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Alisa Gricajeva  


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Research Interests: Research of bacterial lipolytic enzymes
Bacterial biofilm inactivation studies 
Present Position: Researcher
Assistant professor 
Education:
2019 - PhD in Natural Sciences (Microbiology), Vilnius University
2014 - MSc in Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vilnius University
2012 - BSc in Biology (Microbiology/Molecular biology), Vilnius University
Experience (Past Positions): 2020–present - assistant professor and researcher, VU Life Sciences Center
2020–2021 - researcher, COVID-19 diagnostic testing laboratory, VU Life Sciences Center
2018–2021 - teaching assistant, VU Life Sciences Center
2016–2020 - research assistant, VU Life Sciences Center
2012–2016 - specialist, research assistant, VU Faculty of Natural Sciences
Food Microbiology and Biotechnology (lectures and seminars) for Microbiology BScr students (since 2016)
Enzymology (lectures and seminars) for Microbiology BSc students (since 2017)
Practical lab. works: Biotechnology of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells (2014–2016)
Publications: LABT_LMAVB
Academic Cooperation: Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University 

Projects and Grants:

01 July 2022–31 August 2022 - Project of development of competences of scientists, other researchers and students through practical research financed by Lithuanian Research Council Grant No. P-SV-22-255 “Search, screening and identification of pyrethroid pesticide degrading bacteria”; project manager.
October 2021–August 2022 - Project No. TPP-04-018 financed by Agency of Science, Innovation and Technology (ASIT) “Prototype of antimicrobial photoinactivation for protection against the fungi phytopathogens in greenhouses,”  implemented together with industry partners; Implementer of the project.
01 September 2021–31 March 2022 - 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, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-25-0059, Project “Studies on the synergistic effect of antimicrobial riboflavin-based photoinactivation and bacteriocins on the effectiveness of bacterial biofilm control”; project manager.
August 2021–November 2021 - Project of the publicity contest of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania implemented by a public relation agency VoxVera: communication campaigns and non-formal environmental education actions “Promotion of responsible and environment friendly public behaviour” part “Water pollution prevention campaigns informing about wastewater management”; Consulting scientist participating in publicity procedures.
01 July 2021–31 August 2021 - 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, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-24-0059, Project “Studies on the synergistic effect of antimicrobial photoinactivation and bacteriocins on the efficiency of bacterial biofilm destruction”; project manager.
01 October 2020–30 April 2021 - 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, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-15-0215, Project “Heterologous expression and analysis of a new azole ring-containing antibacterial peptide”; project manager.
February 2020–December 2021 - International European Space Agency Project. Fifth call under the plan for European cooperating states (PECS) in Lithuania “Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Approach Based on Natural Agents for Control of Bacteria Biofilms in Spacecraft”. Feasibility Study (LT5_1); researcher.
01 July 2019–31 August 2019 - 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, Grant No. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-15-0048, Project “The screening of new producents of esters hydrolyzing biocatalysts”; project manager.

Grants of Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) to attend World Microbe Forum 2021 (international online event) and 4th Congress of Baltic Microbiologists CBM 2018, Gdansk (Poland)

Other Related Activities: Member of Vilnius University Microbiology study programmes (BSc and MSc)
Supervising of BSc/MSc student theses
Volunteer at the COVID-19 diagnostic testing laboratory
Member of Lithuanian Microbiological Society (LT-LMS) 
Languages: Lithuanian, English, Russian, French 

 

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