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Molecular biotechnology master programme:

  • Preparation and management of biotechnological projects (dr. Inga Matijošytė)
  • Biocatalysis (dr. Inga Matijoštė)

PhD courses:

Erasmus:

  • Practical work at Sector of Applied Biocatalysis (dr. Inga Matijošytė)

Student research in progress

PhD students:

  • Dovilė Daunoraitė, VU Chemistry engineering doctoral studies, PhD thesis: "Development and investigation of site-specific modification technologies for generation of antibody-drug conjugates“.
  • Justinas Babinskas, VU Chemistry engineering doctoral studies, PhD thesis: "The synthesis of selective substrates for biocatalytic systems and their investigation“.

Bachelor and Master students:

  • Vytautė Blekaitytė, VU Molecular biology master studies.
  • Martynas Zarakauskas, VU Biochemistry bachelor studies.

Graduated students

  • Dominykas Musneckis, VU Molecular biotechnology master thesis "Investigating microbial degradation of various polyurethane types", 2025.
  • Vytautė Blekaitytė, VU Microbiology bachelor thesis "Investigation of recombinant lipoxygenase expression in Pichia pastoris", 2025.
  • Eglė Gečaitė, VU Molecular biotechnology bachelor thesis "Investigation of recombinant urethanase synthesis and application for polyurethane hydrolysis", 2025.
  • Kristupas Valaitis, VU Molecular biotechnology bachelor thesis "Investigation of tailor-made modifications for enzyme immobilisation using the CLEA method“, 2024.
  • Augustinas Vadeiša, VU Molecular biotechnology bachelor thesis "Unlocking industrial symbiosis: Cultivation of Streptomyces mobaraensis on potato hydrolyzate waste for the production of transglutaminase“ 2024.
  • Nojus Mukauskas, VU Genetics master thesis "Identification of polyurethane degrading enzymes in wild-type bacteria“, 2024.
  • Žymantas Venckus, VU Genetics master thesis "Expression of lipoxygenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in yeast“, 2023.
  • Monika Paulauskaitė, VU Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Investigation of chemo-enzymatic method for lignocellulose fractionation“, 2023.
  • Ieva Ožiūnaitė, VU Molecular biotechnology master thesis "Development of biocatalysis based technology for the hydrolysis of plant-derived proteins“, 2023.
  • Aušra Kondrataitė, VU Molecular biotechnology master thesis "Development of heterologous gene expression system in yeasts for the production of biocatalysts“, 2022.
  • Nojus Mukauskas, VU Genetics bachelor thesis "Investigation of genomic library construction of polyurethane degrading bacterium“, 2022.
  • Laurynas Vaitkus, VU Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Investigation of lipase precipitation, and its immobilization by CLEA method, and solvent-protein interaction simulation by molecular dynamics“, 2021.
  • Ieva Ožiūnaitė, VU Microbiology and biotechnology bachelor thesis "Immobilization of enzymes via application of transglutaminase“, 2021.
  • Žydrūnė Deksnytė, VU Microbiology and biotechnology master thesis "Investigation of polyurethane degradation by biotechnological methods“, 2020.
  • Ieva Gudonytė, VU Microbiology and biotechnology master thesis "Investigation of enzymatic hydrolysis of plant proteins“, 2020.
  • Justinas Babinskas, VU Chemistry master thesis "Synthesis and investigation of substrates for laccase functional analysis“, 2020.
  • Kamilė Šepetytė, VU Molecular biology master thesis "Investigation of yeast systems for the expression of laccase gene from Bacillus pumilus“, 2020.
  • Mantas Baliukynas, VU Genetics master thesis "Investigation of various yeast systems for heterologous expression and secretion of β-carbonic anhydrase from Bacillus mojavensis“, 2020.
  • Jokūbas Krutkevičius, VU Microbiology and biotechnology master thesis "Investigation of polyether polyurethane biodegradation“, 2019.
  • Marius Petkus, VU Microbiology and biotechnology bachelor thesis "Investigation of the biotechnological production of 2G ethanol from birch sawdust“, 2019.
  • Mantas Baliukynas, VU Microbiology and biotechnology bachelor thesis "Biokatalizatoriaus, skirto poliuretanų sintezei, tyrimas: katalizinės savybės ir geno raiška“, 2018.
  • Justinas Babinskas, VU Chemistry bachelor thesis "Investigation of laccase substrate oxidation at T1 CU site by quantum chemistry methods“ 2018.
  • Gabija Aleknavičiūtė, VU Molecular biology bachelor thesis "Investigation of bacterial laccase expression in the yeast system“, 2018.
  • Žymantas Venckus, VU Microbiology and biotechnology bachelor thesis "Investigation of bacterial lipoxygenase expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae“, 2018.
  • Marija Daniločevaitė, VU Microbiology and biotechnology bachelor thesis "Studies of laccase gene expression in heterologous systems“, 2017.
  • Povilas Matusevičius, VU Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Investigation of heterologous expression system for lipoxygenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa“, 2016.
  • Inga Šileikaitė, VU Molecular biology bachelor thesis "Investigation of metagenomic gene cluster“, 2016.
  • Svetlana Šliachtič, VU Microbiology and biotechnology master thesis "Retrieval of biocatalysis encoding genes in the constructed metagenomic DNA library“, 2015.
  • Aurelija Sirvydaitė, VU Genetics master thesis "Research on identification and cloning of lipases encoding genes in the genus Staphylococcus“, 2015.
  • Antanas Karalius, VU Chemistry master thesis "Investigation of biopolyols synthesis“, 2014.
  • Aurelija Sirvydaitė, VU Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Screening of enzymes with epoxidase activity in the constructed metagenomic DNA libraries“, 2013.
  • Svetlana Šliachtič, VU Biochemisty bachelor thesis "Construction of metagenomic DNA libraries and screening for enzymes with lipolytic activity“, 2013.
  • Indrė Sukackaitė-Aleknavičienė, VU Molecular biology bachelor thesis "Construction of metagenomic DNA libraries and their screening for enzymes with laccase activity“, 2013.
  • Ramūnas Beliūnas, VU Biochemistry master thesis "Investigation of enzymatic catalysis by lipases for the synthesis of commercial surfactants“, 2012.
  • Ieva Kazlauskaitė, VU Microbiology master thesis "Establishment of prospective biocatalysis in genomic and metagenomic libraries“, 2012.
  • Aušra Veteikytė, VU GMF Molecular biology bachelor thesis "Estimation of growth conditions for Pseudomonas species for the optimum expression of biocatalyst“, 2011.
  • Milda Aštrauskaitė, VGTU Bioengineering master thesis "Development of novel biocatalysts specific for oxidation of secondary alcohols“, 2011.
  • Andrius Ivanovas, VU CHF Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Investigation of purification system for secondary alcohol oxidase“, 2010.
  • Giedrius Dabašinskas, VU CHF Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Purification and characterization of laccase from Lactarius rufus“, 2010.
  • Edita Kleinaitė, VU CHF Chemistry bachelor thesis "Fermentų panaudojimas organinėje sintezėje“, 2010.
  • Teofilius Kilmonis, VU CHF Biochemistry bachelor thesis "Alkoholio oksidazės imobilizavimas CLEA metodu“, 2010.

Sector of Applied Biocatalysis