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

Spausdinti

FRAMEWORK  7 PROGRAMME

Strengthening and Sustaining the European Perspectives of Molecular Biotechnology in Lithuania (MoBiLi). 2009-2013

Metastatic tumours facilitated by hypoxic tumour micro-environments (METOXIA). 2009-2013.  dr. Ar.Kanopka.

Pan-European Network For The Study And Clinical Management Of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TB PAN-NET). 2008-2013.  dr. P.Stakėnas.

Development of novel antiviral drugs against Influenza (FLUCURE). 2010-2014. dr. G.Žvirblis.

Towards construction of a comprehensive map of amyloid-ligand interactions:
(-)-Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate and insulin amyloid (EGCG+INSULIN=). 2011-2015. dr. V. Smirnovas.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH

Approaches for genomic mapping of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine a novel epigenetic mark in mammalian DNA. 2010-2012. Prof. S.Klimašauskas.

RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LITHUANIA 2010-2011

Pathogenecity analysis of Gardnerella vaginalis. dr. M. Plečkaitytė.

Structure and function relation in evolution of nucleases. dr. G. Sasnauskas

Development and application of new methods for studies of small RNA. dr. G. Vilkaitis.

Open access crystallographic data base of small molecules COD. dr. S. Gražulis

Role of base flipping in specific DNA protein recognition. dr. G Tamulaitis

Relation of nucleases structure and specificity. dr. M. Zaremba

Mutation, in monoamine oxidase B gene, which is  associated with Parkinson's disease, influence for pre-mRNA splicing. dr. A.Kanopka

Carbonic anhydrases as cancer cell markers. dr. D. Matulis

RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LITHUANIA 2011-2012

Synthesis of fluorine benzimidazole sulfonamides and analysis of their interaction with carboanhydrases. dr. V. Dudutienė.

Regulation of signal transduction in A.Thialiana. dr. I. Meškienė.

Bacteriopage T4 primosome. dr. G.Tamulaitienė.

Stress response analysis on the proteome level in cells producing recombinant proteins. dr. R. Slibinskas

Analysis and diagnostics of new human Parvoviridea family viruses. habil. dr. K. Sasnauskas.

Structure, classification and distribution of bacterial C family  DNA polymerases. dr. Č. Venclovas.

Up to date method determination of evolutionary relations among proteins CONDOR. dr. M. Margelevičius.

Structural studies of protein-nucleic acids complex in solution. dr. E.Manakova

Influence on viroid and plant host interaction of ozone high concentration. dr. A. Abraitienė.