Speakers

Alma GedvilaitÄ—
(IBT VU, Vilnius)

Education: 1978-1983 - master's degree (genetics), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University.

Scientific Degrees: 1992 - Ph.D. (Cell biology), 2008 - habilitation procedure in biochemistry (Vilnius University).

Professional Experience: 1983-1992 - Junior Research Associate (Institute of Applied Enzymology), 1992-2002 - scientist (Institute of Biotechnology), 2002-2008 - Senior scientist (Institute of Biotechnology), 2008-2010 - chief scientist in Institute of Biotechnology, since 2010 chief scientist in Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology.

Research Interests: molecular biology and genetics, virusology, genetic engineering, immunology, biotechnology.

Research Training:postdoctoral fellow at University of Alabama at Birmingham (1994-1997), visiting scientist in Humboldt University, Institute of Virology (1999-2002).

Affiliations/Memberships: Lithuanian Biochemists' Society, Lithuanian Society of Geneticists and Breeders, Consultative Committee on GMO management.

Academic/Teaching Experience: supervisor to doctoral, master and bachelor students, 2000-2010 part time professor at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

Honors and Awards: 2003 - Lithuanian Science Prize in the Biomedicine Sciences area, 2007-2008 - the State Science Scholarship of Supreme Level.

Publications: 41 published scientific articles including 29 in ISI-rated journals.