New Scientific Council of Nature Research Centre elected

On 20 May 2025, elections to NRC Scientific Council took place. According to the data of the Elections Commission, 195 voters were eligible to vote on the elections day, and 157 voters took part in the elections.

The NRC Scientific Council is composed of 15 members elected for a five-year term. Of these, 11 are elected by secret ballot by NRC staff, and 4 are delegated from other institutions.

Eleven candidates who were nominated by NRC and received the highest number of votes were elected to the new NRC Scientific Council (list in alphabetical order):

Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas, Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobiontrs

Dr. Rasa Bernotienė, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Entomology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys, Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology

Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė, Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Plant Physiology

Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas, Chief Researcher, B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology

Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė, Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Genetics

Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė, Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Quaternary Research

Dr. Vaida Šeirienė, Senior Researcher,  Laboratory of Quaternary Research

Dr. Domas Uogintas, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany

Academician Dr. habil. Gediminas Valkiūnas, , Chief Researcher, B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology

Dr. Tomas Virbickas, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Fish Ecology

The new NRC Scientific Council also includes the following four members delegated by institutions, companies and organisations interested in the achievement of NRC’s objectives and functions:

Jūratė Vlaščenkienė, Chief Specialist, Science Division, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania

Ramūnas Krugelis, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Dr. Arvydas Lubys, Director of Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University

Prof. Dr. Algimantas Paulauskas, Director of the Research Institute of Natural and Technological Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University

Congratulations to the newly elected NRC Scientific Council, and best wishes for successful work!

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