Baltic Metabolic Group Meeting 2026

Professor Maurizio Scarpa is a leading European expert in inherited metabolic diseases. As Head of MetabERN, he coordinates cross-border collaboration and clinical expertise in rare metabolic disorders across Europe. His work focuses on improving diagnostic pathways, patient care standards, and international cooperation in rare disease management.

Dr Flavia Piazzon is an expert in genetic and biochemical newborn screening. Her clinical and research work focuses on early detection strategies for inherited metabolic disorders and optimisation of screening programmes to improve long-term patient outcomes. She also is the subinvestigator for more than 20 clinical trials in rare metabolic and neuromuscular diseases in Marseille, France.

Professor Peter Krawitz is a specialist in medical genetics and digital phenotyping. He is one of the developers of GestaltMatcher, an artificial intelligence-based tool designed to support the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders through facial phenotype analysis. During the workshop, participants will gain insight into practical applications of artificial intelligence in clinical diagnostics.

Dr Madara Auzenbaha is Chief Physician in the field of Rare Diseases at the Clinic of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnostics, Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Rīga. She is Associate Professor and Leading Researcher at the Institute of Oncology and Molecular Genetics, Rīga Stradiņš University.

She serves as a Leading Specialist in Rare Diseases at the Ministry of Health of Latvia, is the National Coordinator of Orphanet in Latvia, and a Board Member of the European Reference Network (ERN).

Dr Gita Tauriņa is Head of the Clinic of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Medicine at Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Rīga, Latvia. Her clinical work focuses on medical genetics and prenatal diagnostics.

Dr Zita Krūmiņa is a clinical geneticist in an outpatient clinic and assistant professor at Rīga Stradiņš University, with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of inherited genetic disorders.

Professor Zanda Daneberga is a researcher at the Institute of Oncology and Molecular Genetics, Rīga Stradiņš University, and a certified laboratory geneticist at Children’s Clinical University Hospital. Her expertise includes advanced biochemical investigations and molecular diagnostic methods in rare and inherited disorders.

Dr Ieva Mičule is a medical geneticist at Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Rīga, specialising in clinical genetics and rare disease diagnostics.

Dr Marija Rozevska is a medical geneticist at Children’s Clinical University Hospital and a researcher at the Institute of Oncology and Molecular Genetics, Rīga Stradiņš University. Her work focuses on inherited genetic and metabolic disorders.

Dr Linda Gailīte is Head of the Latvian Society of Human Genetics. She is a Leading Researcher and certified laboratory geneticist at the Institute of Oncology and Molecular Genetics, Rīga Stradiņš University, with expertise in molecular diagnostics and rare genetic diseases.

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