Postdoctoral Fellowships

Mechanisms of the pathogenesis due to internal organ damage during avian haemosporidiosis Project leader: Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Carolina Hernández-Lara
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Exoerythrocytic development of haemosporidian parasites in birds of prey Project leader: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Mikas Ilgūnas
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Research Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Biodiversity assessment of the coastal waters of the Brazilian Atlantic forests: Abundance and genetic diversity of marine parasites and their fish host species Project leader: Dr. Olena Kudlai
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Camila Pantoja de Oliveira
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

DNA barcoding database of Ponto-Caspian Amphipoda: towards improvement of invasion management and biodiversity conservation Project leader: Dr. Asta Audzijonytė
Fellow: Dr. Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Does haemosporidian gametocyte viability change in different seasons in nature? Project leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Dovilė Bukauskaitė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Cricket cultivars for novel food: safety evaluation based on microbiota’s analysis Project leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Dominykas Aleknavičius
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Assessment of the effect of fertilization on the aboveground biomass, composition of essential oil, amount and density of essential oil glands in Thymus × citriodorus Project leader: Dr. Kristina Ložienė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Vaida Vaičiulytė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Effects of light and dark conditions on the photophysiological response and production of leafy vegetables in indoor horticulture Project leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Research Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

The impact of solar radiation cycles and oceanic events on vegetation dynamics in the Postglacial Period Project leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Andrej Spiridonov
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Molecular characterization of avian haemosporidian parasites and identification of their vectors Project leader: Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds