On 6 January 2026, the Conference Hall of Nature Research Centre hosted the defence of doctoral dissertation by doctoral student Margarita Kazak. She successfully defended her dissertation Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae, Culicoides): their diversity, ecology and role in transmitting trypanosomatids (Kinetoplastea, Trypanosomatida) (field of science – Zoology N 014).
Scientific Supervisor – Dr. Rasa Bernotienė (State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Natural Sciences, Zoology, N 014).
Scientific Consultant – Dr. Pavel Starkevič (State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Natural Sciences, Zoology, N 014).
Defence Council: Chairperson – Prof. Dr. Virginija Podėnienė (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Zoology, N 014).
Members:
Dr. Jekaterina Havelka (Vilnius University, Natural Sciences, Zoology, N 014)
Prof. Dr. Jana Radzijevskaja (Vytautas Magnus University, Natural Sciences, Biology, N 010)
Dr. Andrius Remeikis (State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Natural Sciences, Zoology, N 014)
Prof. Dr. Ravinder N. M. Sehgal (San Francisco State University, Natural Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, N 012).
Congratulations on this significant achievement and best wishes for success in future scientific endeavours!