Signe Šetlere will defend her doctoral dissertation on 16 December in an open meeting of the Clinical Medicine doctoral committee. Her dissertation is titled 'Neurofilament Light Chain and Metabolome as Biomarkers of Disease Severity and Progression in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.'
There is scientific proof that creative activities increase psychological well-being and reduce stress, so we invite RSU students and employees to Christmas workshops at 14:00-17:00 on December 15 and 16! They will help you to relax from the daily rush and catch the festive spirit with creative activities.
Mihails Tarasovs will defend his doctoral dissertation on 18 December in an open meeting of the Clinical Medicine doctoral committee. The dissertation is titled 'Synovial Inflammation as an Essential Feature of Osteoarthritis: Unravelling the Role of Viral Agents and Associations with Cognitive and Mental Health Outcome'.
Iveta Ābola will defend her doctoral dissertation on 17 December in an open meeting of the Clinical Medicine doctoral committee. The title of her thesis is 'Evaluation of Oral Health and Its Modifying Factors: Oral Microbiome, Genetic Markers, and Patient Knowledge in Phenylketonuria and Type 1 Diabetes.'
Writer: Ilze Āķe-Vīksne (Public Relations Unit)
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5 December is Health Day at RSU. We invite RSU employees and students to donate blood in the rehearsal room by the RSU Great Hall.

We invite RSU employees and students to a charity fair, where part of the income will be donated to the charity marathon Dod pieci, which this year aims to help children and young people with neurological movement disorders.
Feel the festive spirit and help create the joy of movement!
The RSU women’s basketball team will play against TTT Rīga at the Rimi Olympic Centre on 6b Grostonas iela. Come support our team on 12 December at 18:00.
The RSU/VEF Riga men’s basketball team will play against Gulbenes Buki at the Team Sports Hall on 99c Kr. Barona iela. Come support our team on 2 December at 19:30.
The RSU women’s handball team will play against Salaspils at the ASK sports hall on 9 Krustabaznīcas iela. Come support our team on 1 December at 20:00.


