Research Interests: |
Drug design, enzyme inhibition, protein stability, product development |
Present Position: | Scientist, VU Life Sciences Center |
Education: | PhD in Chemical Engineering |
Experience (Past Positions): | Drug design. Healthcare product developement at start-ups. Science communication to the public. Grant proposal writing and implementation. |
Awards: | L’Oréal Baltic - UNESCO "For Women in Science" Young Talent award in Lithuania 2021 Award of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences for University Students’ Research 2016 Best Master’s Thesis Award from Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers 2015 |
Publications: | LABT_LMAVB |
Qualification Improvement, Sertificates: | Coursera Certificate for Strategic Self-Marketing and Personal Branding (The State University of New York, NWT5LGQJXXB4) Coursera Certificate for Storytelling and influencing: Communicate with im pact (Macquarie University, YMGEFPQUK5S7) Science Communication for Scientists (Lithuanian Journalism Centre) Coursera Certificate for Build Personal Resilience (Macquarie University, 8AEJGBCA2L47) Coursera Certificate for The Science of Well-Being (Yale University, C45PA63ZDXQA) Coursera Certificate for The Art of Negotiation (UCI Division of Continuing Education, M2ACM3N53QLP) edX Verified Certificate for Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) |
Research Dissemination: | Invited lectures for school children, participation at TV shows, podcasts, interviews in news portals and magazines. |
Languages: | Lithuanian, English, Russian |