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| Research Interests: |
Determination of the antimicrobial measures and compounds and evaluation of their effectiveness
Investigations of the effect of microgravity on the physiology of microorganisms
Studies of microorganism populations in different environments
Yeast prion studies |
| Present Position: |
Director of VU LSC Institute of Biosciences, Professor
Chairwoman of the Senate of Vilnius University |
Education:
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PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Vilnius University
MSc in Genetics, Vilnius University
BSc in Molecular Biology, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): |
2021–present - professor, Vilnius University
2015–2021 - associate professor, Vilnius University
2008–2015 - lecturer, Vilnius University
2005–2008 - research assistant, Vilnius University |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: |
Justinas Kavoliūnas
Lina Gegeckienė
Gintarė Jansonaitė
Kotryna Čekuolytė
Justina Versockienė |
| Awards: |
Medal of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas for contribution to the fight against the new coronavirus pandemic 2020.
Medal of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania "For Significant
Contribution to the Health of the Lithuanian People" 2020. |
| Publications: |
LABT_LMAVB |
| Academic Cooperation: |
Nature Research Center, Lithuania
Vilnius TECH, Lithuania
State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Lithuania
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania
National Health Surveillance Laboratory, Lithuania
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Lithuania
Latvias University, Latvia
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonia
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Norway
JSC Baltmilk, Lithuania
JSC RhoNano, Lithuania
JSC Alresta, Lithuania
JSC ODA, Lithuania |
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Projects and Grants:
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Vibrio in Baltic Sea Coastal and transitional waters and sediments: virulence, antimicrobial resistance and prevalence in the microbial population. Nr. P-PD-22-030.
2021–2022 - 01.2.2-MITA-K-702 "Promotion of commercialization and internationalization of R&D results" (EUREKA) project: "Nanosilver and graphene oxide inks" No. 01.2.2-MITA-K-702-12-0002, head of the project.
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, senior researcher.
2020–2021 - Research Council of Lithuania, National research programme "Sustainability of agro-, forest and water ecosystems" project "The influence of intensive fish farming on aquatic microbiome and resistome" No. S-SIT-20-6. Head of the Vilnius University part of the project.
2019–2023 - Research Council of Lithuania, PhD project "Analysis of the Geobacillus sp. Synthetized silver nanoparticles mechanisms of action on the biocontrol of pathogenic skin microbiota". No. KD-19142, head of the project.
2016–2018 - Research Council of Lithuania, Towards the Future Technologies Program project: Electro-magnetoporation mediated biocontrol of the microgravity affected and skin infections causative microorganisms ELMIGRAV (No. LAT-02/2016). Head of the Vilnius University part of the project.
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| Qualification Improvement, Sertificates: |
European competence enhancement program: "The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu)", 55 hours of training for teachers. Digital transformation of education ("EdTech"), certificate no. 10-004-P-001
EdTech teaching course for professors;
Distant learning "Open and e.course Construction and Implementation";
The study program "Integration of Information Communication Technologies into the Teaching Process";
Lecture course "Activity Management of the University Unit: Annual Interviews";
Lecture course "Risk factors for sexual harassment".
Participation in VU lectures for employees: "Stress and tension management", "Body language: how to understand and how to manage?" |
| Research Dissemination: |
2020
Microbiologist: due to the warmer climate the outbreaks of the diseases will be more frequent, viruses are the perfect form of life, 2020
LRT. 10-12. About COVID-19 Research and the Work of Scientists During the Pandemic, 2020
LRT. 10–12. Conversation. Microbiologist dr. Eglė Lastauskienė: you do not need to use exotic products to restore the balance of microorganisms in the intestine, 2020
LRT. 10-12. Why are scientists increasingly mentioning the word 'microbiota' and why should we be more interested in the organisms around us? 2020
Public lecture at Cafe Scientifique (Open Reading Conference): "Man and microbiota, who controls what?", 2020
Head of the children project evaluation group of VILIPO Olympiad, category of Environment, 2020
Curiosity gene. Human-robot struggle in the labor market, betrayal bones and microbes raging in space, 2020
Organizer of Vilnius University events program "International Day of Microorganisms" at the science festival "Spaceship Earth" and lecture “Microorganisms: friends or enemies?”, 2020
2019
„I want to know": Microb - friend or foe?, 2019
Bacteria that control us like puppets: what microorganisms abound in our bodies, 2019
Participation in the project "Scientists for schools" of Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, 2019
Lecture in the Association of Neurosciences event "Brain cognition week" "Invisible Friends of the Brain", 2019
Lectures in VU Health Day "Stress: do the microbes play with our nerves", 2019
Organizer of Vilnius University events program "International Day of Microorganisms" at the science festival Spaceship Earth, 2019
Visits to the Lithuanian schools, VU "Children's University", Lecture "Microbes – friends or enemies" and laboratory training courses in microbiology, 2017–2019
2018
Research: You'll be amazed at which object has the most microbes on it, 2018
Lecture in Thermofisher Scientific Science Day "The Strategies in Antimicrobial Therapy: from electroporation to protein engineering", 2018
Organizer of Vilnius University events program "International Day of Microorganisms" at the science festival "paceship Earth, 2018
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| Other Related Activities: |
Financier of the Lithuanian Microbiological Society since 2023
Member of the Board of Lithuanian Microbiological Society
Member of Lithuanian Biochemical Society |
| Languages: |
Lithuanian (native), English, German, Russian |
