RSU and RSU LASE researchers receive consolidation grant funding for research

A number of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and Latvian Academy of Sport Education (RSU LASE) researchers have received funding for their projects in the Postdoctoral, Researcher and Research and Development Grant Application Call announced late last year by(RSU and RSU LASE. The supported research covers various fields: pharmaceutics, oral health of Latvian children and adolescents, genetics, immunology, sports science and others.

The projects were evaluated by independent experts from abroad and the decision to support the research was taken by the RSU Project Board. 

26 grant applications were submitted. Overall, all projects were rated good by the foreign experts, but taking into account the available funding, seven grants were approved for funding - one in the first priority and six in the second priority. The first priority is set to strengthen the external consolidation of the RSU in the areas of strategic specialisation of the RSU LASE. The second priority is for internal consolidation and excellence in the RSU's areas of strategic specialisation.

Project supported under the first priority

Assessment of young football players' balance and its determinants during different macrocycle training periods
Inese Pontaga, RSU LASE

Projects supported under the second priority

Innovative approach for biopharmaceutical evaluation of dissolution-permeability of difficult to develop oral drugs
Andrejs Šitovs, RSU Biochemistry Laboratory

Development and testing of automation for blood-brain barrier analysis using deep neural networks
Sandra Skuja, Interdepartmental Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, RSU

Deep eutectic solvents: an innovative green approach to improve the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs
Līga Pētersone, Laboratory of Finished Dosage Forms, Faculty of Pharmacy, RSU

Searching for Myasthenia Gravis Biomarkers: Insights into Fatigue, Immune Dysregulation and Viral Infections
Viktorija Ķēniņa, Department of Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, RSU

EpiDentLatvia: Exploring the epidemiological profile of oral health in Latvian children and adolescents
Sergio Uribe Espinoza, Department of Dental Therapy and Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, RSU

Determination of the association of maternal and fetal epigenetic profile with intrauterine growth
Linda Gailīte, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Oncology and Molecular Genetics, RSU

The grant implementation commenced on 1 April and will run until 30 March 2026.

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