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Tuesday, July 7th

 

Venue: Aula Parva, Old University Campus, Universiteto str. 3

 

13:00-14:00     Registration (lobby of Aula Parva, Old University Campus, Universiteto str. 3)

 

14:00-14:40     Opening ceremony and concert (Aula Parva)

 

14:40-16:00     Session I (Aula Parva)

              Chairperson: Janina Tutkuviene

 

14:40-15.20 Dalius JATUZIS
  Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  CELEBRATING THE 245TH ANNIVERSARY OF VILNIUS UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF MEDICINE: A LOOK AT THE ORIGINS OF SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT
   
15:20-16:00 Noel CAMERON
  School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
  CRITICAL PERIODS IN THE EVOLUTION OF GROWTH IN THE HOMININS

 

 

16:00-16:30  Coffee break (University Cafe)

 

 

16:30-18:15  Session II (Aula Parva)

              Chairperson: Dalius Jatuzis

 

16:30-17:10 Wojciech SLUSARCZYK
  Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  JĘDRZEJ ŚNIADECKI, ON THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN – TIME AND WORK
   
17:10-17:35 Aistis ZALNORA
  Centre for Health Ethics, Law and History, Institute Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  JĘDZEJ ŚNIADECKI ON THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN: THE PRIMARY GOAL OF EDUCATION IS HEALTH
   
17:35-18:15 Janina TUTKUVIENE
  Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  THE ORIGINS OF AUXOLOGY AT VILNIUS UNIVERSITY 220 YEARS AGO: ANDRZEJ SNIADECKI’S INSIGHTS INTO CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR RELEVANCE TODAY

 

 

18:30-22:00  Welcome networking (University Cafe)

 


 

 

Wednesday, July 8th

 

Venue: Faculty of Medicine, M.K. Čiurlionio str. 21

 

09:00-09:30  Registration

 

09:30-11:35  Session III (Room 203)

    Chairperson: Noel Cameron

 

09:30-10:10

Lawrence M. SCHELL

 

Department of Anthropology, College of Arts & Sciences; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, S.U.N.Y, Albany, USA

 

POLLUTION AS A FACTOR IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION

 

 

10:10-10:25

Tomas BALCYTIS1,2, Ting-Chia HSU1,2, Michael W. HUGHES1,2

 

1Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2International Center for Wound Repair and Regeneration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

 

METABOLIC REGULATION OF TISSUE REGENERATION

 

 

10:25-10:40

Dalia GINEITYTE-OZOLINCE1,2, Vaidas VICKA1,2, Dalius RATAUTAS3, Gabija BALCIUNAITE4, Marija Mantaute GUDYNAITE4, Marija AUKSTUOLYTE4, Izabele GERVELYTE4, Alis KURDIAN4, Vilhelmas Konstantinas LANDSBERGIS4, Jurate SIPYLAITE1,2

 

1Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Life Science Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

PEPTIDASE ACTIVITY IN SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES IN CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS

 

 

10:40-10:55

Goda ALEKNAVICIUTE, Linas CERNIAUSKAS, Dovile KARCIAUSKAITE

 

Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

STANDARDISATION CHALLENGES IN EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND LIPOPROTEIN ISOLATION FROM HUMAN PLASMA

 

 

10:55-11:10

Indre LAPINSKIENE1,2, Vytautas PETKUS3, Jurate SIPYLAITE1,2, Mindaugas SERPYTIS1,2

 

1Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Health Telematics Science Institute, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

 

EARLY AND DELAYED SERUM BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTING BRAIN DEATH AFTER ACUTE BRAIN INJURY: NEURON-SPECIFIC ENOLASE AND S100 CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN B

 

 

11:10-11:25

Laurynas ORLA1,2, Edita PAULIKAITE-BIVAINE1, Evita SERIKOVAITE2, Justina ALCAUSKAITE2, Rasa AUKSTIKALNIENE1, Violeta ZALGEVICIENE2, Grita SKUJIENE1

 

1Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

EFFECTS OF MATERNAL PHTHALATE EXPOSURE ON HIPPOCAMPAL STRUCTURE IN FIRST- AND SECOND-GENERATION MALE RAT OFFSPRING

 

 

11:25-11:35

Evita SERIKOVAITE1, Justina ALCAUSKAITE1, Edita PAULIKAITE-BIVAINE2, Laurynas ORLA1,2, Rasa AUKSTIKALNIENE2, Violeta ZALGEVICIENE1, Grita SKUJIENE2

 

1Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

THE IMPACT OF PHTHALATES ON EMBRYONIC MALFORMATIONS AND LONG BONE LENGTH ACROSS TWO RAT GENERATIONS

 

 

11:35-12:00  Coffee break (Room 202)

 

 

12:00-13:35  Session IV (Room 203)

    Chairperson: Lawrence M. Schell

 

12:00-12:40

Sylvia KIRCHENGAST

 

Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

 

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TIMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE

 

 

12:40-12:55

Andrius BLEIZGYS

 

Clinic of Internal Diseases and Family Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

FIRST LITHUANIA’S NATIONAL VITAMIN D GUIDELINES: THE KEY ASPECTS

 

 

12:55-13:10

Ausma SPRUDZANAITE, Donatas AUSTYS

 

Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

RADIATION PROTECTION IN HEALTHCARE: THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE

 

 

13:10-13:25 

Vilma KUZMINSKAITE1, Egle KONTRIMAVICIUTE1, Alfredas LAURINAVICIUS2, Gabija MARTISIUTE2, Tomas POSKUS3

 

1Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

EQUIVALENCE OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PATIENT EDUCATION IN REDUCING PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

 

 

13:25-13:35

Erikas TARVYDAS1,2, Austeja TRECIOKAITE1, Egidijus AUKSORIUS1

 

1Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

LABEL-FREE INTRACELLULAR IMAGING USING HIGH-RESOLUTION DYNAMIC FULL-FIELD OPTICAL COHERENCE MICROSCOPY

 

 

13:35-15:00  Lunch (Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel, M.K. Čiurlionio str. 84)

 

 

15:00-17:30  Session V (room 203)

    Chairperson: Sylvia Kirchengast

 

15:00-15:40

Maria KACZMAREK

 

Institute of Human Biology and Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Posnań, Poland

 

THE HEALTH PARADOX OF ADOLESCENCE: WHY EVOLUTION PROMOTES RISK-TAKING

 

 

15:40-15:55 Kornelija RAUDUVYTE JIMENEZ1, Paulina KAZLAUSKAITE1, Austeja BALUTYTE1, Irena BERNECKA1, Matas JAKUBAUSKAS1, Maximilian NEPEL2, Angela HORVATH2,3, Vanessa STADLBAUER2,3, Arnoldas KAUNIETIS4, Silvija KIVERYTE5, Kristina MARCINKEVICIENE5, Antanas GULBINAS6, Povilas IGNATAVICIUS7, Tomas POSKUS1, Marius KRYZAUSKAS*1, Augustinas BAUSYS*1
 

*shared last authorship
1Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Oncology, Translational Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
3Division Translational Precision Medicine, Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed GmbH), Graz, Austria
4Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
5Laboratory of Microbiology, Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
6Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
7Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

 

POTENTIAL ROLE OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS AFTER MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER SURGERY

 

 

15:55-16:10

Jurate VALCIUKIENE1, Egle LASTAUSKIENE2, Aida LAURINAVICIENE3,4, Matas JAKUBAUSKAS1, Marius KRYZAUSKAS1, Ruta Barbora VALKIUNIENE3,4, Eugenijus JASIUNAS5, Renaldas AUGULIS3, Ausra GARNELYTE3, Ieva STUNDIENE1, Justinas KAVOLIUNAS2, Ugne SILINSKAITE6, Tomas POSKUS1

 

1Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3National Center of Pathology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
5Medical Science Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
6Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

 

EVOLVED REGIONAL IMMUNE ZONATION OF THE HUMAN ILEOCOLIC MUCOSA AND ITS BREAKDOWN ALONG THE ADENOMA–CARCINOMA SEQUENCE

 

 

16:10-16:25

Ugne IMBRASAITE1, Augustas POSKUS2, Marius KRYZAUSKAS3, Matas JAKUBAUSKAS3, Tomas POSKUS3

 

1Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Center of Abdominal Surgery, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

PROGNOSTIC DETERMINANTS OF STAGE I-II COLORECTAL CANCER: DOES THE INFLUENCE OF PREDICTORS SHIFT OVER TIME? 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF RETROSPECTIVE MULTICENTRE COHORT STUDY

 

 

16:25-16:40

Egle MICKEVICIUTE-ZINKUVIENE1,2, Vitalij NOVICKIJ1,2

 

1Faculty of Electronics, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Immunology and Bioelectrochemistry, State Research Institute Centre of Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania

  INFLUENCE OF HIGH-FREQUENCY ASYMMETRIC NANOSECOND ELECTRIC FIELD SEQUENCES ON TUMOR DRUG RESISTANCE CONTROL AND ERADICATION
 

 

16:40-16:55

 Rokas SAMBARAS, Sigita LESINSKIENE

 

Clinic of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

ADOLESCENT SUICIDAL IDEATION AND ATTEMPTS IN LITHUANIA OVER A DECADE: RESULTS FROM TWO SCHOOL-BASED SURVEYS

 

 

16:55-17:10

Dovile KIELAITE1, Smilte LEDZINSKAITE1, Zana BUMBULIENE

 

1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

CURRENT INSIGHTS INTO CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY: BRIDGING NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH

 

 

17:10-17:20

Guste SULIAUSKAITE1, Egle Marija JAKIMAVICIENE2, Jelena ISAKOVA3, Janina TUTKUVIENE2

 

1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Health Information Centre, Institute of Hygiene, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND PHYSICAL STATUS OF NEWBORNS WITH CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (ACCORDING TO LITHUANIAN MEDICAL BIRTH DATA FROM 1997 TO 2020)

 

 

17:20-17:30

Radvile VAIGAUSKAITE1, Jelena VOLOCHOVIC2,3

 

1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Center of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF PREGNANT WOMEN REGARDING CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

 

 

 

 

 17:30-19:00

  E-poster reviewing

 


 

 

Thursday, July 9th

 

Venue: Faculty of Medicine, M.K. Čiurlionio str. 21

 

09:00-09:30  Registration

 

09:30-11:30  Session VI (room 203)

    Chairperson: Janet Carton

 

 09:30-10:10

Karolis AZUKAITIS

 

Clinic of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

FROM NUMBERS TO RELEVANCE: CHANGING PARADIGMS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT

 

 

10:10-10:25

Vygintas ALIUKONIS, Eugenijus GEFENAS

 

Centre for Health Ethics, Law and History, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

AUTHORSHIP AND AUTHORITY: POWER RELATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING

 

 

10:25-11:30

Science-SLAM presentations (5 min. + 2 min. for discussion):

   
 

Andrius CEKUOLIS, Zana BUMBULIENE

 

Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL TIMING IN LITHUANIAN GIRLS

 

 

 

Kamile CERLINSKAITE-BAJORE, Jelena CELUTKIENE

 

Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

THE STRATIFICATION OF PROGNOSIS IN ACUTE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: THE EFFECT OF REHOSPITALIZATIONS AND OPTIMAL MEDICAL TREATMENT

 

 

 

Kestutis CERNIAUSKAS1,2, Kotryna LINAUSKIENE1,2, Anzelika CHOMICIENE1,2, Linas GRIGUOLA1,2, Laura MALINAUSKIENE1,2

 

1Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Pulmonology and allergology center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

CLONAL MAST CELL DISORDERS IN HYMENOPTERA VENOM ALLERGIC PATIENTS: DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMAS AND SAFETY OF IMMUNOTHERAPY

 

 

 

Aivaras GRYBAS1, Povilas BARASA3, Egidijus SIMOLIUNAS3, Ieva SIMOLIUNE3, Emilija BALTRUKONYTE3, Ramune ZILINSKAITE TAMASAUSKE4, Gilvydas VERKAUSKAS4, Darius DASEVICIUS5, Daiva BALTRIUKIENE3, Feliksas JANKEVICIUS2

 

1Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and General Surgery, Institute of clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Center of Urology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Life Science Center, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Center of Children’s Surgery, Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
5National Center of Pathology, Affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

3D PRINTED ADIPOSAL AND MUCOSAL STEM-CELLS ENRICHED VERSUS ACELLULAR SCAFFOLD FOR URETHRAL REPAIR IN A RABBIT EXPERIMENTAL MODEL

 

 

 

Jekaterina KALINIENE, Rimantas STUKAS, Donatas AUSTYS

 

Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

EVOLVED TO REFUSE? FOOD NEOPHOBIA AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS AMONG LITHUANIAN CONSUMERS

 

 

 

Adomas LADUKAS1,2, Ausvydas PATASIUS1,3

 

1Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Laboratory of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Clinical Research Department, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

URINARY METABOLOME ANALYSIS FOR DETECTION OF CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROSTATE CANCER: ACCURACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF NOVEL BIOMARKER TEST

 

 

 

Anastasija LEVKINA1, Jurate GUDONYTE1, Indre TRECIOKIENE1, Irena ZUKAUSKAITE2

 

1Pharmacy and Pharmacology Center, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A COMMUNITY PHARMACIST BECOMES PART OF DIABETES CARE?

 

 

 

Monika MAKUTIENE1, Natalija ISTOMINA2, Rimantas STUKAS1

 

1Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Midwifery and Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

HOW PREPARED IS THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH?

 

 

 

Andrius BERUKSTIS1, Kipras MIKELIS2, Arvydas BARANAUSKAS1, Marius KURMINAS2, Givi LENGVENIS2, Dalius JATUZIS3, Radvilas JANCIAUSKAS4, Jurgita VALAIKIENE3, Egidija RINKUNIENE1, Giedrius DAVIDAVICIUS1, Sigita GLAVECKAITE1, Saulius ANDRIUSKEVICIUS3

 

1Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

COMPARISON OF NOVEL HEMODYNAMIC AND ANATOMICAL METHODS FOR CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS MEASUREMENT

 

 

11:30-12:00  Coffee break (Room 202)

 

 

12:00-13.30  Session VII (Room 203)

    Chairperson: Karolis Azukaitis

 

 12:00-12:40

Janet CARTON

 

Head of Graduate Studies & Research Strategy, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

 

THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF AN EVOLVING LANDSCAPE ON DOCTORAL EDUCATION

 

 

12:40-13:30

Science-SLAM presentations (5 min. + 2 min. for discussion):

   
 

Gabriele MILAKNYTE, Ieva STUNDIENE, Laura MASALAITE

 

Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

CAN TRUST SAVE LIVES? RETHINKING ORGAN DONATION MODELS IN LITHUANIA

 

 

 

Vidas PETRAUSKAS1, Valdemaras MILKUS2, Linas MAZUTIS2, Kestutis STRUPAS1, Aiste GULLA1,3

 

1Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Department of Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC, USA

 

A PILOT INVESTIGATION OF PANCREATIC PSEUDOISLET SIZE AND MONOCYTE INTERACTIONS IN A NOVEL MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES

 

 

 

Barbora SAKALAUSKAITE, Janina TUTKUVIENE

 

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

DO YESTERDAY’S GROWTH CHARTS STILL REFLECT TODAY’S CHILDREN?

 

 

 

Ernestas SILEIKA1,2, Juras KISONAS4, Edita BALTRUSKEVICIENE1,2, Sarune LIUKPETRYTE-KUOSIENE1, Deimante TAMASAUSKAITE7, Mantas SPOKAS7, Dovile CERKAUSKAITE7, Andrej ALEINIKOV5, Rokas STULPINAS3, Tomas POSKUS6, Audrius DULSKAS1,2

 

1Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Clinical Research Center, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
3National Center of Pathology, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Open Access Center, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
5Center of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
6Translational Medicine Center, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
7Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT OF WATCH AND WAIT STRATEGY AFTER TOTAL NEOADJUVANT THERAPY IN RECTAL CANCER: A COST SAVINGS ANALYSIS BASED ON REAL-WORLD INSTITUTIONAL DATA

 

 

 

Nora SLEKIENE1,2, Paulina BLOTNIENE3,4, Alina URNIKYTE4

 

1Pharmacy and Pharmacology Center, Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Translational Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Populational genomics laboratory, Translational Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

MICROPLASTIC-LIKE PARTICLES IN HUMAN PLACENTA: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM SEM-EDX ANALYSIS

 

 

 

Gediminas VAITENAS, Ugne GAILIUTE

 

Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

INFRARENAL AORTIC ANEURYSM DYNAMICS ON SERIAL COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY SCANS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

 

 

 

Guoda ZUKIENE, Vilius RUDAITIS

 

Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania

 

THE INVISIBLE ECOSYSTEM BEHIND CERVICAL CANCER

 

 

13:30-15:00  Lunch (Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel, M.K. Čiurlionio str. 84)

 

 

15:00-17:05  Session VIII (room 203)

    Chairperson: Maria Kaczmarek

 

 15:00-15:15 

Svetlana DAUENGAUER-KIRLIENE1, Laura PRANCKENIENE2, Austeja LETUKIENE2, Faustas PUZERAS2, Ingrida DOMARKIENE2, Alina URNIKYTE2

 

1Department of Human and Medical Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Populational Genomics Laboratory, Translational Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

GENOTYPE–PHENOTYPE RELATIONSHIPS IN PRETERM BIRTH: INSIGHTS FROM FETAL GENOMIC VARIATION

 

 

15:15-15:30

Karolina KEVELAITIENE1,2, Roma PURONAITE4, Valerija Edita DAVIDAVICIENE3, Birute NAKCERIENE3 and Edvardas DANILA1,2

 

1Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Centre of Pulmonology and Allergology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Programs and Tuberculosis State Information System Department, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Center of Informatics and Development, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

EVOLUTION FROM DRUG-SUSCEPTIBLE TO DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS: CLINICAL AND SOCIAL PREDICTORS IN A 22-YEAR NATIONAL COHORT

 

 

15:30-15:45

Egle STUKAITE-RUIBIENE, Jonas TUTKUS, Renata SIMKUNAITE-RIZGELIENE, Arunas BARKUS, Janina TUTKUVIENE

 

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

STABLE FACIAL PROPORTIONS THROUGHOUT ADOLESCENCE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT BODY SIZE PARAMETERS

 

 

15:45-16:00

Simonas UTKUS1, Ugne UTKUTE2, Gabija PAULAUSKAITE2, Laura NEDZINSKIENE1

 

1Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

ASSOCIATIONS OF SOMATOTYPE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS WITH SPORTS INJURY HISTORY AMONG ATHLETES: A PILOT STUDY

 

 

16:00-16:15

  Dario PIOMBINO-MASCALI1,2

 

1Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

2Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy

 

CHILDHOOD, DISEASE, AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN LATE MODERN ITALY: A NORTH–SOUTH COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MUMMIFIED NON-ADULTS

 

 

16:15-16:25

 Elvin Francisek BOGDZEVIC, Andrej SUCHOMLINOV, Janina TUTKUVIENE

 

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

BODY DONATION PRACTICES: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE VILNIUS UNIVERSITY BODY DONATION REGISTRY

 

 

16:25-16:35

Laura REKUTE1, Aleksandras VILIONSKIS2

 

1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT IN BASILAR ARTERY OCCLUSION STROKE: MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY ALONE VERSUS BRIDGING THERAPY

 

 

16:35-16:45

Mindaugas SMETANINAS1, Roberta KERPYTE2, Giedre ZULPAITE3, Laurynas RIMSEVICIUS3, Kristina PETRULIENE4, Marius MIGLINAS3

 

1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Faculty of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
3Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

 

UNRECOGNIZED BURDEN OF REDUCED KIDNEY FUNCTION AND ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE COMMUNITY: A WORLD KIDNEY DAY SCREENING INITIATIVE IN LITHUANIA

 

 

16:45-16:55 

Meile JUCYTE1, Mindaugas SMETANINAS1, Artur AIRAPETIAN2

 

1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopedics, Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURAL NERVE: A CADAVERIC STUDY IN THE LITHUANIAN POPULATION

 

 

16:55-17:05

Sofija SESTAK, Mindaugas SMETANINAS, Laura NEDZINSKIENE

 

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IN LITHUANIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL COMPARISON OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

 

 

 

 

17:05-18:05

  E-poster reviewing

       

 

19:00-23:00        Conference networking dinner. Awards of the best students’ presentations (Verkiai Palace Restaurant, Žaliųjų ežerų Str. 49)

 


 

 

Friday, July 10th

 

10:00-14:00

Meeting of the Scientific Committee and Working groups: The round table discussion “Challenges of Doctoral Studies: Current Situation and Future Perspectives.”

 

 

 


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