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 | |
Awards: | 2024-12-19 Awarded as the best lecturer at the VU LSC 2023-03-2- VU LSC certificate of recognition for organising educational activities for school children |
Publications: |
1. Judžentienė, Asta; Pečiulytė, Dalė; Nedveckytė, Irena. In Situ Antimicrobial Properties of Sabinene Hydrate, a Secondary Plant Metabolite. Molecules. 2024; 29 (17):4252. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174252 |
Academic Cooperation: | Nature Research Center National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonia |
Projects and Grants: |
2024 - 2025 NordPlus project „BalticSeaBioMed/2024“. No. NPHE-2024/10369. Partner |
Research Dissemination: | 1. 2024-01-04 Lecture for Teachers "Preparing a student science project for an international competition: from idea to presentation". Workshop on "How to prepare a student biology project suitable for an international competition?" 2. Vilnius University program “Student for one day”, multiple public lectures on different topics: “Dominance, Hierarchy and Territorial Behaviour”; “Allelopathy”; “Air pollution”; “Animal nuptial gifts”; “Courtship Behaviuors” and others. 3. 2022-11-22 Video report on microplastics https://tv.lrytas.lt/zinios/lietuvos-diena/2022/11/20/news/pokycius-del-mokamu-plastikiniu-maiseliu-gyventojai-vertina-teigiamai-zada-ta-pati-naudoti-kelis-kartus-25232992 4. Since 2018 until present – 36 educational excursions to Chemical Ecology for school students from 9th – 12th grades. 5. Since 2021 until present – a judge at International Project Olympad “VILIPO” for students aged 12-19. 6. 2021-04-07 Lecture for Teachers “The secret language of animals or animal communication trivia” 7. Public lecture in The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences “Chemo-Ecological Interactions of Plants” 2018. 8. 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: | 1. Member of an International Chemical Ecology Association (since 2025) 2. Member of a BalticSeaBioMed consortium (since 2023) 3. Member of a Baltic-American Biotaxonomy Institute (since 2016). 4, Participation in the Climate Change Working Group of Vilnius University (since 2020). |
Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, Russian |