Mélanie Yvonne Ludivine Duc
Unit: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
PhD study period: 2019-10-01 – 2023-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Evolution of exo-erythrocytic development in haemosporidian parasites”
Scientific Supervisor: prof. habil. dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Justė Aželytė
Unit: P. B. Šivickis laboratory of parasitology
PhD study period: 2021-10-01 – 2025-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Avian malaria parasites: genetic structure, interaction with gut microbiome and factors shaping parasite development”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Vaidas Palinauskas
Scientific Consultant: dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Margarita Kazak
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2021-10-01 – 2025-09-30
Dissertation topic: “Biting midge (Culicoides: Ceratopogonidae) ecology, phylogeny and their role in the parasite transmission”
Scientific Supervisor: dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Ieva Olechnavičiūtė
Unit: Laboratory of Entomology
PhD study period: 2022-10-01 – 2026-09-30
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
