CURRICULUM VITAE

Citizenship: Lithuanian

Education and professional experience: Graduated 1992 at Faculty of Pharmacy, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania PhD in Natural Sciences in 2000 at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg,Germany

Since 2000 Senior Research Scientist at Kaunas University of Medicine, Institute for Biomedical Research

Current position: Senior Research Scientist at Institute of Neurosciences, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Research and Professional Experience:

1996 (6 Months) research study at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (DAAD Fellowship)

2003 (3 Months) research study at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (DAAD Fellowship)

2004 (5 Weeks) Research study at Technology Park Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

2006 (3 Months) Research study at KeyNeurotec AG, Technology Park Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany (FEBS Fellowship)

2009 (3 Months) Research study at Technology Park Magdeburg, Germany, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany (DAAD Fellowship)

Awards

Young scientists Award  (XII Hallesches Symposium, Halle, Germany, 1999)

Martin Luther-Award (Martin-Luther Urkunde, Halle, Germany)  2001, for PhD Theses

Young scientist Award (Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania), 2009

Senior scientist Award  (Lithuanian University of Health  Sciences, Lithuania), 2012

First Berlin-Chemie Award at the EAU Baltic Meeting, 2014

Research interests

Regulation of mitochondrial functions in heart, muscle, liver, pancreas, kidney in

health and diseases (such as inflammation (sepsis, pancreatitis), ischemia/reperfusion

injury in heart, kidney etc.)

Biologically active compounds (polyphenols – flavonoids, phenolic acids etc.) as

protective compounds against ischemic injury

Biological activity of bee products

Memberships

Member of Federation of European Biochemical Society

Board member of Lithuanian Apitherapy Society

Languages: Lithuanian (mother-tongue), German, Russian, English, Italian