Dr. Vytautas Čėsna

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8446-0044

Tel.: +370 616 04 924

E-mail: vytautas.cesna@lammc.lt 
Address: Liepų St. 1, Girionys, LT-53101 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education           

2020–2024 PhD studies in Agricultural Sciences (Forestry), Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.

2018–2020 Master’s degree in Applied Biotechnology, Vytautas Magnus University. 

2014–2018 Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Vytautas Magnus University.

Academic degree 

2024 Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (Forestry), dissertation “Significance of the nun moth (Lymantria monacha L.) mass outbreaks and applied treatment with Foray 76B for the functioning of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands”

Research fields

• Forest ecology and protection: interactions between tree canopy- and stem-damaging insects and their associated microorganisms, and biological control measures
• Forest entomology
• Plant defense mechanisms
• Plant secondary metabolism
• Molecular biology
• Plant biotechnology

Position

Since 2025 Researcher, Department of Forest Protection and Game Management, Institute of Forestry, LAMMC

Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations

• Since 2025 Member of the Lithuanian Biochemical Society 
• 2024 World Congress IUFRO 2024 (Stockholm, Sweden), representative of the Nordic Forest Research (SNS) Organising Committee

Involvement in programmes and projects

• 2025 Research Council of Lithuania project “Student summer research internships” on the topic “Impact of insect pest mass outbreaks on the diversity of fungi communities associated with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)”, supervisor.

• 2022–2025 LAMMC long-term programme “Sustainable Forestry and Global Change”, measure “Ecological assessment of the distribution, abundance, and diversity of insect pests and their natural enemies, harmful and invasive fungal pathogens, and selection of innovative protective measures to reduce damage”, topic “Impact of needle-chewing insect pest mass outbreaks on the functioning of Scots pine forest ecosystems and soil health under climate change”, participant.

• 2022–2024 Nordic Forest Research (SNS) project “PROTECT: Effects of defense priming on Norway spruce needle microbiome and pest resistance”, participant.

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