Speakers

Giedrius Sasnauskas
(Department of Protein-DNA interactions, Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology)

Education: Institute of biotechnology and Vilnius University, 1994-2004; Ph.D. in biochemistry, 2004. Dissertation: "Novel subtype of Type IIS restriction endonucleases" (advisor: prof. V. Šikšnys); M.Sc. in biochemistry, 2000 (advisor: prof. V. Šikšnys); B.Sc. in biochemistry, 1998 (advisor: prof. V. Šikšnys)

Research Experience: Chief scientist: Vilnius university Institute of biotechnology, 2012-present. Biochemical and structural studies of methyl-directed restriction endonucleases.
Senior researcher: Institute of biotechnology, 2006-2012. Elucidation of DNA hydrolysis mechanisms of unorthodox restriction endonucleases.
Researcher: Institute of biotechnology, 2004-2006. Studies of novel reactions catalyzed by site-specific endonucleases.
PhD student: Institute of biotechnology, 2000-2004. Biochemical studies of a novel family of restriction enzymes.

Research Interests: Structure-function relationship of DNA-acting enzymes; Protein crystallography

Honours and Awards: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Fellowship, 2010
Research Council of Lithuania Young Scientist Fellowship, 2007