Brain States Research
Project leader - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics, Research Professor Dr. Inga Griškova-Bulanova
2019-2021 Research project “Brain-Computer Music Interfacing for Embodied Musical Interaction”; Parties: Latvia, Taiwan (Project Leader I.Griškova-Bulanova; Project researchers A.Voicikas, E.Pipinis, P.Tarailis)
2019-2023 COST action “The neural architecture of consciousness” (Project Leader I.Griškova-Bulanova; Project researchers E.Pipinis, P.Tarailis, A. Grabauskaitė)
2018 - 2022 PhD project “Effect of the problematic internet usage on brain activity: an EEG study” (Project Leader I.Griškova-Bulanova; Project participant D. Šimkutė)
2018-2022 COST action “European network for problematic internet usage” (Project Leader I.Griškova-Bulanova; Project researchers D. Šimkutė, P.Tarailis)
Research of Sex Steroid Effects
Project leader - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics, Associate Professor Dr. Ramunė Grikšienė
Project „The processing of highly salient and biologically relevant emotional stimuli: gender differences and relationship to sex steroids” implemented in collaboration with colleagues from Tübingen (Germany) and Tartu (Estonia) Universities (Participants I.Zelionkaitė, R.Gaižauskaitė).
Projects duration: 2020 06 01 - 2020 11
More information about the project: https://tinyurl.com/ydepbdjh
Molecular signalling pathways for synaptic pruning in developing brain
Project leader - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics Dr., Associate Professor, Research Fellow Urtė Neniškytė
SINGLY: Glycobiology of synaptic pruning in developing brain, Vilnius University Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2019–2023 (Dr. Avinash Parimisetty, PhD).
SINGLY: Glycobiology of synaptic pruning in developing brain, Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship, 2020–2022 (Dr. Avinash Parimisetty, PhD).
Molecular profiling of synaptic sub-populations during brain circuit refinement, UAB „Realinija“, 2018–2021.
The role of maternal metabolic status for the neurodevelopment of the offspring: early behavioral changes determination by evaluating ultrasonic vocalizations, Vilnius University Science Promotion Fund, 2020.
Project leader, participant - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics PhD student Ugnė Kuliešiūtė
IBRO-PERC InEUROPE Short Stay Grant, 2020–2021
GLIOGLY: The investigation of the glycobiology of dissected glioblastoma human brain tissue, Baltic-German University Liaison Office, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 2020
Project leader - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics Professor Aidas Alaburda, Dr., Associate Professor, Research Fellow Urtė Neniškytė
LIPSYNING: Lipid scrambling as a signal for synaptic pruning, Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship, 2016–2021.
Electrophysiological profiles of mouse hippocampal pyramidal neurons during postnatal development, projects No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-15-0028 and 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-16-0235, financed from Operational Programme for the European Union Funds’ Investments’ 9th priority axis “Educating the society and strengthening the potential of human resources” 09.3. 3-LMT-K-712 objective “Strengthen the skills and capacities of public sector researchers for engaging in high level R&D activities”, 2019–2020 (Participant Kornelija Vitkutė, MSc.).
Investigation of electrical signalling and responses in plant cells
Principal investigartor - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics, Assoc. Prof. dr. Vilma Kisnierienė
2018-2021 m. DAINA joint Lithuanian-Polish project “Long-distance electrical signaling systems in plants – adaptation to the change from water to terrestrial environment” (S-LL-18-1) is being carried out. International project partners - scientific group from Lublin Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Department of Biology and Biotechnology (Poland; principal investigator prof. Kazimierz Trebacz) (Researchers: dr. Indrė lapeikaitė, PhD student Vilmantas Pupkis).
Investigation of visual system mechanisms
Participant - Life Sciences Centre, Department of neurobiology and biophysics, Head of the Department, Dr. (HP), Professor Osvaldas Rukšėnas
2018 - 2019 The project "Alliance4LIFE" (No.779303) of European Union programme "Horizontas 2020".