Dr. Gintautas Bagdžiūnas received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 2012 under the supervision of Prof. E. Butkus at Vilnius University, focusing on organic synthesis, chirality, and supramolecular chemistry of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-based systems. Subsequently, he joined Prof. J. Gražulevičius' group, where he worked on the theoretical modeling of organic semiconductors for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Since 2017, he has been a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. A. Ramanavičius' group, focusing on the development and theoretical study of biosensors based on organic semiconductors and theoretical modeling. Later, until 2024, he worked as a senior researcher in the Department of Functional Materials and Electronics, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology. Here, he studied the electronic properties of supramolecular organic compounds and biomolecules in a strong magnetic field.
Currently, Dr. G. Bagdžiūnas holds the position of senior researcher at the Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University, and he heads the Supramolecular Analysis and Bioelectronics Group. His research and teaching interests are centered on enzymatic electrochemical and optical biosensors for the detection of various analytes in general healthcare, food quality, and neurotransmitter monitoring. His expertise lies in bioelectrochemistry, direct charge transfer through proteins, electrode modification, (bio)organic chemistry, bioconjugation of enzymes, bioelectronics, and theoretical computations. He teaches the Bioelectronics lecture course.
Our research Group of Supramolecular Analysis and Bioelectronics specializes in applying the supramolecular chemistry and enzyme-based detection methods to identify neurotransmitters such as dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin, acetylcholine, and D-amino acids within the brain and various other samples. They also focus on integrating bioelectronics into brain-computer interfaces and new transistor or memristor-based artificial neurons. Additionally, our group conducts research on chirality as a universal marker of life.
Contacts
Dr Gintautas Bagdžiūnas
Group of Supramolecular Analysis at the Institute of Biochemistry,
Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University
Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
room C 441 or lab C 434
Phone: +370 5 2234393
Awards and Grants
2001
- 1st place in Janickis' Competition of Chemistry, Kaunas
- 2nd place in Lithuanian National Olympiad of Chemistry, Elektrėnai
2002
- 1st place in Lithuanian National Olympiad of Chemistry, Vilnius
- 1st place in Janickis' Competition of Chemistry, Kaunas
- 3rd (bronze) in International Chemistry Olympiad, Groningen, Netherlands
- 3rd (bronze) in Mendeleev International Chemistry Olympiad, Almata, Kazakhstan
2007
- Memorial Scholarship of the Yankun Family
- Prof. J. Degutis’ Memorial Scholarship of Organic Synthesis
2008-2012
- Research Council of Lithuania and State Studies Foundation grant for the PhD studies
2011
- Prof. S. Kutkevičius’ Memorial Scholarship for the best PhD research work on organic synthesis
2016
- Best completed project funded by a grant from the R&D and Innovation Fund of KTU
2017-2019
- Postdoctoral Fellowship of Research Council of Lithuania
2018
- The best publication in 2018 (Biosensors and Bioelectronics) at Vilnius University
2019
- Invited cover art for the journal Organometallics, volume 38, issue 13
2021-2023
- Outstanding Reviewer for the journal Molecular Systems Design & Engineering
2024
- Trusted reviewer for the Royal Society of Chemistry and IOP Publishing
- Reviewer of the proposals for new books at the John Wiley & Sons publishing