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, 20202021 

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 AlaburdaDr., 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”, 20192020 (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 DepartmentDr. (HP), Professor Osvaldas Rukšėnas 

2018 - 2019  The project  "Alliance4LIFE" (No.779303) of European Union programme "Horizontas 2020".