Dr. Renata Gudiukaitė

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Projects and Grants:

2024 07 01 – 2024 08 31 "Development of scientific competence of scientists, other researchers, students through practical scientific activities", measure "Student research during the summer". Project " Functionality research of GDEst-95 esterase", No. P-SV-24-118; project leader.
2024 02 – 2024 03 Research "Determination of micromycetes on plywood panels", Scientific research contract with UAB "Actona Lithuania", No. (1.57) 15600-INS-34; responsible researcher.
2023 10 01 – 2024 04 31 "Development of scientific competence of scientists, other researchers, students through practical scientific activities", Funding for student’s research projects. Project “Development and analysis of cysteine as catalytic amino acid containing lipolytic enzymes from Geobacillus bacteria", P-ST-23-21; project leader.
2023 04 20 – 2024 12 31 Colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence rediscovered: interaction of intestinal microbiota and local immune system in health and carcinogenesis (MIMICA-1), proposal registration No. P-MIP-22-38; senior researcher.
01 July 2022–31 August 2022 - Project under measure "Development of scientific competence of scientists, other researchers, students through practical scientific activities", "Student research during the summer", Grant No. P-SV-22-160, project "Use milk permeate as an alternative inducer for the synthesis of recombinant biocatalysts"
October 2021–February 2022 - "Study of robots efficiency in disinfection process", Research contract with R and R Technology, No. (1.57) 15600-INS-180; responsible researcher.
October 2021–November 2021 - "Evaluation of microbial cleanliness of parcel machines"; Research contract with UAB Berta And, No. (1.57) 15600-INS-152; responsible researcher.
June 2021–July 2021 - "Survey of microbiological cleanliness of surfaces"; Research contract with UAB Gravitas Partners, No. (1.57) 15600-INS-121; responsible researcher.
March 2021–April 2021 - "Assessment of bacteriocidal effects"; Research contract with UAB BOD GROUP, Nr. (1.57) 15600-INS-44; responsible researcher.
2020–2023 - Central project management agency, 01.2.2-CPVA-K-703 Promoting of the activity of centers of excellence, innovation technologies and transfer centers, "The Center for Engineering of Next Generation Industrial Enzymes (TVIRTAS)" No. 01.2.2-CPVA-K-703-03-0023; researcher.
June 2019–July 2020 - Science Promotion Fund of Vilnius University funded project "Design of new for industrial application attractive biocatalysts and more effective protein engineering methods development". Grant No. MSF-JM-1; project leader/ researcher.
2014–2015 - High-level international research promotion, No. VPI-3.1-MES-10-V, BIOKONVERSA Selection and development of the biocatalysts for biogas production and utilization of biomass conversion process control; research assistant.
2014–2015 - National science programme "Healthy and safe food" project: “Chemotype composition, pathogenicity & control of trichothecene producing Fusarium spp. in cereals”. No. SVE-14023; specialist.
2011–2013 - Program ‘‘Development of industrial biotechnology in Lithuania 2011-2013’’, project ‘‘Innovative tools for cosmetic industry (COSMETIZYM)’’, Grant No. MITA 31V-18; specialist.

Projects of The European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure:
2021–2022 - Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-25-0030, Project “Research of fused biocatalysts containing GDEst-95, GD-95 and Kut-SP domains"; project leader.
2021 - Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-24-0002, Project “Activity analysis of recombinant bacterial cutinases and application for polyesters degradation”; project leader.
2020–2021 - Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-22-0074, Project “Functionality research of microbial cutinases”; project leader.
2019–2020 - Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-16-0020, Project “The Development of a continuous system based on thermostable lipolytic enzymes for the synthesis and / or hydrolysis of fatty acid esters”; project leader. 
2019 - Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-15-0028, Project “The research of activity and stability of bifunctional biocatalyst, fused through different peptidic linkers"; project leader.
2018–2019 - Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-10-0028, Project “The research of fused lipolytic enzymes: structural and functional analysis"; project leader. 
2018 - Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-09-0005, Project “The research of characteristics important for industrial application of new active and thermostable lipolytic biocatalyst GD-95RM"; project leader.
2017–2018 - Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-03-0002, Project “The research of ureases produced by Geobacillus bacteria”; project leader.

From 2024 Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Microbiological Society (LMD); Secretary of the Microbiologists Society of Lithuania
In 2023 Head of the Microbiology study program development group (Vilnius University)
Expert of Vilnius University Life Sciences Center: Research interests – Protein/enzyme engineering; isolation of microorganisms from environmental samples; industrial microbiology and biotechnology; lipolytic enzymes in biocatalysis https://www.gmc.vu.lt/en/services/list-of-experts-at-lsc
2022 Head of Self-Evaluation-Report gruop for the field of microbiology studies
2021–current Chair of the Committee of BSc and MSc Programmes in Microbiology, VU LSC 
Membership in Organizing committee of CBM2016 - 3rd Congress of Baltic Microbiologists
Member of the Board of Lithuanian Microbiological Society
Member of Lithuanian Biochemical Society 

Experience in development of R&D solutions and innovations for industry:
1) https://www.vu.lt/en/business/innovations-and-research/inventions-technologies/r-d-solutions#new-engineered-geobacillus-lipase-gd-95rm-for-industry

2) https://www.vu.lt/en/business/innovations-and-research/inventions-technologies/r-d-solutions#engineered-geobacillus-lipolytic-enzymes-for-decomposition-of-polyester-plastics

Cooperation with business:
Cooperation agreement (1.57) 15600-INS-86 with Energesman UAB
Cooperation agreement (1.57) 15600-INS-38 with UAB BIOVALA
Cooperation agreement (1.57) 15600-INS-31 with UAB VAATC
Scientific research contract with Actona Lithuania UAB, (1.57) 15600-INS-34.
Research contract with UAB "R and R Technology", (1.57) 15600-INS-180
Research contract with UAB "Berta And", (1.57) 15600-INS-152
Research contract with UAB Gravitas Partners, no. (1.57) 15600-INS-121
Research contract with UAB BOD GROUP, no. (1.57) 15600-INS-44