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General Information

Full Name Pranas Grigaitis
DoB 23rd July 1995
E-mail p [dot] grigaitis [at] vu [dot] nl
Phone +31 (0) 20 59 98827
Languages Lithuanian (native), English (C2), German (B2), Dutch (A2+)

Education

  • 2023
    PhD
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam, NL)
    • PhD Thesis: "Constrain and conquer: explaining metabolic strategies of microbial life through optimal resource allocation"
  • 2019
    MSc Molecular Biosciences (Major: Systems Biology)
    Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg, DE)
    • Speaker for the Major Systems Biology
  • 2017
    BSc Biochemistry
    Vilnius University (Vilnius, LT)

Experience

  • 2022 - 2025
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam, NL)
  • 2019 - 2022
    PhD Student
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam, NL)
  • 2016 - 2017
    Guest Student/Guest Scientist
    Danish Cancer Institute (Copenhagen, DK)
    • Visiting student Jun-Sep 2016 and Jul-Sep 2017

Honors and Awards

  • 2025
    • KIT Young Investigator Group Preparatory Program Fellowship
  • 2017
    • Deutschlandstipendium of Universität Heidelberg
  • 2013
    • Scholarship of the C. M. Gruodis Memorial Foundation

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Playing music (bass guitar), books, retro computing.