of Biosciences |
| Education: |
1982 - MSc, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania 1987 - PhD, Institute of General Genetics, Moscow, Russia 1994 - Dr Habilitatus, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Experience (Past Positions): | Institute of Biosciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania: 1996–present - Professor 1994–1996 - Research professor 1992–1996 - Senior researcher 1988–1992 - Researcher 1982–1988 - Research assistant Rector’s Office, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania: 2021–present - Chief Adviser 2002–2012 - Vice Rector for Strategic Development 2001–2002 - Acting Vice Rector for Research |
| Principles and concepts of genetics Genetic analysis Structure and functions of eukaryotic chromosomes Genetic toxicology |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Supervisor of 4 defended doctoral dissertations and of 3 doctoral dissertations being prepared |
| Awards: | Lithuanian Science Prize, 1996 Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, 2016 |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB ORCID |
| Academic Cooperation: | Vilnius University hospital Santaros klinikos, Lithuania National Cancer Institute, Lithuania |
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Projects and Grants: |
Biological Effects of Environmental Pollution in Marine Coastal Ecosystems (EU FP5 funded project), chief researcher. |
| Improvement of Qualification, Certificates: | 1993 - visiting researcher, Department of Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 1994 - visiting researcher, Department of Human Genetics, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 1997 - visiting researcher, Ecology Department, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 2003–2005 - visiting part-time lecturer, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim, Norway |
| Research Dissemination: |
Science Soup: Can Modern Science Resurrect Dinosaurs? (in Lithuanian), 2024 Can the fantasy Jurassic Park become a reality? (Video) (in Lithuanian), 2023 https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/mokslas-ir-it/11/226430/mokslininkai-siekia-prikelti-gauruotaji-mamuta UNESCO International Conference on Bioethics in Central and Eastern Europe, November 10–12, 2002, Vilnius, member of the Organizing Committee. International BRIMHEALTH courses on Health Care Ethics and Human rights (2003) run together by Vilnius University and Nordic School of Public Health (Goteborg, Sweden), lecturer. |
| Other Related Activities: | Chairman of the Doctoral Committee in Biology Chairman of the Committee on Genetics Study Programmes Chairman of the Commission of Higher Education Institutions' Review at the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC) Current Issues in Molecular Biology (MDPI), Editorial Board member Open Life Sciences (De Gruyter Open Access), Editor Biologija (Lithuanian Academy of Sciences), Editorial Board member |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |