Speakers

Sonata TrumbeckaitÄ—
(Senior Research Scientist at Kaunas University of Medicine, Institute for Biomedical Research)

Education: 1992 at Faculty of Pharmacy, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania

Scientific Degrees: PhD in Natural Sciences in 2000 at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Professional Experience: 1996 (6 Months) research study at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (DAAD Fellowship)
2003 (3 Months) research study at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (DAAD Fellowship)
2004 (5 Weeks) Research study at Technology Park Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
2006 (3 Months) Research study at KeyNeurotec AG, Technology Park Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany (FEBS Fellowship)
2009 (3 Months) Research study at Technology Park Magdeburg, Germany, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany (DAAD Fellowship)

Research Interests:Regulation of mitochondrial functions in heart, muscle, liver, pancreas, kidney in health and diseases (such as inflammation (sepsis, pancreatitis), ischemia/reperfusion injury in heart, kidney etc.) Biologically active compounds (polyphenols - flavonoids, phenolic acids etc.) as protective compounds against ischemic injury

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

Affiliations/Memberships: Member of Federation of European Biochemical Society
Staff member of Lithuanian Apitherapy Society

Honours and Awards: Young scientists Award (XII Hallesches Symposium, Halle, Germany, 1999)
Martin Luther-Award (Martin-Luther Urkunde, Halle, Germany) 2001, for PhD Theses
Young scientist Award (Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania), 2009
Senior scientist Award (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania), 2012
First Berlin-Chemie Award at the EAU Baltic Meeting, 2014

Publications: 8 published scientific articles.