Research team projects

Reviving fish parasitology in Lithuania: assessing the current helminth diversity in fish and the impact of non-native fish in Lithuanian freshwaters Project leader: Dr. Olena Kudlai
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Molecular diagnostics and epidemiology of neglected avian blood parasites Project leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Natural anti-α-Gal antibodies and protection against avian malaria Project leader: Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Mechanisms of transmission of avian haemoproteosis Project leader: Dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Effects of parasite-pollution interactions on aquatic organisms Project leader: Dr. Milda Stankevičiūtė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Determination of vectors transmitting haemoproteid parasites of diurnal raptors Project leader: Dr. Dovilė Bukauskaitė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of factors limiting the spread of avian haemosporidian infections Project leader: Dr. Rita Žiegytė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of molecular identification of Sarcocystis species in predator and water samples Project leader: Dr. (HP) Dalius Butkauskas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Ponto-Caspian amphipods in the Baltic region: niche changes and functional comparison with local species (AMPHIBALT) Project leader: Dr. Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Innovative diagnostic systems and measures of endobiont Microlepidoptera for the modern consumer Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Rimantas Stonis
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania