Curriculum Vitae s305

CURRICULUM VITAE

Date: 2011 -05-27

Name: Regina Emuzyte Address: Santariskiu 4, LT– 08406, Vilnius, Lithuania, subdivision of clinic: Zirmunu 124, LT-09125, Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 5 277 79 01, +370 5 277 27 79, fax +370 5 277 79 01

Email: [email protected]

Current Position: Since 1991 - Vilnius university, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Pediatrics, since 2002 after reorganization – Vilnius university, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Children's Diseases, senior research fellow, since 1998 – associate professor (docent) Previous Professional Experience: Since 1997 Joint-Stock Company Ltd. “Trirema Medica”, Vilnius, allergologist 2007-2010 Public Institution Central Outpatient Clinic, Vilnius, allergologist and clinical immunologist 1985.1991 Mothers and Child Scientific Health Care Research Institute, Vilnius, senior research fellow 1980.1985 Research institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Vilnius, junior research fellow 1979.1980 National Children's Hospital, Vilnius, pediatrician 1978.1979 National Children's Hospital, Vilnius, internship 1972.1978Vilnius university Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, pediatrics speciality, certified medical doctor (MD) Postgraduate Training: 1980.1991 Training at the Moscow Pediatrics Institute, St-Petersburg and others former Soviet Union Institutes, speciality of children's allergology 1984 Ph.D., degree of Doctor 1989 Title of senior research fellow 1990 Highest qualification category of allergology 1992 Highest qualification category of children's allergology 1993 Immunology postgraduate course certificate of College of Health Caring sciences (HALSOHOGSKOLAN ), Vilnius Since 1995 Certificates of annual international congresses of EAACI, ERS, INTERASMA, international schools of children asthma and other in Lithuania and abroad 1997 EAACI continuing medical education certificate – “Allergy in childhood: from prevention to comprehensive care”, Helsinki 1998 Certificate of postgraduate course –“The atopy syndrome in third millennium”, Zurich 1998 Certificate of postgraduate course – “Pulmonology and allergology”, Vilnius 1998 Title of Associate Professor (Docent) 1998 - 2000 Certificates of courses - “Respiratory 2000 meetings”, New York, San Francisco, Roma Since 1999 Licence of allergology-clinical immunology Since 1999 Certificate of children's allergologist 1999 ICH-GCP Training certificate of IFE Institute for research and development Witten/Herdecke University, Vilnius 2000 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Clinical pharmacology in pulmonology and allergology”, Vilnius 2000 Certificate of postgraduate course – „Allergic diseases and bronchial astma“, Vilnius 2001 Certificate of course – „Merit for effective presentation skils“, Vilnius 2003 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Actual questions of children's pulmonology”, Vilnius 2003 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Allergy: from Science to Clinical Practice “(International School), Vilnius 2005 Certificate of CME credits – EAACI I Baltic Allergy Congress „Allergy: from the past to the future“, Vilnius 2006 Certificate of course – “Distance studies”, Vilnius 2006 Diploma of European Pediatric Allergist (SP EAACI in CESP and ETC-PA) 2007 Certificate of CME credits - EAACI and GA2LEN „PAPRICA“ Symposia, Vilnius 2007 ICH-GCP Training certificate, Vilnius 2008 Certificate of CME credits – II Baltic Allergy Congress, Tallinn 2009 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Actual questions of pulmonology and allergology”, Vilnius 2009 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Allergic diseases in children”, Vilnius 2009 ICH-GCP Training certificate, Kaunas 2010 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Communication with patients”, Vilnius 2010 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Immunohematology: laboratory investigations and interpretation”, Vilnius 2010 Certificate of postgraduate cource – “Allergic diseases in children”, Vilnius

Membership: Member of Lithuanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (president), Lithuanian Society of Immunology, Baltic States Society of Immunology, Lithuanian Society of Pediatrics, European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), UCB Institute of Allergy, European Respiratory Society (ERS), Member of Allergology Committee of Lithuanian Academy of Science. In the Past: member of INTERASMA, Senior consulting specialist for preventional pediatrics and Senior allergist of the National Ministry of Health, Senior consulting specialist for pediatrics allergy of the National Ministry of Health, Secretary of National board of experts for Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Initiator of restoration together with prof.R.Dubakiene of the National Centre of Allergology in Antakalnis University Hospital (1992). President and initiator of the First National Congress of Lithuanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Vilnius (2001), Member of Local Organizing Committee of EAACI Summer School – “Allergy: from Science to Clinical Practice", Vilnius (2003), Initiator and Chair of the Organizing Committee of the EAACI First Baltic Allergy Congress, Vilnius (2005), EAACI and GA2LEN „PAPRICA“ Symposia Vice-President, Vilnius (2007), Member of the Organizing Committee of the Second Baltic Allergy Congress, Tallinn (2008), Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Congress “Get2GETHER in Allergology and Asthma”, Vilnius (2009), Initiator and Chair of the Organizing Committee of the National Conference of 40 years of Lithuanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Vilnius (2010). Current Responsibilities:

Since 2000 President of Lithuanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Since 2000 Chair or member of the Organizing Committee of the National Annual Conferences and Seminars, International Congresses and Conferences of Lithuanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Vilnius, Lithuania

Since 2003 Past Member at Large of the Executive Committee of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology - EAACI (2003-2005) http://www.eaaci.net Since 2004 Chair of National board of experts for Allergology and Clinical Immunology Since 2005 National representative of EAACI Education and Training Committee – Paediatric Allergology (ETC–PA) Since 2005 National representative of European ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma) Committee

 editorial board member of the journal Vaikų pulmonologija ir alergologija (Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology) www.pulmonologija.lt;  editorial board member of the national scientific journal Alergologija ir klinikinė imunologija (Allergology and Clinical Immunology);  editorial board member of the national journal Medinfo;  international editorial board member of the journal Alergia astma immunologia (Allergy Asthma Immunology) (Poland) www.mediton.pl/PL/czasopisma/alergia- astma-immunologia;  editorial board member of the journal Pediatrija (Paediatrics) www.idejugrupe.lt;

Scientific interests, teaching, reviewing: Since 1980 - multiple investigations in allergic rhinitis, asthma and other allergic diseases. Special interest in the field of pediatric allergology, allergology and clinical immunology. The initiator of enzyme immunoassay introduction for investigations of the total and specific IgE in Lithuania and former Soviet Union. Pioneer for scientific research in Pediatric Allergology in Lithuania. The PhD thesis was on the process of sensitization and the role of prostaglandins in early age children, suffering from recurrent respiratory diseases (1984). Research trend of Vilnius University: Etiopathogenesis, Diagnostics, Treatment of Diseases: Fundamental and Clinical Research, Innovative Technologies. Research trend of VU, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Children's Diseases: Development of the methods of diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis of acute and chronic infectious, immune, allergic, metabolic, hematologic and oncohematologic diseases. Project Supported by University Budget “Regulation of Causes and Outcomes of Children's Diseases, Traumas and Inborn Anomalies” (since 2003). The field – allergology and clinical immunology. Participant in 4 projects supported by Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation. Together with partners from the Institute of Immunology of Vilnius University – 3 projects in allergology (2002, 2006, 2007). Head of the High Tech programme project of the Diagnostics and Investigation of Rhinoviruses in the Pathogenesis of Allergic Diseases together with partners from the Institute of Biotechnology (Lithuania) and Institute of Botanics (Lithuania) (2008–2010). Senior investigator in 14 Clinical Trials: 1999.2001 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (specific immunotherapy with tree pollen allergens in children with pollinosis).

2002 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology and pulmonology (children's asthma treatment) 2003-2004 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of patients with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis) 2004-2005 Senior investigator and coordinator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of adults with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis)

2004-2005 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology and pulmonology (children's asthma treatment) 2005 Senior investigator and coordinator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis) 2006 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of adolescens and adults with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis) 2006-2008 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (specific immunotherapy with tree pollen allergens in adults with pollinosis) 2007-2008 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (specific immunotherapy with grass pollen allergens in adults with pollinosis) 2008 Senior investigator and coordinator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis) 2008-2009 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of adults with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis) 2008-2009 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (treatment of children with Atopic Dermatitis) 2008-2010 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (specific immunotherapy with birch and grass pollen allergens in adults with pollinosis) 2010-2011 Senior investigator in clinical trial in allergology (specific immunotherapy with birch pollen allergens in adults with pollinosis)

Since 1993 Founder and director of the First in Lithuania Postgraduate courses in Pediatric Allergology, and other lecturer's activity in Vilnius university, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Children's Diseases. Pioneer for CME in Pediatric Allergology in Lithuania.

1999.2000 Course director of Pediatrics Allergology for Vth course pediatric students at Vilnius university, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Children's Diseases. Invited speaker and chair in many national and some international conferences and congresses.

Publications: Author or co-author of 227 publications (by 2010), including Books - 14 (textbooks -1, educational books -1, encyclopedic publications, guides -2, manuals -2, conference proceedings -2, brochures -6); Other Educational- Methodical materials – 22 (total – 36); Articles in International Scientific Journals and Publications, ISI publications – 6; Articles in Recognized Data Bases (Index Copernicus) – 12; Articles in Recognized Lithuanian Scientific Journals (currently ISI and Index Copernicus) – 26; Articles in other Lithuanian Scientific Journals and Publications under review – 52; Articles in other Lithuanian Journals and Publications – 21; Articles in other Journals and Publications -2; Abstracts – 72. Since 2011: ISI publications in press – 3; Index Copernicus - 4 publisched; Articles in other Lithuanian Scientific Journals and Publications under review – 1; Abstracts -1. Languages: english, russian