Education: 1980-Lithuanian Veterinary Academy, Qualification of DVM; 1989-Experimental Veterinary Institute, Minsk, Belarus, PhD in Biomedical sciences, Veterinary medicine (12B); 1997-Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark PhD Veterinary Parasitology; 2002-Lithuanian Veterinary Academy, Habilitated Doctor, Veterinary medicine (12B); 2004-Lithuanian Veterinary Academy,Professor; 2004-European College of Veterinary Parasitology, De Facto – Real member De jure ; Work experience: 1984-1989, Junior researcher - Laboratory of Parasitology, Lithuanian Veterinary Institute (LVI); 1989-1992, Senior researcher - Laboratory of Helminthology, Swine Diseases Department, LVI; 1992-2003, Deputy Director for Science, LVI; 1994-1997, PhD student and Researcher, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark; 1998-2000, Senior Researcher, Danish Center for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2000-2001, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum Research Centre, Tjele, Denmark; 2002-2003, Associate Professor, Danish Center for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2003-2004, Associate Professor, Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab, Copenhagen, Denmark and Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research; 2004 – until now, Full Professor, Head of the Department, of Veterinary Pathobiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania ; Scientific interests: Parasite/host relationships; anthelmintic resistance; influence of nutrients on parasites; parasite epidemiology, prevention and control.