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Who are we?
The Research Institute of Natural and Technological Sciences (GTMTI – Gamtos ir technologijos mokslų tyrimų institutas in Lithuanian) is an academic research unit of the University, which conducts interdisciplinary research on sustainable energy, climate change and anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity and human health, data analytics, systems and process modelling and forecasting, cell and tissue biotechnology, genetic engineering, functional biomaterials, environmental/biodiversity conservation and applied biology, providing a scientific base and research infrastructure for the University’s students, training of scientists and research.
Our mission
The mission of GTMTI is to initiate and carry out national and international fundamental and applied research in the natural and technological sciences, interdisciplinary research that responds to the needs of science, Lithuanian society and the state. We strive to strengthen the role of the natural and technological sciences in the society, and to create an open academic culture.
Research focus
The research carried out and developed by the GTMTI includes, but is not limited to, the following cross-cutting interdisciplinary research areas:
- interdisciplinary application of knowledge and methods from technological sciences, micro-organisms, biotechnology, nanotechnology and life sciences in the field of plant biology and agriculture;
- changes in the genetic structure of plant and animal genomes and populations;
- assessment of the consequences of changes in biodiversity under climate change and anthropogenic pressures;
- research on the impact of environmental factors on living organisms, ecosystems and human health in the context of environmental protection and sustainable development, with a view to minimizing negative impacts on the environment and human health, efficient and sustainable use of natural resources and waste management, and mitigation of climate change;
- integrated studies on the dispersion of harmful (agrochemical) substances, pathogenic (micro-) organisms and non-harmful factors in the environment, in order to provide new fundamental knowledge to support the preservation of the quality of the environment in the face of global change and anthropogenic impacts;
- research on the conservation, formation and sustainable use of ecosystems against the background of climate change;
- reliability and risk analysis, modelling and forecasting of various systems (biological, ecological, technical, etc.) and processes;
- application of artificial intelligence and statistical knowledge and methods in biology, genetics, medicine, agriculture, other fields.