VNS 2026 public record

The people behind the conference.

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VNS 2026 · 14 people

Organizing Committee

One chairman and thirteen listed members.

Chairman

Prof. Habil. Dr.

Audrius Maruška

Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  1. 01

    Prof. (HP) Dr.

    Ona Ragažinskienė

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  2. 02

    Prof. Dr.

    Arvydas Kanopka

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  3. 03

    Prof. Dr.

    Saulius Šatkauskas

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  4. 04

    Assoc. Prof. Dr.

    Vilma Kaškonienė

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  5. 05

    Dr.

    Tomas Drevinskas

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  6. 06

    Prof. Dr.

    Giedrė Samuolienė

    The Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania
  7. 07

    Dr.

    Mantas Stankevičius

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  8. 08

    Dr.

    Rūta Mickienė

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  9. 09

    Dr.

    Paulius Ruzgys

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  10. 10

    Dr.

    Vykintas Baublys

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  11. 11

    Dr.

    Benas Gabrielis Urbonavičius

    Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  12. 12

    Kristina Bimbiraitė-Survilienė

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  13. 13

    Ugnė Gabrytė

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

VNS 2026 · 18 people

Scientific Committee

Researchers from Lithuania and the international scientific community.

  1. 01

    Prof. Habil. Dr.

    Audrius Maruška

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  2. 02

    Prof.

    Massimo Zacchini

    National Research Council, Italy
  3. 03

    Prof.

    Stellan Hjerten

    Uppsala University, Sweden
  4. 04

    Prof.

    Hartmut Frank

    University of Bayreuth, Germany
  5. 05

    Prof. (HP) Dr.

    Jolanta Liesienė

    Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  6. 06

    Prof. (HP) Dr.

    Vitalis Briedis

    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
  7. 07

    Prof. Dr.

    Elena Bartkienė

    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
  8. 08

    Prof.

    Douglas Westerlund

    Uppsala University, Sweden
  9. 09

    Prof.

    Staffan Nilsson

    Lund University, Sweden
  10. 10

    Prof.

    Ute Pyell

    University of Marburg, Germany
  11. 11

    Prof.

    Akos Vegvari

    Lund University, Biochemical Center, Sweden
  12. 12

    Prof.

    Boguslaw Buszewski

    Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
  13. 13

    Prof.

    Saulius Kačiulis

    Italian National Research Council, Italy
  14. 14

    Prof.

    Susanne Wiedmer

    University of Helsinki, Finland
  15. 15

    Prof. Dr.

    Juozas Vidas Gražulevičius

    Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  16. 16

    Assoc. Prof. Dr.

    Nicola Tiso

    Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  17. 17

    Prof. Habil. Dr.

    Elżbieta Skrzydlewska

    Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
  18. 18

    Dr.

    Yanal Ahmad Alkuddsi

    Syrian Virtual University, Damascus, Syria