The Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC) is a key player in the field of life sciences in the region.

Joined November 2022
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Good job, Prof. Sonata Jarmalaitė and Dr. Rasa Sabaliauskaitė! Our researchers took part in a worldwide genetic sequencing of human kidney cancers, which revealed associations between geographical locations and specific mutation patterns.
6 May 2024
Genetic sequencing of human kidney cancers worldwide has revealed associations between geographical locations and specific mutation patterns go.nature.com/44nV25U
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Dr. Edita Kriukienė and her team at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center are pioneering methods to enhance the diagnosis of epigenetic disorders in diseases. The scientist believes that the most important goal of #research is to help people live better: bit.ly/3yi9MY0
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"Undergraduates spend 10–15 hours a week in the lab for their theses. It’s one of the things I love about Lithuania: students here start their research careers much earlier than they do in the United States", says @ItsOKIDoScience We are happy to have you here, Stephen! @VU_LT
1 May 2024
Biochemist Stephen Knox Jones chose a role in the Baltic country over other faculty positions in Denmark and the United States. He explains why go.nature.com/4bdhJN3
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The Baltic Tiger for Biotech. 20 years in the EU. Nature Spotlight: Lithuania. nature.com/collections/hdijh…

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Dear friends, thats a great software solution for microscope control, data acquisition (works robustly with multiple CMOS camera simultaneously), and real-time #SMLM data analysis. We would like to encourage more researchers #microscopy #OEM to test our software!
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The @AtvuLsc hosted science officers from the United States Embassies in the Baltic States and Denmark. More about the visit: gmc.vu.lt/en/about/news/3418… @usembdenmark @USEmbassyRiga @USEmbTallinn @USEmbVilnius @uneniskytelab @AToleikis @ItsOKIDoScience
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Dr. @evogytis , the scientist @AtvuLsc and US scientist dr. Allison Black's have published a book "The Applied Genomic Epidemiology Handbook: A Practical Guide to Leveraging Pathogen Genomic Data in Public Health"! Learn more: gmc.vu.lt/en/about/news/3415…
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How do disorders in the interaction of human gut microbiota with neutrophils contribute to the development of intestinal diseases? Read Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology article by Dr. Jūratė Skerniškytė, Senior Researcher at #AtvuLsc: nature.com/articles/s41575-0…
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Plastic has revolutionized our lives with its versatility but it also forms vast islands of plastic waste in the ocean. @AtvuLsc researchers offer a promising avenue for more efficient and sustainable plastic biodegradation and recycling doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2… @VU_LT #VU_LSC
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🧬 #Lithuania's leap in #LifeSciences with EMBO Grant! Dr. Stephen Jones Jr. from @VU_LT is one of 10 EU scientists honored with the @EMBO Lab Establishment Grant - combining financial aid and opportunities to grow his gene editing research. 🔗 gmc.vu.lt/en/about/news/3348…
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Dr. Stephen Knox Jones Jr, a biochemist at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center, have received @EMBO Installation Grant! Read more: gmc.vu.lt/en/about/news/3348… #Science #Biochemistry #Research #Funding @VU_LT
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Dear friends! I am happy to share our new work on Fluorescence quenching in aggregates of fucoxanthin–chlorophyll protein complexes doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.202… Great collaboration between #FTMC , Claudia Büchel @goetheuni , and Bruno Robert @I2BCParisSaclay.

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#LSC_VU researchers rose to the challenge of describing in high detail a novel protein involved in the defense: the CRISPR-Cas-associated messenger RNA interferase 1 (Cami1): science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Have you ever imagined that thermophilic viruses could be discovered in Lithuania? If you're curious to see what bacteriophages are hiding in compost heaps, go check out Dr Eugenijus Šimoliūnas publication: mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/8/1691
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"Ribosomal stalk-captured CARF-RelE ribonuclease inhibits translation following CRISPR signaling" Mogila I, Tamulaitiene G [..] Siksnys V, Tamulaitis G. Science 2023-11-30. doi.org/10.1126/science.adj2… "Cami1" similar to that of eukaryotic antiviral RIPs

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Seeking to expand bilateral research and talent cooperation with Taiwan. More about this bit.ly/3mQFQgc

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Prof. Linas Mažutis awarded the Lithuanian Science Prize. More about this bit.ly/3yyORNp
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