Gita Gersone

Work experience

Education and training

Achievements

Continuing education a.o. qualification upgrade

2019-2020 - RSU Jauno docētāju skola

2016. Duke University; Medical Neuroscience. Corsera certificate

2015-2016 - Alius Lingua English course. Certificate Nr. 1301-2016

2015 - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Scholl of Public health; Statistical Reasoning for public health1: Estimation, Interference, and Interpretation. Corsera certificate

2014 - Open Medical Institute and RSU organized course "Medical Education"

2013 - SPSS statistical course, Certificate

2011- Clinical research with medical devices, Certificate

2011 - „Introduction to Effective Medical Writing", Certificate

2010 - Biomedical researches and biotechnology school

2010 - Leonardo Da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme. Receiving organisation - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Project "Pharmacological modulation of extinction training to facilitate fear extinction in passive avoidance learning in C57BL/6N mice". Certificate and Europass Mobility Nr. LV/00/2010/0260/004/NL/10

Field of research

• Cardiovascular disease risk factors and their detection and possible prevention;
• Metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, diabetes;
• Obesity and overweight
• Renal physiology
• Ectopic adipose tissue accumulation

Head of study course

Normal physiology Pharmacy faculty

Physiology for medical engineers (RTU)

Lectured study course

Normal physiology Pharmacy faculty

Physiology for medical engineers (RTU)

Physiology for medical students

Supervised and reviewed student research papers

Supervised: Master's theses: 2

Reviewed: Master's theses: 2

Projects

Interplay of Environmental and Genetic Factors in the Immunologic Mechanisms of Thyroid Autoimmune Diseases. lzp-2018/2-0059

Framework of the Latvian National Program in Medicine, „Early development of atherosclerosis, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes; detection of cytological, immunologic and radiologic parameters" (supervisors Tretjakovs P and Lejnieks A, 2010 – 2014, biologist Krievina G.)

"Innovative technologies for acquisition and processing of biomedical images". The project is supported by the European Social Fund within the ESF grant No. "2013/0009/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/13/APIA/VIAA/014" (Scientific manager of the project is Dr.habil.math. Aivars Lorencs; 2013-2015, Research assistant Krievina G.)

Leonardo Da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme. Receiving organization - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Project "Pharmacological modulation of extinction training to facilitate fear extinction in passive avoidance learning in C57BL/6N mice". Certificate and Europass Mobility Nr. LV/00/2010/0260/004/NL/10

Publications

Tēzes 2015 - 2018

Markers of nitrosative stress, angiogenesis, and inflammation linked to severity of complications in type 1 diabetes . Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Kristīne Ošina, Alise Dekante, Gita Krievina, Pēteris Tretjakovs, Valdis Pīrāgs & Nikolajs Sjakste. Endocrine Abstracts (2018) 56 P461 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.56.P461

Decreased level of melatonin in type-2 diabetic patients and the influence of adiposity and smoking. Peteris Tretjakovs, Ilze Konrade, Ieva Kalera, Normunds Limba and Gita Krievina. 26th International Conference on Clinical Diabetes December 14-15, 2017 Rome, Italy

ADAMTS-13 koncentrācijas saistība ar klīniskajiem slimību raksturlielumiem un iznākumiem hospitalizētiem bērniem / A.Ņikuļenkova, H.Čupeca, A.Prokofjeva, G.Krieviņa, P.Tretjakovs, R.Balmaks, J.Pavāre, D.Gardovska, I.Grope ...[u.c.] // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 170.lpp.

Blood pressure association with segmented abdominal fat / G.Krievina, I.Skuja, V.Silina, P.Tretjakovs // The Physiological Society Meeting "Physiology 2015" (Cardiff, UK, July 6-8, 2015) : Abstract Book. - Cardiff, 2015. - P.156P.

Renal sinus fat gender specific favorable metabolic effects / G.Krievina, P.Tretjakovs, G.Bahs ... [et al.] // 56th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids (Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, Sept.22- 26) : [Abstracts]. - Puerto Iguazú, 2015. - Abstr. No.P42.

Publikācijas 2015-2020

1. Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Juris Stefanovics, Gita Gersone, Leonora Pahirko, Janis Valeinis, Sanita Kalva-Vaivode, Vita Rovite, Leons Blumfelds, Valdis Pirags, Peteris Tretjakovs. Angiopoietin 2 and Neuropeptide Y are associated with diabetic kidney disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus.Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes - pieņemts publicēšanai

2. Rautiainen, L., Cirko, A., Pavare, J., Balmaks, R., Grope, I., Katirlo, I., Gersone, G., Tretjakovs, P., Gardovska, D.  Assessment of ADAMTS-13 level in hospitalized children with serious bacterial infections as a possible prognostic marker. Medicina (Lithuania). Volume 55, Issue 8, August 2019, Article number 503

3. Tretjakovs, P., Hofmanis, J., Hofmane, D., Krieviņa, G. (tagad Gersone), Blumfelds, L., Mackevičs, V., Lejnieks, A., Bahs, G. Prognostic utility of novel biomarkers in aortic valve stenosis. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Volume 73, Issue 2, 1 May 2019, Pages 100-106

4. Kalere, I., Konrade, I., Proskurina, A., Upmale, S., Zaķe, T., Limba, N., Krieviņa, G. (tagad Gersone), Lejnieks, A., Tretjakovs, P. Melatonin concentrations and sleep quality in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Volume 73, Issue 2, 1 May 2019, Pages 152-157

5.  Silina V., Tessma M.K., Senkane S., Krievina G., Bahs G. 2017. Text messaging (SMS) as a tool to facilitate weight loss and prevent metabolic deterioration in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects: a randomised controlled trial. Scandinavian journal of primary health care. 35 (3): 262-270. doi:10.1080/02813432.2017.1358435.

6. Krievina G., Tretjakovs P., Skuja I., Silina V., Keisa L., Krievina D., Bahs G., 2016. Ectopic adipose tissue storage in the left and the right renal sinus is asymmetric and associated with serum kidney injury molecule-1 and fibroblast growth factor-21 levels increase. EBioMedicine 13: 274-283.

7. P. Tretjakovs, L. Rautiainena, G. Krievina, A. Jurka, I. Grope, D. Gardovska, 2016. Changes in Serum High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin Levels in Critically Ill Children with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Open medical journal, 3: 166-170.

8. I.Miķelsone, G.Krieviņa, Dz.Vāvere. 2015. Pranamat ECO akupresūras-masāžas paklājiņš. Efektivitātes novērtējums muguras sāpju novēršanai. DOCTUS – žurnāls ārstiem un farmaceitiem, jūnijs, 6 [171], 48–51