International projects

Headline for 2020: “Back to the roots” Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Nordic Council of Ministers

Examination of fungal oxidases potential for lignin valorisation Project leader in Lithuania: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Project leader in Slovenia: Dr. Blaž Likozar
Source of funding: Slovenian Research Agency

CA17128 Establishment of a pan-European network on the sustainable valorization of lignin Management Committee member: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

CA17122 Increasing understanding of alien species through citizen science Management Committee member: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

Joint management of Latvian – Lithuanian transboundary river and lake water bodies (TRANSWAT) Project leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Source of funding: European Union/European Regional Development Fund

Perception of European bison and primeval forest in the 18th-19th century: shared cultural and natural heritage of Poland and Lithuania Project leader in Poland: Dr. Habil. Tomasz Samojlik
Project leader in Lithuania: Dr. Aurika Ričkienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

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