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| Research Interests: | Molecular analysis of Zebrafish Danio rerio embryonic development and heart regeneration mechanisms. RNAseq, ChipSeq analysis and biomarker discovery. Development of innovative engineered protein expression, purification technologies and their preclinical and clinical application. Development of organoid and tissue 3D culture technologies and their application in the identification of novel biomarkers related to cancer and tissue regeneration. Development of technologies for the encapsulation of chemotherapeutic drugs into nanoparticles. Biocompatibility studies of nanoparticles and their preclinical and clinical applications. Application of droplet microfluidic technologies in the development of high-sensitivity virus quantification methods. Development and application of novel cell reprogramming technologies and lentiviral gene expression/delivery systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. |
| Present Position: | Senior researcher, R&D Project Manager, VU LSC Institute of Biotechnology |
| Education: |
1995 - MSc in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University 2001 - PhD in Natural Sciences, Zurich University, Institute of Medical Virology, Switzerland |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2001–2005 - Researcher / Project Manager / Lecturer, University of Zurich, Institute of Medical Virology, Zurich, Switzerland 2006–2007 - Senior Researcher / Project Manager / Lecturer, Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland 2008–2014 - Project Manager / R&D Manager, University Hospital Zurich/Qvanteq AG, Zurich, Switzerland 2014–2016 - Project Manager / R&D Manager, Biotechpharma UAB / Stem Cell Research Center UAB / Innovative Medicine Center, Vilnius, Lithuania 2016–2022 - Senior Researcher / Lecturer / Project Manager, Vilnius University / VilniusTech University |
| Molecular and Cell Biology and practical training | |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Supervised four PhD students at Zurich University and University of Bern, Switzerland. |
| Awards: | CTI Swiss medtech best poster award 2014. Fellowship from EU HeartRepair, 2010. Krebsliga Zürich fellowship: The multidomain protein CNK: a regulator of the Raf kinase pathway and integrator of signalling pathways, 2004. EMBO Short-Term Fellowship, 2001. Roche Research Foundation fellowship: Function and regulation of Raf-1 during mitosis, 1998. Prof. Dr M. Ycas (New York State University) award for excellent graduating thesis, 1996. |
| Publications: | GoogleScholar ZORA |
| Academic Cooperation: | Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Abdominal and Oncosurgery Center, Lithuania Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Lithuania University of Warshaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Poland Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Experimental Oncology, Poland Department of Bioorganic Chemistry at the Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Łódź, Poland UAB Diagnolita, Lithuania |
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Projects and Grants: |
Development of an enhanced sensitivity digital RT-PCR method for absolute quantification of SARS-CoV-2 virus No. 01.2.2-LMK-K-718-05-0033, project executor. |
| Improvement of Qualification, Certificates: | Laboratory (experimental) animal science course and practical work, 2019, Vilnius University, Life Sciences Center Cardiac tissue regeneration and tissue 3D cultures, 2010, Faculty of Science, Malaga University, Spain Tissue regeneration and 3D engineering, 2009, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Research Dissemination: |
Mentor of the Lithuanian "Big brother" organization, advising students and researchers starting their careers |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, German, Russian |