Ingrida Satkauskiene is a Hydrobiologist who graduated from the Faculty of Natural Science at Vilnius University between 1988 and 1993. She obtained her doctorate in Physical Sciences, specializing in Biochemistry, between 1995 and 1999. Since 2002, she has been serving as an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Natural Science at Vytautas Magnus University. Her research primarily focuses on biodiversity. Hirudinea, and other invertebrates. In addition, Ingrida Satkauskiene is a member of the Lithuanian Biochemical Association, Entomological Association, and the International Bryozoology Association (IBA).