Speakers

Skirmantas Kriaučionis
(University of Oxford)

Education: The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK - PhD. in Prof Adrian Bird's laboratory (2000 -2004), Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania - 1 year study for MA degree in biochemistry (1999 - 2000), Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania (1995 - 1999).

Employment:
From 2010 - Principal Investigator and Assistant member in Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Leadership fellow in Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford.
From 2010 - Adjunct faculty, The Rockefeller University.
2006 - 2010 - Postdoctoral Associate, the Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
2005 - 2006 - Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Edinburgh, The Welcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Laboratory of Eukaryotic Molecular Genetic.
1998 - 2000 Part time research assistant, the Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania, Laboratory of Biological DNA modification.

Academic Awards:
2012 - Recipient of prize for achievements in physics, biomedical sciences and technology for Lithuanian scientists working abroad (awarded by Lithuanian Ministry of Science Education).
2009 - Poster competition award at Gordon research conference of Epigenetics.
2004 - Rett Syndrome Research Foundation post - doctoral fellowship award.
2000 - Darwin Trust Studentship for PhD studies in the University of Edinburgh.
1999 - Certificate of Merit issued by Vytautas Magnus University for contribution to the University life.