Virginijus Šikšnys

Summary

Virginijus Šikšnys is a human^[1]. Born in Šiauliai^[2], he… he was born on +1956-01-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a biochemist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Virginijus Šikšnys was born in Šiauliai^[2].
• Virginijus Šikšnys was born on +1956-01-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Virginijus Šikšnys held citizenship in Lithuania^[6].
• Virginijus Šikšnys worked as a biochemist^[4].
• Among Virginijus Šikšnys's employers was Vilnius University^[7].
• Virginijus Šikšnys received the Novonesis Biotechnology Prize^[8].
• Virginijus Šikšnys received the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize^[9].
• Virginijus Šikšnys received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience^[10].
• Virginijus Šikšnys received the Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas^[11].
• Virginijus Šikšnys was a member of Academia Europaea^[12].
• Virginijus Šikšnys was a member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences^[13].
• Virginijus Šikšnys was a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters^[14].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's image is recorded as VSiksnys.jpg^[15].
• Virginijus Šikšnys is recorded as male^[16].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Virginijus Šikšnys supervised Mindaugas Zaremba as a doctoral student^[18].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8016154260536324480006^[19].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's Commons category is recorded as Virginijus Šikšnys^[20].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-1983-2096^[21].
• Virginijus Šikšnys earned the academic degree of candidate of chemical science^[22].
• Virginijus Šikšnys earned the academic degree of habilitation^[23].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's given name is recorded as Virginijus^[24].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's official website is recorded as http://www.ibt.lt/en/laboratories/department-of-protein---dna-interactions.html^[25].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's Scopus author ID is recorded as 6701738477^[26].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Lithuanian^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Šiauliai^[2], Virginijus Šikšnys… he was born on +1956-01-26T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Academic degrees include candidate of chemical science^[22] and habilitation^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Virginijus Šikšnys worked as a biochemist^[4]. Among his employers was Vilnius University^[7]. He supervised Mindaugas Zaremba as a doctoral student^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Novonesis Biotechnology Prize^[8], a science award^[28], in Denmark^[29], founded in 2015^[30]; Warren Alpert Foundation Prize^[9], a medicine award^[31], in United States^[32]; Kavli Prize in Nanoscience^[10], a science award^[33], founded in 2008^[34]; and Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas^[11], a grade of an order^[35], in Lithuania^[36].

Why It Matters

Virginijus Šikšnys ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Virginijus Šikšnys born?

Virginijus Šikšnys was born in Šiauliai^[2].

What did Virginijus Šikšnys do for work?

Virginijus Šikšnys worked as biochemist^[4].

What awards did Virginijus Šikšnys receive?

Honors received include Novonesis Biotechnology Prize^[8], Warren Alpert Foundation Prize^[9], Kavli Prize in Nanoscience^[10], and Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas^[11].