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E-mail: gintaras.brazauskas@lammc.lt
Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58343 Kėdainiai dist., Lithuania
Education
1999–2004 PhD studies, Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture. PhD degree in Agronomy issued by the Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).
1997–1999 Master studies, Vytautas Magnus University. Master degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.
1993–1997 Bachelor studies, Vytautas Magnus University. Bachelor degree in Biology.
Academic degrees and pedagogical titles
2004 Doctor in Agronomy Science, dissertation topic “Development of winter wheat doubled halpoids in wheat x maize crosses”.
Research fields
- Plant adaptation gene identification and expression analysis
- DNA marker development and application in cereal and perennial grass breeding
- Doubled haploid production in wheat via wheat x maize crossing
- Plant phenotyping system development and implementation
Professional experience
Since 2018 Director, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
Since 2014 Chief Researcher, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC.
Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations
- Member of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), Lithuania representative in Eucarpia.
- Member of the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO) Agricultural Technologies working group.
- Senate member of the Vytautas Magnus University.
- Board member of “RTO Lithuania” association.
- Member of Lithuanian Scientists Union.
- Member of the council of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Vytautas Magnus University.
- Associate Editor for the scientific journal Zemdirbyste-Agriculture.
Involvement in programmes and projects
Supervision of PhD studies
- 2012–2016 Scientific Supervisor of the PhD student Andrius Aleliūnas scientific work “Identification of functional markers for freezing tolerance in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)”. Dissertation defended in 2017.
- 2011–2014 Scientific Supervisor of the PhD student Agnė Piliponytė-Dzikienė scientific work “Populations structure composition and dynamics of the blackleg causal fungi Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa”. Dissertation defended in 2014.
- 2011–2014 Scientific Supervisor of the PhD student Rita Armonienė mokslinio scientific work “Freezing tolerance in winter wheat: gene identification and analysis”. Dissertation defended in 2014.
Plant varieties developed
- 2018 Winter wheat variety ‘Minija DS’ co-author.
- 2016 Winter wheat variety ‘Herkus DS’ co-author.
- 2015 Winter wheat variety ‘Gaja DS’ co-author.
- 2015 Winter wheat variety ‘Sedula DS’ co-author.
- 2011 Winter wheat variety ‘Vikaras DS’ co-author.
- 2011 Winter wheat variety ‘Kaskada DS’ co-author.
- 2010 Winter wheat variety ‘Kovas DS’ co-author.
- 2010 Winter wheat variety ‘Zunda DS’ co-author.
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