Jonas Cicenas PhD biochemistry (Universität Basel); PhD student (East Carolina University); MSc biology (Lietuvos edukologijos universitetas); BSc biology (Lietuvos edukologijos universitetas)

Dr. Jonas Cicenas, PhD, MSc, BSc, is an Assistant Professor at Kauno Kolegija in Kaunas, Lithuania. He received his academic training from institutions including Universität Basel, East Carolina University, and Lietuvos edukologijos universitetas. His research focuses on kinases, cancer biology, GDPases, bioinformatics, and biostatistics. Dr. Cicenas has authored over 12 indexed publications, including his most-cited work, "KRAS, TP53, CDKN2A, SMAD4, BRCA1, and BRCA2 Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer" (2017), which has received 214 citations and reflects his contributions to understanding the molecular genetics of cancer.

• Starvation mediates pancreatic cancer cell sensitivity to ferroptosis via ERK1/2, JNK and changes in the cell mesenchymal state
• Proteomic analysis of cancerous, inflammatory and healthy pancreatic tissues: discovery of potential biomarkers to improve pancreatic cancer diagnostics and prognostics
• The analysis of NQO1 isoforms as an Off-target to anti-cancer drug RH1 using molecular modeling and structure-based drug discovery approaches
• Proteomic Analysis of Breast Cancer Resistance to the Anticancer Drug RH1 Reveals the Importance of Cancer Stem Cells