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| Research Interests: | Protein 3D structure analysis and modeling; Structures of protein complexes; Protein-DNA interactions; CRISPR-Cas systems; Molecular mechanisms of DNA replication and repair |
| Present Position: | Research Professor Head of Department of Bioinformatics |
| Education: |
PhD in Chemistry, Moscow University, Russia Biochemistry diploma (BS/MS) with honors, Vilnius University, Lithuania |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2010–present - Research Professor, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University 2004–2010 - Chief Researcher, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania 1999–2004 - Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA 1998–1999 - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California at Davis, USA 1996–1998 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland, USA 1993–1995 - Research Assistant, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Protein structural bioinformatics | |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Simonas Ašmontas Lukas Valančauskas Aurimas Nausėdas Kęstutis Timinskas Kliment Olechnovič Darius Kazlauskas Eleonora Kulberkytė Jolita Višinskienė |
| Awards: | 2024 Vilnius city St Christopher Award for scientific achievements 2014 and 2019 Vilnius University Rector’s Science Award 2009 Lithuanian Science Award 2005 Lithuanian State scholarship for outstanding senior scientists 1999 Biology & Biotechnology Research Program Achievement Award, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA 1996 Academia Europaea prize for junior scientists of Baltic countries |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB GoogleScholar PubMed |
| Academic Cooperation: | Institut Pasteur, France Grenoble Alpes University, France University of California at Davis, USA National Center for Biotechnology Information, USA University of Tartu, Estonia University of Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Other Related Activities: | 2016–present - Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences 2014–present - Editorial Board member of Scientific Reports 2010–present - Member, Committee for Doctoral studies in Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Lithuania 2009–2015 - Member of the Lithuanian National Science Awards Committee 2008–2009 - Member of Bioinformatics Communities Committee in the European Life-Science Infrastructure for Biological Information (ELIXIR) preparatory phase project |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |