International projects

Identification, preparation of applications and approval of sites to join the European in situ PGRFA conservation network Project leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Bioversity International

CA16107 Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe Management Committee member: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

Immunity in Ecology and Evolution: ‘Hidden’ costs of disease, immune function and their consequences for Darwinian fitness (subcontracts with Lund University) Project leader: Dr. Habil. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: ERC Advanced Grant, Horizon 2020 funding programme / H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Development of bioassay-biomarker battery for the evaluation of pharmaceutical-impacted aqueous environment Project leader: Dr. Levonas Manusadžianas
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Breeding and moulting populations of Common Pochard Aythya ferina in Lithuania Project leader: Dr. Saulius Švažas
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Contracted by: European Institute for the Management of Wild Birds and their Habitats (OMPO)

CA15219 Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems in Europe Management Committee member: Dr. Sigitas Šulčius
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: COST

CA15223 Modifying plants to produce interfering RNA Management Committee member: Dr. Donatas Šneideris
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: COST

Assessment of the ability of synthetic auxin-like compounds to neutralise herbicide-induced stress in plants Project leaders: Dr. Jurga Jankauskienė (Lithuania) and Dr. D. Todorova (Bulgaria)
Research division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: The Lithuanian Academy Of Sciences and The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

CA15121 Advancing marine conservation in the European and contiguous seas Management Committee member: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Source of funding: COST

Cyanobacteria, viruses, protozoan and metazoan – understanding ecological interactions in communities of aquatic ecosystems Project leader in Lithuania: Dr. Judita Koreivienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Academies of sciences of Lithuania and Poland