{"id":40795,"date":"2022-05-09T20:37:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/research-and-innovations\/research-institutes\/endokrinologijos-institutas\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T16:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:29:25","slug":"institute-of-endocrinology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/en\/research-and-innovations\/research-institutes\/institute-of-endocrinology\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of Endocrinology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Institute of Endocrinology of the Medical Academy of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU MA EI)<\/strong> is a branch of the Medical Academy (MA), established to carry out fundamental, clinical and epidemiological studies of diseases of the endocrine system at the international and national level, provide a scientific basis for the third-level (doctorate) studies of LSMU students, and develop the lecturers&#8217; scientific qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>mission <\/strong>of the Institute is to carry out scientific research of the highest level, promote interinstitutional, intersectoral and international cooperation, develop young talents, and create conditions for their scientific career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LSMU Institute of Endocrinology has two laboratories: the Diabetes Laboratory and the General Endocrinology laboratory.  On 1 March 2021, it employed 27 members of staff (equivalent to 14 full-time positions), including 19 research workers (8.5 full-time positions) and 6 laboratory assistants (3.25 full-time positions), 4 administrative and auxiliary staff (2.25 full-time positions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Core areas of activity include basic and clinical research in biomedical sciences, including Biology (N010) and Medicine (M001).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Current research fields at the Institute:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Epidemiological studies and registries of patients with diabetes, studies of the influence of immune, genetic and environmental factors on the etiology and course of the disease, studies of prognostic markers of chronic complications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Studies of molecular mechanisms and clinical features of rare endocrine diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Studies of predictors of human growth, maturation and reproductive health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\">Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more details on the theses defended and prepared for defence by doctoral students, please see the information<a href=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/en\/research-and-innovations\/defended-theses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"page-content my-0 py-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-12 mb-12 md:mb-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"blue-icon-box sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ali4.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p>2 laboratories<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"blue-icon-box sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mokslininkas_1.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p>&gt; 20 researchers<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"blue-icon-box sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Publikacijos_2-e1678701461483.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p>13 publications per year on average<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"blue-icon-box sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Doktorantas_1.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p>3 new doctoral students joining the team each year<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"acc-set\">\n\t                                                            <div class=\"acc-item\" id=\"history-of-the-institute-of-endocrinology\">\n                                                    <div class=\"acc-head\">\n                                History of the Institute of Endocrinology                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"acc-c\">\n                                <div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n                                    \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>02 April 1991<\/strong>, the Lithuanian Scientific Endocrinology Centre was established under the Order signed by J. Olekas, the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>29 January 1992,<\/strong> the Lithuanian Scientific Endocrinology Centre was established and integrated into the structure of the Kaunas Medical Academy under the name of the Institute of Endocrinology. It was the first state institute in Lithuania to voluntarily join the university structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most important goal of the Institute of Endocrinology was to \u201ccomprehensively study the normal and disturbed activity of internal secretion glands, hormones and other metabolic regulating substances and systems, their working principles and mechanisms that ensure human reproduction, birth, development, the ability to adapt to the environment and a full-fledged life\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scientific, pedagogical and practical activities of the Institute of Endocrinology were closely related to the Endocrinology Clinic of KMU (Kaunas Medical University) and other domestic and foreign scientific and clinical practice institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>09 July <\/strong><strong>1994,<\/strong> the Republican Centre of Endocrinology was established and headed by its Director Prof. Liudvikas La\u0161as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>11 June 2003<\/strong>, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania approved the new status of the KMU Institute of Endocrinology, according to which the Institute became a state scientific research institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scientific and clinical works carried out at the Institute were published in reputable Lithuanian and foreign scientific publications and presented at national scientific-practical and international conferences. Seminars and lectures were held at Lithuania\u2019s medical institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Heads of the LSMU Institute of Endocrinology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>Prof. Habil. Dr. Jurgis Danys 1978 \u2013 1991<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>Prof. Habil. Dr. Liudvikas La\u0161as 1991 \u2013 2004<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>Prof. Habil. Dr. Antanas Norkus 2004 \u2013 2011<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>Prof. Dr. Rasa Verkauskien\u0117 2011 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"acc-item\" id=\"projects-of-the-institute-of-endocrinology\">\n                                                    <div class=\"acc-head\">\n                                Projects of the Institute of Endocrinology                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"acc-c\">\n                                <div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Recent projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-h md:flex border border-gray-300 mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"js-tabs full-v-color-tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"current\" id=\"perdire\"><a href=\"#tab-01\">PerDire<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  id=\"role-of-epigenetic-markers-for-the-early-diagnosis-of-papillary-thyroid-cancer-and-long-term-prognosis-in-elderly-patients\"><a href=\"#tab-02\">Role of epigenetic markers for the early diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer and long-term prognosis in elderly patients<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  id=\"biomarkers-of-diabetic-retinopathy-epigenetic-modifications-of-the-gene-ubiquitin-proteosome-system-telomere-length-and-proteasome-concentration\"><a href=\"#tab-03\">Biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy: epigenetic modifications of the gene ubiquitin-proteosome system, telomere length and proteasome concentration<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  id=\"multinational-research-projects-internationally-funded\"><a href=\"#tab-04\">Multinational research projects (internationally funded)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  id=\"participation-in-cost-activities\"><a href=\"#tab-05\">Participation in COST activities<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-c active\" id=\"tab-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg smh-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Integrated model for personalized diabetic retinopathy screening and monitoring using risk-stratification and automated AI-based fundus image analysis&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PERDIRE.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PerDiRe<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of the project:<\/strong> Prof. Dr. Rasa Verkauskien\u0117<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation period<\/strong>:\u00a0 1 May 2021 \u2013 31 April 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Budget<\/strong>: EUR 1,000,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source of funding:<\/strong> European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-c \" id=\"tab-02\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg smh-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The role of epigenetic markers for the early diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer and long-term prognosis in elderly patients&#8221;. Registration number at the Research Council of Lithuania: S-SEN-20-14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of the project: <\/strong>Dr. Albertas Dauk\u0161a<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation period:<\/strong> 3 February 2020 to 31 December 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Budget:<\/strong> EUR 140,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source of funding<\/strong>: the Research Council of Lithuania<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-c \" id=\"tab-03\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg smh-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy: epigenetic modifications of the gene ubiquitin-proteosome system, telomere length and proteasome concentration&#8221; (RETINUPSDIAB). Registration number: S-LLT-19-1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research aim:<\/strong>\u00a0 to investigated the epigenetic changes of the ubiquitin-proteosome system (UPS) and UPS-related genes associated with the changes in the proteosome concentration in blood serum and telomere length in white blood cells in DM patients diagnosed with different stages of diabetic retinopathy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of the project: <\/strong>Prof. Dr. Rasa Verkauskien\u0117<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation period<\/strong>: 2019-2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Budget:<\/strong> USD 56,250<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source of funding<\/strong>: the Research Council of Lithuania<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partners:<\/strong> Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital (Taiwan), University of Latvia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Personalized Medicine (Latvia).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-c \" id=\"tab-04\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg smh-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>DIAMOND (Diabetes Mondiale)<\/li>\n<li>EURODIAB-TIGER (Europe and Diabetes: Type 1 Genetic Epidemiology Resource)<\/li>\n<li>InterDiane (LitDiane). Collaboration project with the Finnish research bodies (Folkhalsan Institute of Genetics, Research Center, University of Helsinki) &#8220;The Impact of Clinical,\u00a0Genetic\u00a0and\u00a0Environmental Risk Factors on the Development of Late Complications in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>SWEET (a global Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus consortium aiming to improve quality in diabetes care and share the best clinical practice)<\/li>\n<li>FIRCAVA (a project on the prevention of complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-c \" id=\"tab-05\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg smh-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Rasa Verkauskien\u0117. MPNS COST activity TD1103. The European Network for Hyperpolarization Physics and Methodology in NMR and MRI<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Rasa Verkauskien\u0117, Dr. Romualdas Tomas Preik\u0161a, Prof. Birut\u0117 \u017dilaitien\u0117, Dr. Jonas \u010ceponis Cost activity BM1105. &#8220;GnRH deficiency: elucidation of the neuroendocrine control of human reproduction&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Birut\u0117 \u017dilaitien\u0117. 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Lietuvos endokrinologija)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1994 to 1997 \u2013 periodical annual collections of articles \u201cLithuanian Diabetology\u201d (Lith. Lietuvos diabetologija), in 1998 renamed to and still published under the title \u201cLithuanian Endocrinology\u201d (Lith. Lietuvos endokrinologija)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005 \u2013 international scientific and practical journal of the Baltic countries \u201cBaltic Endocrinology\u201d launched.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005 \u2013 \u201cLithuanian Endocrinology\u201d (Lith. Lietuvos endokrinologija) and &#8220;Baltic Endocrinology&#8221; included in the international \u201cIndex Copernicus\u201d database<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006 \u2013 \u201cThe Origins and Development of Lithuanian Endocrinology. What is what\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editorial work and co-authorship of the staff of the Institute of Endocrinology in the articles for scientific publications and popular publications, such as the magazine \u201cDiabetes Panorama\u201d (Lith. Diabeto panorama) and the newspaper \u201cDiabetes\u201d (Lith. Diabetas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 \u2013 \u201cPractical Guide to Endocrinology\u201d (Lith. Endokrinologijos praktinis vadovas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 \u2013 \u201cDiabetic Neuropathy\u201d (Lith. Diabetin\u0117 neuropatija)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 \u2013 textbook \u201cDiabetic Neuropathy\u201d (Lith. Diabetin\u0117 neuropatija)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 \u2013 textbook \u201cPractical Guide to Endocrinology\u201d (Lith. Endokrinologijos praktinis vadovas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 \u2013 textbook \u201cDiabetic nephropathy\u201d (Lith. Diabetin\u0117 nefropatija)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019 \u2013 textbook \u201cAlgorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases\u201d (Lith. Endokrinini\u0173 lig\u0173 diagnostikos ir gydymo algoritmai)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020 \u2013 monograph \u201cDiabetes and cardiovascular risk\u201d (Lith. 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