Job offer at a startup "CasZyme"
A startup company "CasZyme" is looking for a Research Associate.
A New Member Joined VU LSC International Advisory Council
International Advisory Council of Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) has been completely formed. It was joined by a seventh member – professor Chris Lowe from University of Cambridge (UK).
Conference on Laboratory Animals in Research will take place at VU LSC
Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) will host 21st conference "Laboratory Animals in Research" on 23rd of November (Room R401).
Lecture by a famous professor Patrick Forterre from France
A lecture "Archaea, LUCA and the tree of life" will be given by a professor Patrick Forterre at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center on 21st of November, 3 pm, Room R102.
Lectures by a famous ecologist from Sweden
We kindly invite to attend two lectures by a well-known ecologist Velemir Ninkovic from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The lectures will take place 2nd of November, 10-12 AM at Room R105.
Public lecture by Nobel Prize winner Brian K. Kobilka
Nobel Prize laureate professor Brian K. Kobilka from Stanford University will visit Vilnius University Life Sciences Center on September 26.
Paper by VU LSC PhD student published in Science Immunology
Article "Molecular diversification of regulatory T cells in nonlymphoid tissues" was published in "Science Immunology" on September 14. Rapolas Žilionis, PhD student at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) is the co-author of the paper.
VU LSC professor Virginijus Šikšnys received the prestigious Kavli Prize
The Kavli Prize Laureates in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience received their prizes from His Majesty King Harald V at an award ceremony in Oslo Concert Hall Tuesday 4 September.
VU LSC student won an internship at NASA
Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) fourth-year student of biophysics Justina Žvirblytė was accepted for an internship at NASA's Ames Research Center (USA).
The first BioHackathon in Lithuania was held at VU LSC
The first competition of life sciences programming, BioHackathon, in Lithuania was held at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) on the first weekend of August. It was organized by Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM team. The event gathered seven teams from Lithuania and three from Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands.
VU LSC PhD student contributed to the discovery of a new lung cell type
The team of researchers from Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research reported the discovery of a new airway cell type online in Nature on August 1. Rapolas Žilionis, PhD student at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) is the co-first author of the paper "A single-cell atlas of the airway epithelium reveals the CFTR-rich pulmonary ionocyte".
Four medals won by the Lithuanian team at the International Biology Olympiad
29th International Biology Olympiad took place in Teheran, the capital of Iran on 15-22 of July. Lithuanian team led by Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) representatives won two silver and two bronze medals.
VU LSC professor Virginijus Šikšnys received a honorary degree of the University of Bristol
On 16 July Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) professor Virginijus Šikšnys received a Doctor of Science accolade of the University of Bristol (JK).
Diplomas to our graduates
On the 26th of June graduates of Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) were given their bachelor and master diplomas in St. John’s Church.