Sigitas Algis Davenis
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2016-10-01 – 2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Biodiversity of invertebrates of old trees, protected and specific species, their distribution and protection”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Povilas Ivinskis
Evelina Baronienė
Unit: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
PhD study period: 2016-10-01 – 2026-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Different speeds of evolution characterized genome variability of Hymenoptera insects at, their ecological and behavioral traits and adaptability anthropogenic environmental interdependence”
Scientific Supervisor: doc. dr. Eduardas Budrys
Julija Danilovienė
Unit: Laboratory of Economic Botany
PhD study period: 2017-10-01 – 2026-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Impact of alien goldenrods on native species and plant communities”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Birutė Karpavičienė
Scientific Consultant: dr. Jolanta Patamsytė
Monika Kalvaitienė
Unit: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
PhD study period: 2017-10-01 – 2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Plant sinusia of spring fens in boreal and temperate zones: influence of environmental conditions and interconnections”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Ilona Jukonienė
Božena Ignotienė
Unit: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
PhD study period: 2018-10-01 – 2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Effect of enzymatic compositions of probiotics on growth, antioxidant activity and productivity of root crops”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Scientific Consultant: dr. Virgilija Gavelienė
Simonas Račkauskas
Unit: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
PhD study period: 2018-10-01 – 2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Assesment of brown trout stocking in Nėris river tributary basin – growth, diet and migration”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Vytautas Rakauskas
Rasa Tumaševičiūtė
PhD study period: 2018-10-01 – 2025-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Plastics production from biodegradable waste”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Gytautas Ignatavičius
Scientific Consultant: dr. (HP), prof. Lilija Kalėdienė
Reda Nalivaikienė
Unit: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
PhD study period: 2019-01-02 – 2025-12-31
Dissertation topic: “Responses of biochemical and cytogenetic biomarkers in aquatic organisms after exposure to a single stressor or a complex of them”
Scientific Supervisor: Dr. Laura Butrimavičienė
Scientific Consultant: Dr. Virginija Kalcienė
Jonas Žvirgždas
Unit: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
PhD study period: 2019-10-01 – 2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Prevalence of yeasts on various anthropogenic substrates, biological and ecological peculiarities, regulation of activity”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Laurynas Taura
Unit: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
PhD study period: 2020-10-01–2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Effect of reproductive and functional traits of the threatened plant species on the population stability under the climate changes”
Scientific Supervisor: doc. dr. Zigmantas Gudžinskas
Kristina Valavičiūtė-Pocienė
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2020-10-01 – 2024-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Bloodsucking dipterous insects: the biology and their role in transmission of blood parasites”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Liucija Kamaitytė-Bukelskienė
Unit: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
PhD study period: 2020-12-21 – 2024-12-20
Dissertation topic: “Assessment of the population status of rare annual aquatic plants in the Baltic Upland and justification of their conservation measures”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Zofija Sinkevičienė
Scientific Consultant: dr. Jurgita Butkuvienė
Viktorija Dobrynina
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2020-12-21 – 2024-12-20
Dissertation topic: “Taxonomic inventory of ecologically specialized, plant-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea), with updated ecological and morphological characteristics of the family”
Scientific Supervisor: prof. habil. dr. Jonas Rimantas Stonis
Scientific Consultant: dr. Svetlana Orlovskytė
Darius Valūnas
Unit: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
PhD study period: 2020-12-21 – 2025-12-20
Dissertation topic: “Stable carbon isotopes in tree rings: signs of climatic variations and anthropogenic effects in the Baltic region”
Scientific Supervisor: prof. habil. dr. Jonas Mažeika
Scientific Consultants: dr. Rūtilė Pukienė, dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Gabrielė Bumbulytė
Unit: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
PhD study period: 2021-10-01 – 2025-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Chemoecological Peculiarities of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)”
Scientific Supervisor: acad., prof. habil. dr. Vincas Būda
Edoardo Nobili
Unit: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
PhD study period: 2021-10-01 – 2025-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Ecology of Twaite shad, (Alosa fallax), in the Baltic Sea”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Linas Ložys
Izabelė Šuikaitė
Unit: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
PhD study period: 2021-10-01 – 2025-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Distribution and establishment of alien bloom-forming cyanobacteria and competition with native freshwater species in temperate zone”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Judita Koreivienė
Martynas Skulskis
Unit: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
PhD study period: 2022-10-01 – 2026-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Characteristics of beekeeping in urbanized areas”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Laima Balžytė-Čereškienė
Gerda Kymantienė
Unit: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
PhD study period: 2022-12-19 – 2027-12-18
Dissertation topic: “Communities of xylotrophic fungi in managed and ancient (old-growth) forests”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Vaidotas Lygis
Scientific Consultant: dr. Adas Marčiulynas
Diana Osadčaja
Unit: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
PhD study period: 2022-12-19 – 2026-12-18
Dissertation topic: “Water body type specific macroinvertebrater metrics for assessment of ecological status quality of Lithuanian surface waters”
Scientific Supervisor: prof., dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas
Scientific Consultant: dr. Nathan Jay Baker
Elyza Pilipaitytė
Unit: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
PhD study period: 2022-12-19 – 2026-12-18
Dissertation topic: “Assessing fishing and climate change induced changes in the Curonian Lagoon fish communities using size-based ecosystem models”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Asta Audzijonytė
Scientific Consultants: dr. Eglė Jokubavičiūtė, dr. Linas Ložys
Giedrė Juozapavičiūtė
Unit: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
PhD study period: 2023-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Pathogenecity and ecotoxicological (pathogen/pollution) effects of stramenopilous fungi, as agents of saprolegniasis in salmonids”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Milda Stankevičiūtė
Scientific Consultant: dr. Svetlana Markovskaja
James Michael Edward Firkins
Unit: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
PhD study period: 2023-10-01 – 2027-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Natal dispersion, survival, space, habitat use and movement patterns and their changes during maturation in birds of prey (Accipitriformes)”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Rimgaudas Treinys
Mantas Lisajevičius
Unit: Laboratory of Economic Botany
PhD study period: 2023-10-01 – 2027-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Development of Conservation Strategies for Crop Wild Relatives and Wild Harvested Plants for Lithuania”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Juozas Labokas
Scientific Consultant: dr. Vaidevutis Šveikauskas
Saulius Rumbutis
Unit: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
PhD study period: 2023-10-01 – 2027-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Winter ecology, phenotypic variation and plasticity in Tawny Owl Strix aluco“
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Rimgaudas Treinys
Ieva Savickaitė
Unit: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
PhD study period: 2023-10-01 – 2027-09-30
Dissertation topic: “A new invasive species, the monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis) in the Nemunas River basin: distribution, occupied ecological niche, impact on local fish communities”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Vytautas Rakauskas
Scientific Consultant: dr. Petras Prakas
Deimantė Tiškevičiūtė
Unit: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
PhD study period: 2023-11-07 – 2027-11-06
Dissertation topic: “Entomopathogenic nematodes in Lithuania, and their chemoecological interactions”
Scientific Supervisors: acad., prof. habil. dr. Vincas Būda, dr. Rasa Čepulytė
Narine Sahakyan Stavroulaki
Unit: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
PhD study period: 2023-12-21 – 2027-12-20
Dissertation topic: “Research on semiochemicals modifying the behaviour of hematophagus arthropods”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Raimondas Mozūraitis
Scientific Consultants: Assoc. prof. N. Emami
Gediminas Petrėnas
Unit: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
PhD study period: 2023-12-21 – 2027-12-20
Dissertation topic: “Response of benthic diatoms to contamination by heavy metals and nanoparticles and the application of indicator models to assess pollution in freshwater ecosystems”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Jūratė Karosienė
Scientific Consultant: dr. Danguolė Montvydienė
Kęstutis Katilius
Unit: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
PhD study period: 2024-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation topic: „Įvairios kilmės ir sukcesinių stadijų medynų reikšmė biologinės įvairovės stabilumo palaikymui agrariniame kraštovaizdyje“
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Scientific Consultant: dr. Domas Uogintas
Vytautas Račkauskas
Unit: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Doctoral Studies Period: 2024-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation Topic: The Distribution, Genetic, and Chemoecological Characteristics of a New Agricultural Pest Otiorhynchus sp. in Lithuania
Scientific Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Radžiūtė
Scientific Consultant: Dr. Svetlana Orlovskytė
Agnė Bagušinskaitė
Unit: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Doctoral period: 2024-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation Topic: Re-survey forest vegetation across climate and land-use change scenarios in the hemiboreal region
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Domas Uogintas
Agnė Bučaitė
Unit: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
PhD study period: 2024-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation topic: „Mikroplastiko ir nanoplastiko poveikis lašišinėms žuvims: citogenetinių, hematologinių ir antioksidacinės sistemos biožymenų atsakų tyrimai„
Scientific Supervisor: Dr. Milda Stankevičiūtė