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Virginijus Šikšnys
Virginijus Siksnys
Lithuanian biochemist.
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Virginijus Šikšnys
Instance Of
Human
Sex or Gender
Male
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Given Name
Date of Birth
1/26/1956
Educated At
Country of Citizenship
Place of Birth
Official Website
http://www.ibt.lt/en/laboratories/de ...
Award Received
Occupation
Employer
Member Of
Academic Degree
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
Lithuanian
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
(2018 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Member
Start Time
:
2018
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
(2011 - )
Start Time
:
2011
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
(2016)
Point in Time
:
2016
Habilitation
(2005)
Educated At
:
Vilnius University
Point in Time
:
2005
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
(2018)
Together With
:
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Together With
:
Jennifer Doudna
Affiliation
:
Vilnius University
Award Rationale
:
for the invention of CRISPR-Cas9, a precise nanotool for editing DNA, causing a revolution in biology, agriculture, and medicine
Point in Time
:
2018
Lithuania
Vilnius University
( - 1978)
End Time
:
1978
Vilnius University
(2002 - )
Affiliation
:
Vilnius University's Institute of Biotechnology
Start Time
:
2002
Lomonosov Moscow State University
( - 1983)
Academic Degree
:
Candidate of Chemical Science
End Time
:
1983
Candidate of Chemical Science
(1983)
Educated At
:
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Point in Time
:
1983
Academia Europaea
(2019 - )
Affiliation
:
AE Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Start Time
:
2019
Biochemist
Virginijus
Novonesis Biotechnology Prize
(2017)
Point in Time
:
2017
Šiauliai
Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
(2016)
Point in Time
:
2016
