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Tel. +370 698 73 833
E-mail: darius.kavaliauskas@vdu.lt
Liepų g. 1, Girionys, LT-53101 Kaunas dist., Lithuania
Education
2011–2015 PhD degree in Forestry (Forest genetics), Faculty of Forestry and Ecology, Aleksandras Stulginskis University.
2009–2011 MSc degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Forest ecology), Faculty of Forestry and Ecology, Lithuanian University of Agriculture.
2005–2009 Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Ecology, Lithuanian University of Agriculture.
Academic degree
2015 Doctoral degree in Forestry Sciences, dissertation topic “Genetic structure and genetic diversity of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations in Lithuania”.
Research fields
- Forestry, forest genetics, trees population genetics, ecology, conservation of forest genetic resources
- Interspecific hybridisation studies using DNA markers in Ulmus, Quercus spp., Alnus spp., Tilia spp. and other genera
- Forest genetic monitoring, traceability of forest genetic material
Position
Since 2022 Senior Researcher, Department of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Institute of Forestry, LAMMC.
Since 2022 Researcher, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy.
2015–2022 Researcher, Bavarian Office of Forest Genetics (AWG) (https://awg.bayern.de/), Germany.
Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations
- Since 2022 Member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Agricultural sciences)
- Since 2022 Member of the Expert Panel on Forest Genetic Resources, Seed Production and Reforestation
- Since 2019 Member of the IUFRO Division 2.04.12 Forest Genetic Monitoring Committee
- Since 2018 Participant of the European Programme for the Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources (EUFORGEN)
Involvement in programmes and projects
- 2020–2022 EU Regional Development Fund and Lithuanian Research Council (LMTLT) project “Development of DNA marker-based origin traceability system for forest reproductive material in Lithuania”.
- 2015–2021 EU LIFE+ Programme project “LIFEGENMON – Life for European forest genetic monitoring system” (No. LIFE13 ENV/SI/000148).
- 2019–2021 Lithuanian Research Council project “Genetic structure, diversity and inbreeding risk of rapidly spreading populations of European beech, small leaved lime and Norway maple in Lithuania”.
- 2019–2021 Ministry of Environment project “Preparation of genetic monitoring methodology for Scots pine, Norway spruce, pedunculate oak and silver birch”.
- 2019–2021 Ministry of the Environment project “Establishment of a system for the control of the origin of forest reproductive material of Norway spruce and Scots pine based on DNA testing”.
- 2012–2015 Ministry of Education and Science, Human Resources Development Action programme “Strengthening the Capacities of Researchers”, measure “Implementation of research and experimental development activities within the themes of the national integrated programmes”, project “Species and genetic diversity of Scots pine communities and their sustainable use in the context of climate change and human impacts”.
- 2012–2013 Ministry of the Environment project “Identification of provenance regions for Scots pine and Norway spruce”.
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