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Dr. Vidmantas Bendokas

ORCiD iD: 0000-0001-7375-7504
Tel. +370 684 82 486
E-mail: vidmantas.bendokas@lammc.lt 
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education           

2005 Master’s degree, Chemical analysis and control, Vytautas Magnus University.

2003 Bachelor’s degree, Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University.

Academic degrees and pedagogical titles

2011 Doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC and Aleksandras Stulginskis University (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy), dissertation topic “Inheritance And Genetic Control of Apple Canopy Architecture”.

Research fields

  • Orchard plant genetics
  • Plant metabolomics
  • Gene expression study
  • Orchard plant breeding

Position

Since January 2021 Deputy Director for Institute of Horticulture Activities, LAMMC.

Since 2014 Senior Researcher, Department of Orchard Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations

  • Member of Lithuanian Biotechnology Association
  • Member of Lithuanian Biochemical Society

Involvement in programmes and projects

  • 2018–2020 The Nordic Council of Ministers, Public Private Partnership project Pre-breeding for future challenges in Nordic fruit and berries (NORDFRUIT). 
  • 2016–2019 Horizon2020 project “European Fruit Network”.
  • 2012–2016 COST action „Sustainable production of high-quality cherries for the European market“. 
  • 2012–2015 Lithuanian Research Council, National Research programme “Healthy and Safe Food“, project „Expression of anthocyanin synthesis pathway genes in orchard plants“.
  • 2011–2014 Lithuanian Research Council, National Research programme “Healthy and Safe Food“, project „Interspecific orchard plant hybrids – a new source of anthocyanins“.
  • 2010–2014 Global Grant Measure of Research Council of Lithuania “Identification of genes involved in regulation of pathogen induced hypersensitive response in Malus sp. plants”.
  • 2010–2011 Project of Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania: „Study of genetically modified plant risk to human health and environment and preparation of conclusions“.
  • 2010–2011 Project of Research Council of Lithuania “Molecular markers for identification of resistance to Cecidophyopsis ribis genes in Ribes genus”.
  • 2009 Program for development of industrial biotechnology in Lithuania (2007 - 2010), project “Detection and Elimination of Viroids and Phytoplasmas from Horticultural Crops Used in Industrial Biotechnology”.
  • 2009–2010 Project of Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania: „Evaluation of genetically modified plant risk to environment and human health and preparation of conclusions”.
  • 2008–2009 Project of Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania: „Creation of studies and methods for evaluation of genetically modified plant risk to human health and environment and preparation of conclusions”.
  • 2007–2009 Project of Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania: „Creation of studies for evaluation of genetically modified plant risk to human health and preparation of conclusions”.
  • 2007 Lithuanian State Studies Foundation project “Study of spread pattern of black currant reversion virus BRV and its concomitant ArMV, SLRV and RRV viruses and identification of major carriers”.
  • 2007–2009 Program for development of industrial biotechnology in Lithuania (2007–2010), project “Fruit plants as producents of natural anthocyanins”.
  • 2006–2007 Project of Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania: „Creation of methodology for studies of genetically modified plant risk to environment and human, and preparation of conclusions”.

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