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| Research Interests: | Molecular mechanisms of innate yeast viruses Antiviral compounds: design and investigation |
| Present Position: | Professor, VU LSC IBS |
| Education: |
2001 - PhD in Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania 1993 - MSc in Biochemistry cum laude, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2016–2022 - Professor, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania 2012–2016 - Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania 2010–2012 - Senior Researcher, Professional Track Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vilnius, Lithuania 2005–2010 - Senior Researcher, Fermentas UAB, Vilnius, Lithuania 2003–2005 - Postdoctoral fellow, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA 1999–2003 - Researcher, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania 1995–1999 - PhD student, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania 1993–1995 - Research Assistant, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Systems Biology – MSc program, Vilnius University (Lithuanian and English). Biochemistry – BSc program, Vilnius University (Lithuanian). Bioorganic chemistry – BSc program, Vilnius University (Lithuanian). Biomolecules: Structure and Functions – MSc program, Vilnius University (Lithuanian and English). PhD Biochemistry study program, Vilnius University, courses Structural Biochemistry, Functional Biochemistry and Systems Biology (Lithuanian and English). |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Defended PhD theses: 2021 Lina Aitmanaitė “Virus compatibility in Saccharomyces cerevisiae LA and M virus systems” 2019 Algirdas Mikalkėnas “Application of modified nucleotides in biosynthesis of nucleic acids”. 2018 Aleksandras Konovalovas “Molecular determinants of Totiviridae family viruses of Saccharomyces sensu stricto clade“. Current PhD students: Enrika Celitan Gerda Skinderytė |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |