Ieva Olechnavičiūtė
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2022-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Pesticide effects on nutritional ecology of carabid beetles”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Norbertas Noreika
German Alfredo Gutierrez Liberato
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2022-12-19 – 2026-12-18
Dissertation topic: “Insights into the biology of neglected apicomplexan non-pigmented bird blood parasites of the families Lankesterellidae and Leucocytozoidae“
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Misa Shimizu
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2023-10-01 – 2027-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Species inferences of neglected Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) blood parasites using morphological and molecular methods“
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Jenny Dunn (University of Lincoln, UK)
Scientific Consultant: dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas (Nature Research Centre, Lithuania)
Pasquale Ciliberti
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2023-12-21 – 2027-12-20
Dissertation topic: “Taxonomy and Ecology of Limoniinae crane flies (Diptera) of Italy”
Scientific Supervisor: prof. dr. (HP) Sigitas Podėnas
Claudio Navarrete
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2024-10-01 – 2028-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Spatial and temporal variation in Leucocytozoon infection in passerine birds, as determined by morphological and molecular analysis”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Jenny Dunn (Keele University, UK)
Scientific Consultant: dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas (Nature Research Centre, Lithuania)
Fateme Keramati Erdi
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2026-10-01 – 2030-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Diversity and biology of birds nematodes of the family Onchocercidae (Nematoda: Filarioidea)”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Rasa Binkienė
Sonika Bengaluru Lakshminarayana
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2026-10-01 – 2030-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Experimental study of avian malaria co-infections in blood-sucking vectors”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Rita Žiegytė
Clara Portilla Rodríguez
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2026-10-01 – 2030-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Transmission of avian hemosporidian parasites: the role of natural bird antibodies in vector
competence”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Vaidas Palinauskas