Virginijus Šikšnys

Summary

Virginijus Šikšnys is a human^[1]. Born in Šiauliai^[2], he… he was born on January 26, 1956^[3]. He worked as a biochemist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Virginijus Šikšnys was born in Šiauliai^[2].
• Virginijus Šikšnys was born on January 26, 1956^[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 is recorded as male^[15].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Virginijus Šikšnys supervised Mindaugas Zaremba as a doctoral student^[17].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's Commons category is recorded as Virginijus Šikšnys^[18].
• Virginijus Šikšnys earned the academic degree of candidate of chemical science^[19].
• Virginijus Šikšnys earned the academic degree of habilitation^[20].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's given name is recorded as Virginijus^[21].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's official website is recorded as http://www.ibt.lt/en/laboratories/department-of-protein---dna-interactions.html^[22].
• Virginijus Šikšnys's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Lithuanian^[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Šiauliai^[2], Virginijus Šikšnys… he was born on January 26, 1956^[3].

Education

Academic degrees include candidate of chemical science^[19] and habilitation^[20].

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^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Novonesis Biotechnology Prize^[8], a science award^[24], in Denmark^[25], founded in 2015^[26]; Warren Alpert Foundation Prize^[9], a medicine award^[27], in United States^[28]; Kavli Prize in Nanoscience^[10], a science award^[29], founded in 2008^[30]; and Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas^[11], a grade of an order^[31], in Lithuania^[32].

Why It Matters

Virginijus Šikšnys ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

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].