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| Research Interests: | Molecular mechanisms of cancer and other pathologies |
| Present Position: | Professor, Vilnius University |
| Education: |
PhD in Natural Sciences, Vilnius University MSc in Biology, Vilnius University MSc qualification in Medical Biology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences MSc in Health Politics and Management, Mykolas Romeris University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2011–present, Professor, Vilnius University 2009 - Habilitation procedure (Biomedical Sci., Biology) 2000–20003 Postdoctoral studies in Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland 1993 - PhD Degree in Natural Sci. Since 1989 - researcher, Vilnius University |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Kristina Žukauskaitė, 2021–2025 Benita Buragaitė-Staponkienė, 2020–2024 Agnė Šeštokaitė, 2020–2024 Justina Gaiževska, 2019–2023 Diana Žilovič, 2018–2022 |
| Awards: | 2019 Cross of the Knight of the Order of Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 2019 Lithuanian Science Award 2007 Prize for higher education textbook 1999 Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Young scientist scholarship |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB |
| Academic Cooperation: | Tampere University, Finland Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Portugal Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA |
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Projects and Grants: |
2017–2020 - RCL research grant Innovative technologies for tumour coplexity analysis, MIP-17-189; principal investigator. |
| Qualification Improvement, Sertificates: | 2019 - short term visit, Dana- Farber Cancer Institute 2019 - course for health service leaders 2019 - course on innovations in health politics and strategic planning 2018 - International parliamentary study cetre (iCPS, Londonas, UK) course on strategic planning in health institutions 2015 - short term visit in Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland |
| Research Dissemination: | Acting editor of the journal Onkologija Member of editorial group of the journal Acta medica Lithuanica |
| Other Related Activities: | Committee member of PhD studies in Biology, VU Committee member of Genetics study programme (BSc and MSc), VU Member of the National Cancer Prevention and Control Committee, National Health Council, National representative in EC Cancer sub-group Chairman of management committee of Lithuanian Society of Oncologists |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |