ORCiD iD: 0000-0003-1443-534X
E-mail: kristina.jaskune@lammc.lt
Stoties St. 2, Akademija, LT-58343 Kėdainiai dist., Lithuania
Education
2004 M.Sc. in Biomechanical Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.
2004 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania.
2002 B.Sc. in Biomechanical Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.
Academic degree
2011 Doctoral degree in Agronomy, dissertation “Genetic diversity of Phleum spp. and identification of genes involved in water stress response”.
Research fields
- Implementation and development of high resolution plant phenotyping tools
- Plant adaptation to abiotic stress, gene identification and expression analysis
- DNA marker development and application in perennial grass breeding
Position
Since 2022 Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations
- Since 2016 Member of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA).
- 2017 Member of the local and scientific organising committee of the joint meeting of Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section and Protein Crops Working Group of EUCARPIA-Oil and Protein Crops Section.
- 2017 Member of the local and scientific organising committee of the international conference on Plant Breeding for Agricultural Development.
Involvement in programmes and projects
- 2017–2020 GrowGene – Genome-wide functional analysis of perennial ryegrass for improved growth under water limiting conditions; Research Council of Lithuania, leader.
- 2017 Evaluation of proteins of pollen extracted from honey and collected by hand and plant preference by bees; National Paying Agency, leader.
- 2016–2018 Qualification and quantification of pollen, extracted from honey and their correlation with the flight distance of the honey bee; Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, leader.
- 2014–2015 PhenoDrought – Phenotyping dynamic leaf growth under drought, Sciex-NMSch (Scientific Exchange Programme between Switzerland and the New Member States of the European Union), implementer.
- 2012–2014 Identification of functional markers for drought and freezing tolerance in perennial grasses; Research Council of Lithuania and EU Structural Funds, implementer.
- 2013 Promotion of Students’ Scientific Activities, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania and EU Social Fund, implementer.
- 2012–2013 UniGeb – Consolidation of capability to impart academic intelligence and technologies; Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania and EU Structural Funds, implementer.
- 2008–2010 BIOMASS for BIOGAS – Plant biomass energy value enhancement by biotechnology methods; Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation, implementer.
- 2009 Identification and analysis of ISSR markers in genome of forage grasses, Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation, implementer.
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