Dr. Viktoras Masevičius
Professor
Scientific Interests, Keywords
Organic chemistry, heterocyclization, reaction mechanisms, spectroscopy, protein engineering, NA tagging, synthetic cofactors
Links to External Profile
Project and/or Grant leadership
2017-present Single-cell temporal tracking of epigenetic DNA marks-EpiTrack. European Research Council, advanced grant. PI: Prof. Habil. Dr. S. Klimašauskas.
2015-present Synthesis and functionalization of pyrimidine based condensed heterocycles, study on heterocyclization reactions. Vilnius University Faculty of Chemistry an Geosciences budget project. Project leader.
2013–2015 Direct single nucleotide mapping of genomic CpG marks. National Institute of Health, grant 1R21HG007200. PI: Prof. Habil. Dr. S. Klimašauskas.
2011-2015 Molecular tools for epigenomics and RNomics. Projects of the European Social Fund under Global Grant Measure, grant VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-01-105. PI: Prof. Habil. Dr. S. Klimašauskas.
2014-2014 Characterization of bitumen structure utilising component, elemental analysis and functional group approach. Research project funded by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Road Research Institute. Project leader.
2012-2014 High Tech Materials Developing Research and Application. Research project funded by European Social Fund Agency (VP1-3.1-ŠMM-08-K-01-014). Task leader.
Several other earlier projects, also summer tutoring projects for students
Supervision of Doctoral Students and/or Postdoc Students
Two PhD defended under my supervision:
Gražina Petraitytė “Synthesis of 5-substituted and 5,6-Disubstituted furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines from pyrimidin-4(3H)-one and bifunctional electrophiles. Synthesis of 5-(arylaminomethyl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines via Mitsunobu reaction”, Vilnius University 2014.
Robertas Juškėnas “Synthesis of tricyclic heterosystems based on pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine framework. Study of intramolecular reaction of pyrimidine nitrogen with O,O-acetals”, Vilnius University 2014.
Teaching Courses
Vilnius University, Faculty of Chemistry - General and Bioorganic chemistry (2005-2009); Protecting of Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry (2008-present); Organic Synthesis Methods (2014-2015); Organic chemistry: Mechanisms (2016-present); Biochemistry (2015-present). Also seminars, and tutorials on organic chemistry and spectroscopy.
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
I am the elected member of the Senate of Vilnius University, member of Study Committee of the Senate, also I am a member of Chemistry Study Programme Committee.
Awards
Theodorus von Grothus stipendium in 2000, couple certificates of appreciation for my work from Vilnius university rector.
Science popularization
I gladly accept students for internship in my lab by Erasmus or other programs - last 5 years I had visiting students from France, UK, Germany and Turkey. Occasionally I give comments to press.
Other activities related to the development of the country's economy, culture and society
Preparation of study methodological material:
- Masevičius, V., Nainytė, M., Klimašauskas, S. Synthesis of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Analogs with Extended Transferable Groups for Methyltransferase-Directed Labeling of DNA and RNA. Protoc. Nucleic Acid Chem. 2016, 64:1.36.1-1.36.13. doi: 10.1002/0471142700.nc0136s64
- Viktoras Masevičius. „Funkcinių grupių apsaugos metodai (paskaitų konspektas)“. KTU leidykla „Technologija“, leidimo nr. 1, apimtis: 220 p., el. knygos leidimo metai: 2012; e.ISBN: 978-609-433-149-7; DOI: 10.5755/e01.9786094331497.
- Eugenijus Butkus, Viktoras Masevičius, Sigitas Stončius. „Organinių reakcijų mechanizmų užduotys“. KTU leidykla „Technologija“, leidimo nr. 1, apimtis: 140 p., el. knygos leidimo metai: 2012; e.ISBN: 978-609-433-127-5. DOI:10.5755/e01.9786094331275
My expertise is outsourced by such companies as “Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics” [contract signed in Vilnius 2015-01-09], Road Research Institute of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University [contract number 19972, signed in Vilnius 2019], some smaller companies.