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.
Head of laboratory: Lab Members: PostDocs: PhD Students: Students: Technicians: Elena Čeberakienė
Dr. Gintautas Žvirblis (since 2008)

Aušra Ražanskienė, Ph. D.
Rimantas Slibinskas, Ph.D.
Rokas Abraitis, Ph. D.
Asta Abraitienė, Ph. D.
Rasa Petraitytė-Burneikienė, Ph. D.
Aistė Bulavaitė, Ph. D.
Linas Antoniukas, Ph. D.
Raimundas Ražanskas, Ph. D.
Eimantas Astromskas, Ph. D.
Milda Plečkaitytė, Ph. D.
Eglė Mažeikė, M. Sc.
Evaldas Čiplys, M. Sc.
Rita Vorobjovienė, M. Sc.
Erna Biveinytė, M.Sc.
Paulius Lukas Tamošiūnas, M. Sc.
Milda Žilinskaitė, M. Sc.
Justinas Janulevičius
Jonas Dabrišius
Rūta Meleckytė
Agota Aučynaitė
Galina Kondratovič
Research projects and teams
Hamster polyomavirus-derived virus-like particles