Experience

Vilnius University, Life Sciences Center

• Lithuania
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Researcher

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Fisher Scientific

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Customer Service Specialist

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2020

  - Providing a high standard of customer service support by proactively building customers relationships as well as managing inquiring, ordering and billing processes. - Preparing and submitting documents for public tenders. - Representing Fisher Scientific UK Ltd and its portfolio in various conferences. - Preparing reports on sold hazardous and restricted chemical materials in the name of Fisher Scientific UK Ltd Lithuania branch. - Nature of the job requires working in international environment and acting unsupervised. - Received "Intensity" award for showing high performance in day-to-day duties. Show less



Vilnius University Life Sciences Center, Institute of Biochemistry

• Lithuania

• Junior Researcher

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2019

  The laboratory I was working in was evolving a project, which final aim was to create functional bone tissue that is needed in medicine and odontology. My main responsibilities were to evaluate the impact of various 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA) scaffold’s modifications on rat’s dental pulp stem cells’ fate. During my internship, I have: - Gained hands-on experience in extracting stem cells from tissues, growing them in vitro, studying adhesion, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation. - Collaborated with odontologists in order to create artificial bone tissue for damaged bone replacement. - Analysed stem cells’ response to the 3D printed PLA scaffolds’ structure and composition. Other responsibilities included designing experiments, ordering reagents, interpreting data as well as preparing poster and oral presentations in conferences. Conferences and awards: - Kalvaityte M (presenter), Alksnė M, Šimoliūnas E, Bukelskienė V. The Impact of PLA Scaffold Micro-Structurizationon Rat's Dental Pulp Stem Cells Osteogenic Differentiation in vitro. Best Poster Presentation award in the international conference“TheCOINS 2017“ (2017-02-28 –03-02, Vilnius, Lithuania). - Kalvaityte M (presenter), Alksnė M, Šimoliūnas E, Bukelskienė V. The Impact of Scaffold Microstructure on Dental Pulp Stem Cells Osteogenic Differentiation. Second Best Oral Presentation award in the international conference “TheCOINS 2018“ (2018-02-28 –03-02, Vilnius, Lietuva). - Kalvaitytė M (presenter), Alksnė M, Šimoliūnas E, Bukelskienė V. The Impact of 3D printed PLA Scaffolds Microstructurization on Rat's DPSC Osteogenic Differentiation. Poster presentation in the international conference “OpenReadings2018“ (2018-03-20 –23, Vilnius, Lithuania). Show less



iGEM "Vilnius-Lithuania"

• Lithuania
• Biotechnology Research

• Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM 2018 Team Instructor

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2018

  Project topic: SynDrop–Synthetic Droplets for Membrane Protein Research.As instructor, I have:- Mentored Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM team in Human Practices area. - Led lessons and practical experiments for school students in biotechnology and synthetic biology.- Organized public “DIY-science” workshop about lactose intolerance. Awards:Bronze medal, nominations for the Best Foundational Advance Project and Best Model in the “Giant Jamboree 2018” (Boston, USA).

• Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM 2017 Team Instructor

  • Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

  Project topic: SynORI – a Framework for Multi-Plasmid Systems.As instructor, I have:- Mentored Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM 2017 team, especially in Human Practices field. - Helped to design augmented reality educational game which was introduced to the representatives of Ministry of Education, Science and Sport as an innovative way to teach school students synthetic biology (Nominated as one of the Best Education & Public Engagement projects in the iGEM competition).- Set up bio-art exhibition by creating show pieces related to biotechnology.- Organised and conducted scientific workshops for lay public.- Led lessons and practical experiments for school students in biotechnology and synthetic biology.- Helped to preprare poster and oral presentations for the "Giant Jamboree" (Boston, USA)Awards:Grand Prize in Undergraduate category, gold medal and special prizes for Best New Basic Part, Best New Composite Part and Best Part Collection, nominations for the Best Foundational Advance Project, Best Presentation, Best Poster, Best Wiki and Best Education & Public Engagement in the “Giant Jamboree 2017” (Boston, USA). Show less

• Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM 2016 Team Member

  • Dec 2015 - Nov 2016

  Project topic: A Probiotic Therapy for Phenylketonuria.As a team member, I have:- Organised meetings with doctors, scientists and industry representatives to discuss and evaluate the need of synthetic biology applications in various areas.- Coordinated a series of events for public engagement and education about current issues in life sciences, such as GMO, CRISPR/Cas9 system and others. - Participated in developing the idea by investigating emergent issues.Awards:Gold medal and nomination for the Best Therapeutics Project in the “Giant Jamboree 2016” (Boston, USA). Show less