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Audrius Gegeckas  

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Research Interests: Research on peptidases with keratinolytic activity, protein modification and industrial applicability studies;
Hydrolysis of protein substrates, development of a hydrolysis system and functional evaluation and application of the resulting value-added peptides;
Research and technology development on biodegradation of crude oil and petroleum products;
Research on soil microorganisms, analysis of plant-soil-microorganism functional relationships and application of microorganisms in sustainable agrobiotechnologies 
Present Position: Assistant professor 
Education:
 2016 - PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Biology), Vilnius University
2012 - MSc in Microbiology, Vilnius University
2010 - BSc in Biology (Molecular Biology), Vilnius University
Experience (Past Positions): 2009–2010 Trainee, UAB Fermentas (now UAB Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics)
2011–2013 Specialist, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2013–2017 Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2014 Senior Scientific Specialist, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2016 Research assistant, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2016–2017 Researcher, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2017–2019 Lecturer, Faculty of Marine Technology and Natural Sciences, Klaipėda University
2017–present Head of R&D, JSC Bioenergy LT
2017–present Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2019–2020 Associate professor, Faculty of Marine Technology and Natural Sciences, Klaipėda University 
Lectures on Microbiology
Lectures on Biotechnology 
Supervision of Doctoral Students: Dissertation topic: "Influence of soil microbiome composition and functionality on plant vegetative processes'" Biology N010, PhD studies 2020–2024, student - Raimonda Mažylytė, research consultant;
Dissertation topic: "Selection of efficient and competitive strains of Rhizobium spp. for different genotypes of Pisum sativum", Agronomy A001, PhD studies 2021–2025, student - Justina Kaziūnienė, research consultant. 
Publications: LABT_LMAVB, PubMed, GoogleScholar
Academic Cooperation: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory;
University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry;
VMU, Academy of Agriculture, Institute of Energy and Biotechnology;
The Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Department of Plant Nutrition and Agroecology;
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology 

Projects and Grants:

2021 09 01–2022 03 31 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-25-0130, project “Development of a fibrillar protein degradation system to obtain biologically active peptides”; head of the project;
2021-05-14–2023-05-12 - The European Social Fund under the No 01.2.1-MITA-T-851 “Inočekiai”, Grant No. 01.2.1- MITA-T-851-02-0280, project “Recycling of organic wastes with a high concentration of structural carbohydrates into biogas by biochemical methods”; head of the project (one part);
2020 11 03–2021 04 30 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-22-0172, project “Synergistic effect of essential oils and pulsed electric field on [PSI] prion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells”; head of the project;
2019 07 01–2019 08 31 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-15-0102, project “Analysis of synergistic activity of keratinolytic enzymes"; head of the project;
2018-12-01–2020-12-01 - The European Social Fund under the No 01.2.1-MITA-T-851 “Inočekiai”, Grant No. 01.2.1- MITA-T-851-01-0029, project “Innovative application of selective biopreparations for the conversion of raw materials into biogas”; head of the project (one part);
2018 10 01–2019 04 30 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-10-0030, project “The research of application of native and recombinant of Gram-positive bacteria produced ureases in biomineralization and agriculture”; head of the project;
2018 07 02–2018 08 31 - The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-09-0090, project “The research of Geobacillus ureases in native and heterologous systems"; head of the project;
2014–2020 - National Science festival "Spaceship Earth". Science festival is being supported financially by the EU Structural funds. This project is part of a bigger effort – Creation of the National Science Popularization System, coordinated by the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences; 09.3.3-ESFA-V- 711-02-0001; researcher;
2015 - Project of Lithuanian centre of non-formal youth education, Government of the Republic of Lithuania and Lithuanian centre of non-formal youth education funded project; consultant;
2014 - "Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) Incentive Program", The Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology; senior scientific specialist;
2012–2015 - Project of Lithuanian centre of non-formal youth education - stage II", EU SF and Government of the Republic of Lithuania funded project; research consultant;
2011–2013 - Industrial biotechnology development programme for Lithuania for 2011–2013 project “Development of completely novel approach for the cosmetics (COSMETIZYM)”, The Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology; specialist.
Improvement of Qualification, Sertificates:  
Research Dissemination:
Other Related Activities: 2019–present, Lithuanian Microbiological Society, Society Treasurer and Website Administrator;
2017–present, Delegate to the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), representing Lithuania at FEMS;
2015–present, Lithuanian Microbiological Society, physical member of the Society;
2015–present, Lithuanian Microbiological Society, Member of the Board of the Society;
2013–present, Lithuanian Microbiological Society, Physical Member of the Society;
2013–present, Lithuanian Association of Biotechnologists, physical member of the Association.
Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Russian

 

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