{"id":3216,"date":"2026-02-12T21:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/?page_id=3216"},"modified":"2026-02-12T21:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:11:20","slug":"meeting-in-vilnius-19-01-23-01-2026downstream-processing-of-the-green-fluorescent-protein-produced-by-e-coli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/?page_id=3216","title":{"rendered":"Meeting in Vilnius (19.01 \u2013 23.01.2026):Downstream Processing of the Green Fluorescent Protein produced by E. coli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From January 19th to January 23rd, 2026, the baroque-influenced capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, hosted the next Erasmus+ event. Our ongoing project on the Isolation, Purification and Evaluation of Purification of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), glowing under UV light, produced by <\/sup>E. coli<\/sup>, was a preparational meeting for the upcoming project in \u00c9vreux, France.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants from across Europe, including teams from Germany, Denmark, Poland, Greece, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France and even a team from the USA, were welcomed by the Lithuanian team in the Jesuit Gymnasium Vilnius for a full week of learning, experiments and cultural exchange. The Lithuanian team managed to organize host families for all international students, which was an unforgettable experience for all the students.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picture 1: All the international teams<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The student mentors were educated from 17.01 till 18.01.2026 by a teacher team before the workshop started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From January 19th to 20th, the laboratory internship was performed by the workgroups, each consisting of mixed-nationality student teacher workgroups with two participants each, who were guided through the experiment by one mentor from Lithuania, Greece or Poland.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experimental part of this meeting was focused on the understanding and the actual performance of Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography (HIC) and SDS-PAGE electrophoresis for the control of the isolation of GFP. These activities were aimed at deepening practical lab skills and biotechnology knowledge.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each workgroup presented their experimental findings to the entire assembly. A short quiz tested theoretical understanding and lab concepts learned during the week.<\/sup> <\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experiment was documented by the Lithuanian national news broadcaster LRT, which made a four-minute report of our work (see Publicity).<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the scientific program, participants had the chance to explore the old town of Vilnius, but also had a tour through the school to get a view of Lithuanian school life. The tour included the historic St. Casimir Church, which is integrated into the school. The cultural activities started with a walk through the city to the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights. Here, the students got a glimpse of the long and cruel history of Lithuania. Keeping with the motto of Erasmus+ Global Networking, the international students took part in an improvisation course to get to know each other better and make new friends.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to familiarize the students with Lithuanian culture, the school invited a music association to teach them about the history, songs and dances. The dances were later performed not only by the music association but also by the students.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To gain insight into the emerging biotechnology industry in Lithuania, the students visited two large biotech companies: Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics and Norway Biotech.<\/sup> <\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To complete the week, the students had a goodbye dinner, which included dinner, a slideshow of the highlights of the week, and the documentation from LRT. All participants received Erasmus+ certificates. The winners of the quiz were honored with extra prizes and a Certificate of Achievement.<\/sup> <\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We hope to see each other again at the next meeting in Evreux, France.<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From January 19th to January 23rd, 2026, the baroque-influenced capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, hosted the next Erasmus+ event. Our ongoing project on the Isolation, Purification and Evaluation of Purification of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), glowing under UV light, produced by E. coli, was a preparational meeting for the upcoming project in \u00c9vreux, France. Participants […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3216"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3220,"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3216\/revisions\/3220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/modernebiotechnologie.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}