Research Interests: | Chemical and Behavioral Ecology, Allelopathy, Microplastics |
Present Position: | Assistant professor - VU LSC Institute of Biosciences |
Education: |
2015 - PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vilnius University 2006 - MSc in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vilnius University 2004 - BSc in Biology (Ecological Biology), Vilnius University |
Experience (Past Positions): | 2017–present - Assistant professor, Vilnius University 2016–2017 - Lecturer, Vilnius University 2008–2019 - Research assistant, The State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre (NRC) |
Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Basics of Animal Behaviour, Behavioural Ecology (LT & E), Chemical Ecology, Environmental Biodiversity, Baltic Sea Region Ecology, Human Ecology | |
Publications: |
1. Judžentienė, Asta; Būdienė, Jurga; Nedveckytė, Irena; Garjonytė, Rasa. Antioxidant and Toxic Activity of Helichrysum arenarium (L.) Moench and Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don Essential Oils and Extracts. Molecules 2022, 27, 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27041311 |
Academic Cooperation: | Nature Research Center National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonia |
Projects and Grants: |
2021–2022 - VU Science Promotion Fund project “Effects of stress and serotonin on individual behavior of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)“ No. MSF-JM-1/2021. Researcher. |
Research Dissemination: | A series of lectures and seminars for teachers "Secret language of animals or curiosities of animal communication" 2021. Vilnius University program “Student for one day”, public lecture “Dominance and Hierarchy in animals” 2020. Vilnius University program “Student for one day”, public lecture “Dominance, Hierarchy and Territorial Behaviour” 2019. Public lecture in The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences “Chemo-Ecological Interactions of Plants” 2018. Comment on usage of plastics https://www.lrytas.lt/gamta/zeme/2018/08/17/news/specialistai-protinga-visuomene-turetu-atsisakyti-plastiko--7277681/?utm_source=lrExtraLinks&utm_campaign=Copy&utm_medium=Copy |
Other Related Activities: | Since 2020 participates in the Climate Change Working Group of Vilnius University. |
Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |