Dr. Agnė Kalnaitytė – Vengelienė

Dr. Agnė Kalnaitytė – Vengelienė

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Laser Research Center (LRC)

Physics (N 002); Biophysics (N 011)

Researcher, Assistant Professor

Optical spectroscopy and microscopy; Nanoparticles and their photostability, toxicity and applications; Tetrapyrrole photosensitizers and their photochemistry.

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-1601-9916

https://scholar.google.lt/citations?user=mG-da4MAAAAJ&hl=lt

The leadership in Research Council of Lithuania funded students projects:

• Magnio chlorofilino įtaka kvantinių taškų poveikiui vienaląsčiams dumbliams (Effect of magnesium chlorophyllin on the effect of quantum dots on unicellular algae) (P-ST-24-295);
• Fotooksidacinio streso sukeltų fotosintezės pokyčių tyrimas gėlavandeniuose dumbliuose (Study of photosynthetic changes induced by photooxidative stress in freshwater algae) (P-ST-23-111).

• Szeged Biological Research Center (Hungary): invited seminar "The effects of quantum dots on algae Desmodesmus communis: dependence on different growth media"
• In an invited lecture at the Café Scientifique „Spalvotame kvantinių taškų pasaulyje: nanodalelių nauda ir rizika“ ("In the colourful world of quantum dots: the benefits and risks of nanoparticles").

• Introduction to Physics of Living Systems (Individualised Studies),
  Fundamentals of Applied Physics (Faculty of Medicine),
  Methods of Biological Objects Investigation (Individualised Studies).

Supervision of Students Thesis

Each academic year supervising 1-3 Master and/or Bachelor students. Was a supervisor of more than 10 Student Thesis.

• The scientific consultations of VIMS-International Meridian School students on the theory and experimental part of the research science projects;
• Participation in evaluation of poster presentations in the International Conference of Life Sciences The COINS, Vilnius, Lithuania;
• Participation in Programme committee of International Conference of Open Readings, Vilnius, Lithuania;
• Peer reviewer for interdisciplinary scientific journals, evaluating research across diverse fields.

• Educational sessions for students at the National Science festival “Spaceship Earth”;
• The event "Student for one day". Participation in VU project "Scientists return home";
• A lecture during the training seminar for Science education teachers;
• Vilnius University's journal Spectrum, „Pažangūs netiesinės mikroskopijos vaizdinimo metodai – biomedicininei ir vėžio diagnostikai“ (Advanced Nonlinear Microscopy Imaging Techniques - For Biomedical and Cancer Diagnostics);
• Laboratory work for high school students, students and citizens interested in science "How to study glowing nanoparticles?" during Biophysics Week 2024.

Other activities related to the development of the national economy culture and society

The member of committees:

• Local organizing committee board member of 3rd Baltic Biophysics Conference (in Vilnius, Lithuania),
• Scientific committee board member of 4th Baltic Biophysics Conference (in Kaunas, Lithuania).

Membership in scientific organizations:

• European Society of Photobiology (Since 2015),
• Lithuanian Biophysical Society (Since 2022),
• Lithuanian Botanical Society (Since 2024).