AFS board is re-elected yearly. The following members have been elected for the year 2025:

Darius Čeburnis
Visvaldas Kairys
Dr. Laura Manelytė-Aldehni
Daumantas Matulis
Dainius Martuzevičius (chair)

Darius Ceburnis is a senior researcher at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he has been based since 2001. He received his Ph.D. in Natural Sciences from the Institute of Physics in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1997. His research is focused on atmospheric sciences, particularly the chemical and physical characterization of marine aerosols and their role in climate processes. He has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including several in Nature, and is listed among the top 1% of most cited researchers in geosciences by Clarivate Analytics. His contributions to aerosol science were recognized with the Lithuanian Science Award (2011, shared with co-authors) and the Lithuanian Scientists Abroad Award (2015). Dr. Ceburnis has served in multiple expert roles, including as chairman of the board of the Association of Lithuanian Scientists Abroad (AFS) from 2011 to 2015, and as a board member until 2018. Since 2011, he has participated in evaluation panels for the Lithuanian Science Council, the European Commission, and other national science funding bodies across Europe

Visvaldas Kairys is a senior researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University. His research focuses on computational chemistry, particularly molecular docking and dynamics simulations to investigate protein-ligand interactions. Dr. Kairys earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in 1997, where he conducted ab initio cluster calculations to study adsorption phenomena on silicon and electrode surfaces. Following his doctorate, he pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Iowa, the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Maryland, and the University of Madeira in Portugal. In 2011, he returned to Lithuania to join Vilnius University as a senior researcher. Throughout his career, Dr. Kairys has contributed to over 80 scientific publications, with research interests encompassing docking studies, homology modeling, and computational analysis of protein-ligand interactions. He has collaborated with numerous international researchers and has supervised doctoral students, including those from the University of Madeira.

Laura Manelytė-Aldehni is a Senior Scientist at the Department of Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg. Her research focuses on chromatin remodeling, epigenetic regulation, and DNA repair, with an emphasis on the structural and functional analysis of chromatin-associated proteins and their role in disease. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Justus-Liebig University Gießen (2006), followed by postdoctoral work at the University of Bristol and Regensburg. In 2023, she completed her Habilitation on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease. She led a DFG-funded project on cancer-related mutations in bromodomains and has authored several studies on chromatin dynamics. Dr. Manelytė-Aldehni is a recipient of the Regensburger Preis für Frauen in Wissenschaft und Kunst and the Lithuanian National Television Award (2023). She serves as a Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer at her faculty.

Daumantas Matulis is a Head of the Department of Biothermodynamics and Drug Design at the Institute of Biotechnology. His research focuses on the thermodynamics of protein-ligand interactions, aiming to design small-molecule compounds for therapeutic applications. His team employs techniques such as organic synthesis, biophysics, enzymology, crystallography, and in silico modeling. Dr. Matulis earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics from the University of Minnesota in 1998. He then gained industry experience in drug design at Johnson & Johnson before returning to Lithuania in 2005 to lead his research group. In 2014, he co-founded ThermoPharma Baltic, UAB, a Vilnius University spinoff company, and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. He has served as the Director of the Life Sciences Center at Vilnius University during 2022-2024. His contributions to science have been recognized with several awards, including the Lithuanian National Science Prize in 2012. Dr. Matulis has been active in scientific societies, serving as President of the Lithuanian Biochemical Society and Secretary of the Lithuanian Biophysical Society. He has also been involved in science policy, acting as a public advisor to the President of Lithuania on emigration and repatriation issues from 2007 to 2009. In 2025, Dr. Matulis began a term as a Biophysical Society Ambassador, representing Lithuania and aiming to promote biophysics in the region.

Dainius Martuzevičius is a full professor at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). His research focuses on aerosol technology, nanotechnology, and biomaterials. Dr. Martuzevičius served as head of the Department of Environmental Technology from 2007 to 2013 and as vice dean for research from 2013 to 2018. He was a visiting scholar in the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, from 2002 to 2005. His research interests include the application of nanotechnology and advanced oxidation processes to improve air quality. He has coordinated Lithuanian participation in several major European and national research projects with a five-year turnover of €1 million. Additionally, he is a co-founder of startups Volatile Innovation and Bious Labs, where he serves as Chief Scientific Officer.