Augustina Jankauskiene is a pediatric nephrologist and leader of the pediatric nephrology research group in the center; she is also the Head of the Clinics of children diseases. She coordinates the work of the group, promotes international collaboration and initiates new research studies.

In the ESCAPE network, she is the national coordinator and member of the steering committee in the PREDICT trial, the regional coordinator of  the ARegPKD Registry, and she contribuites to the 4C Study, PodoNet Registry, EurAKId Registry, ADPedKD Registry, as well as the UTILISE Study.