Centre of Excellence
Founded in 1975 as the all Union Research Institute of Applied Enzimology, currently, the Institute of Biotechnology is mainly involved in research and training in the fields of biotechnology and molecular biology, including research and development of recombinant biomedical proteins, genetic and molecular studies of restriction modification phenomenon, developing of viruses diagnostics, epigenetic study of small RNA, drug design and synthesis, bioinformatics.
Current Grants
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FRAMEWORK 7 PROGRAMME |
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Duration |
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Small Molecule Inhibitors Of The Trimeric Influenza Virus Polymerase Complex (FLUINHIBIT) |
2008-2010 |
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Cancer and Control of Genomic Integrity (CANGENIN). |
2008-2012 |
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Pan-European Network For The Study And Clinical Management Of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ("TB PAN-NET") |
2008-2013 |
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Strengthening and Sustaining the European Perspectives of Molecular Biotechnology in Lithuania , MoBiLI |
2009-2013 |
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FRAMEWORK 6 PROGRAMME |
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Title |
Duration |
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Meganucleases for Gene Replacement |
2006-2008 |
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of DNA Enzymes down to the Single Molecule Level |
2005-2009 |
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Targeting Newly Discovered Oxygen Sensing Cascades for Novel Cancer Treatments, Biology Equipment, Drugs |
2004-2008 |
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Inhibition of Cancer by Disrupting Interaction Between Polo-like Kinase 1 Polo-box Domain and Spindle Targets |
2006-2008 |
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Rational Design and Comparative Evaluation of Novel Genetic Vaccines |
2004-2008 |
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HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE |
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Title |
Duration |
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Structural characterization of protein interactions in DNA replication, repair and recombination processes through molecular modeling |
2006-2010 |
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High-Technology Development Programme |
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Title |
Duration |
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Generation of new systems for human Papilloma virus and cancer diagnosis in laboratory |
2009-2011 |
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Generation of humanized yeast expression systems via proteomics and gene engineering |
2008-2010 |
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New enzymes technologies for epigenome studies |
2007-2009 |
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Industrial Biotechnology Programme |
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Title |
Duration |
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Generation of means for Merkel cell polyoma virus diagnosis |
2009-2010 |
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Technology development of bacterial cytolisins neutralizing proteins (antibodies) for therapy and diagnosis |
2008-2010 |
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Search for novel biofuel components and technological investigations to produce second generation biofuel |
2007-2009 |
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Design of technologies of recombinant proteins for prolonged therapy |
2007-2009 |
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Use of Biotechnological Methods For Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Search |
2007-2009 |
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Engagement of metagenomic analysis of extremophile viruses from hot underground waters of Lithuania searching for the new enzymes |
2007-2009 |
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Detection Of Phytoplasmas And Viroids In Plants Valuable For Industrial Biotechnology And Their Removal |
2007-2009 |
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