By decision of the Senate of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) on 10 March, this year’s LAS Grand Medal has been awarded to Prof. Jānis Gardovskis, Chair of the RSU Senate, Head of the Department of Surgery, and Member of the Convent of Councillors. He has received this high honour for his outstanding contribution to medical science in Latvia and the development of RSU.
On April 16, a Board Game Night will take place at Rīga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16, inviting RSU students to join.
We invite RSU students to the Board Game Night – a great opportunity to take a break from your studies and spend time together with fellow students. Join us to enjoy a wide variety of board games and test your skills in a friendly competition!
On 31 March, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) held an event entitled ‘RSU consolidation: from changes to growth’, dedicated to presenting the results of consolidation, during which the changes implemented over recent years and their impact on the university’s development were assessed. The participants were addressed by RSU Rector Prof. Aigars Pētersons, Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens, and Director of the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation at the Ministry of Education and Science Liene Levada.
Rihards Pēteris Ročāns will defend his doctoral thesis on Thursday, 28 May, in an open meeting of the Doctoral Committee of Clinical Medicine. His dissertation is titled 'Biomarkers for Predicting Complication in Microvascular Flap Surgery.'
On 23 March, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) welcomed Prof. Claudio Cuello (McGill University, Canada), one of the world’s leading researchers of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative processes. The visit took place at the Institute of Public Health, bringing together a wide range of researchers, teaching staff, and clinical specialists from various Latvian scientific and medical institutions.
The PrustyLab and the Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradiņš University, in collaboration with Singleron, are pleased to invite researchers, students, and academic staff to a one-day workshop dedicated to single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and its rapidly growing applications in modern biology and medical research.
