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| Research Interests: | Immunology, immunotechnology, development and research of antibodies, virus research, immunodiagnostics |
| Present Position: | Research professor, VU LSC Professor, Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University |
| Education: |
MSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University PhD in Biochemistry Habilitation procedure |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 1989–2001 - Researcher, Institute of Biotechnology 2002–2008 - Senior researcher, Institute of Biotechnology 2008–present - Research professor, Institute of Biotechnology 2003–2010 - Head of the Laboratory of Immunology, Institute of Biotechnology 2010–present - Head of the Dept. of Immunology and Cell Biology, Institute of Biotechnology of Vilnius University |
| Immunology (4th year Biochemistry students) Immunology (2nd year Medical students, LT and EN groups) Immunology and Immunotechnology (2nd year Molecular Biotechnology students) Immunotechnology (Molecular Biotechnology MSc students) |
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| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | I.Kučinskaitė-Kodzė I.Dalgėdienė V.Simanavičienė M.Zilnytė D.Stravinskienė A.Lučūnaitė A.Sližienė V.Rudokas K.Juškaitė K.Mašalaitė |
| Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 2021 The award of the National State Commission of the Lithuanian Language for fostering the Lithuanian terminology in the field of Immunology and allergology 2018 Lithuanian Science Prize 2013 State Research Fellowship of the Highest Degree, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Lithuania, 2008–2009 |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB PubMed |
| Academic Cooperation: | Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Germany Giessen University, Germany Health Protection Agency, UK ArcDia, Finland UAB Imunodiagnostika, Lithuania |
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Projects and Grants: |
2021–2023 - SMART Specialization project Development of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies of diagnostic relevance. PI. |
| Research Dissemination: |
Public lectures, interviews in mass media, radio, TV, educational projects. |
| Other Related Activities: | Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Member of the VU Council Member of the Science Council of the National Cancer Institute Chair of the PhD Committee in Chemistry Engineering (Biotechnology) Member of the Health Expert Board at the Presidency of the Republic of Lithuania Member of the expert group on Vaccination strategy at the Ministry of Heath Member of the Council of the Lithuanian Biochemical Society President of the Lithuanian Society for Immunology Member of EFIS Vaccination task force Member of EuroMabNet Evaluator of EC Horizon projects |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, German, Russian |