Projects in Lithuania

Maintenance and renewal of Nature Research Centre’s field collections of national plant genetic resources Project leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Phylogenetic analysis and selection of antimicrobially active lactic acid bacteria for sourdough production (PIENRUGBANKT) Project leader: Dr. Jūratė Repečkienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Searching for biomarkers for the detection of harmful substances in grains and their products for quality and safety control (MIKOTOX) Project leader: Dr. Rita Butkienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Development of the Marine Valley nucleus and renewal of study infrastructure Project leader: Silvija Šerpenskienė
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Open access to science and research Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Control of measures implemented under the project “Implementation of measures for the protection of rare species and regulation of abundance of invasive species” Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of effectiveness of measures ensuring safe interaction between wild animals and road users installed on highways of national importance and proposals for their improvement Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Molecular identification of conifer pathogens in the UNESCO-protected Curonian Spit Project leader: Dr. Deividas Valiūnas
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Development of technologies and environmental research in the Lithuanian maritime sector Project leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Inventory of the common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) in Lithuania Project leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Lithuanian Fund for Nature