Prof. Dr. Ilona Teodora Miceikienė

Adviser to a member of the Lithuanian Seimas for Education and Social Issues, Head of Medical Clinics, Lithuania, PhD and Habilitation procedure in Biology and Biomedical Science.

She has a long-term research and teaching experience as Head of Biology Systems and Genetic Institute at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and  Head of Biomedicine and Food Technology Department at Alytaus kolegija University of Applied Sciences. Expert at Section of  Biodiversity of Animal Genetic Resources in FAO,  expert at Committe of Genetically modified organisms at Ministry of Environment (Lithuania),  participated in implementation of EU legislations on the regulations of GMO, expertising the requests for the usage of GMO in research, implementing the research results in Food technology program teaching process. Prof. I.T. Miceikiene focus on implementation of research results of evaluation manufactoring properties of milk and meat by modern molecular methods in students teaching process, involving students in minor research projects, creating platform for discussions with processors, farmers and other stakeholders.

Prof. I.T.Miceikiene is an active participant in international projects, educational projects in Lithuania. She is a leader and expert of one 5 STEAM centers in Lithuania within which will be created specialized laboratory for Food technology, wellness and cultural heritage.

As a member of the team, Prof. Dr. I. T. Miceikienė will make a great contribution to the development of the university course and also to the implementation of the summer school for Ukrainian policy-makers and industry experts due to her first-hand experience in international cooperation on implementation of EU legislations on the regulations of GMO and food additives.