Urte Prentice earned her PhD in Physical Chemistry from Vilnius University in 2015, Lithuania. Her expertise includes sensors, bioelectronics, nanotechnology, polymers, conductive polymeric systems and others. Since 2018, she has been with the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), focusing on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs), drug release systems, and DNA sensors, alongside industry collaborations on gas sensors and smart membranes. After short-term scholar studies at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, USA, in 2013, she advanced enzyme activity research. In 2020, she joined Vilnius Gediminas Technical University as a postdoctoral researcher, expanding into mechatronics, robotics, and piezoelectric sensors. She is currently an Associate Professor at Vilnius University and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, as well as a Chief Researcher in the Department of Personalized Medicine at the Centre for Innovative Medicine, Lithuania. Her interdisciplinary research spans physical sciences, advanced technologies, and medical applications.