Projects in Lithuania

Search for the sex pheromone of the potato quarantine pest – nematode Globodera rostochiensis Project leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Rasa Čepulytė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Chemical alarm signals of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus Project leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Žilvinas Pūtys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Influence of agents of bee diseases on pheromone production of young queens Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methods Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Forest ecosystem disturbances and mycorrhizae changes Project leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Rasa Buožytė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: Europos Sąjungos fondų investicijų veiksmų programa

Investigation of encapsulation of bacteriocins as preservatives Project leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Interplay between killing and resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae K2 killer system Project leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Solidago species and biotypes: Diversity, regulation of abundance and utilization Project leader: Dr. Jolita Radušienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Selection and development of biocatalysts for biogas production and their use for control of biomass conversion processes Project leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Vilnius University

Applied research and technological development of a tabular air purification biofilter with a capillary load irrigation system Project leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University