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| Research Interests: | Alcohol use disorder Addiction Animal models for psychiatric disorders Behavioral pharmacology Drug development for psychiatric and neurological disorders Trans-diagnostic mechanisms in psychiatry Neurochemistry Neuroanatomy |
| Present Position: | Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University |
| Education: |
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Pharmacology MSc in Neurobiology BSc in Biochemistry |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2020–present - Consultant, PAASP GmbH (Partnership for Assessment and Accreditation of Scientific Practice), Heidelberg, Germany. 2019–2021 - Visiting Scientist, Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany. 2013–2018 - Associate Professor; Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania. 2000–2019 - Staff Scientist; Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany. |
| Neuroanatomy Neurochemistry Neurobiology Science forum: “Behavioral pharmacology of addiction” |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | 2021–present: Ieva Poceviciute |
| Awards: | European Research Advisory Board (ERAB) Young Investigators Award. |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB, PubMed |
| Improvement of Qualification, Sertificates: | What future for education? an online non-credit course authorized by University of London and UCL Institute of Education and offered through Coursera. -"Digital Competence of Educators" according to the European Framework DigCompEdu. |
| Dissemination of Research: |
2023 Thought experiments. A scientist who has been trying to find a cure for alcohol addiction for two decades: we have already tried more than 50 variants (in Lithuanian) |
| Other Related Activities: | Associate Editor in the section Translational Pharmacology, within the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology. Associate Editor in the section Addictive Behaviors, within the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Editorial Board Member for Journal of Personalized Medicine. |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian, German |