IMMUNE RESPONSE IN ATOPY: POLYMORPHISM OF VITAMIN D RECEPTOR AND VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN GENES

Abstract

Daina Pavalkienė successfully defended a doctoral dissertation “Immune response in atopy: polymorphism of
vitamin D receptor and vitamin D-binding protein genes“ at the open session of the Biology Research Council of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences on February 21, 2025. The dissertation has been prepared at the Department of Immunology and Allergology of Faculty of Medicine of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences during the period of 2020–2024 year. The article presents the main results of the dissertation.

Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Brigita Gradauskienė (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Biology – N 010).
The Defense Council:
Prof. Habil. Dr. Vaiva Lesauskaitė (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Biology – N 010).
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Biology – N 010).
Prof. Dr. Vilmantė Borutaitė (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Biology – N 010).
Prof. Dr. Algimantas Paulauskas (Vytautas Magnus University, Natural Sciences, Biology – N 010).
Prof. Dr. Madeleine Radinger (University of Gothenburg, Natural Sciences, Biology – N 010)