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) |
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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. 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 |