Research platforms and fields

Research platforms

Health and Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

RSU Latvian Academy of Sport Education

Main fields of research

Oncology

• Molecular epidemiology of breast cancer,  molecular epidemiology of hereditary breast cancer
• Identification of clinically applicable markers of therapeutic efficiency in breast and colorectal cancer
• Proteomic analysis of cancer metastasis
• A multimodal information platform for the integration of  visual diagnostics data, pathology and biomarkers, creation of a next-generation cancer registry in cooperation with the bioinformatics ESFRI platform ELIXIR
• Cancer theranostics
• PET for detection and therapy control
• Oncogenesis in primary tumours through the application of new research technologies
• Cancer biology: tumour heterogeneity,  cancer stem cells

Occupational and environmental health

• Impact assessment of professional and environmental sprays and nanoparticles (chemical, biological, dust, including nano)
• Indoor air quality
• Environmental impacts on ageing and work ability
• Human biomonitoring
• Ergonomics, behaviour and economics

Infectious diseases and immunology

• Identification of the presence of beta-herpesviruses HHV-6 and HHV-7 in the development of encephalopathy, encephalitis and epilepsy through a multidisciplinary approach
• Chemokine receptors CCR1 and CCR2 as potential diagnostic markers of B-cell malignancy progression
• Involvement of persistent viral infections in modulation of immune response and development of autoimmune diseases
• Skin conditions caused by infectious and autoimmune diseases and immunodeficiency disorders.
• The role of beta-herpesviruses (HHV-6A, HHV-6B, HHV-7) and parvovirus B19 in the development of fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
• Human bocavirus (HBoV) epidemiology, pathogenicity and possible correlation with lower respiratory tract diseases and acute gastroenteritis in children

 

Developing fields of research

• Dosage form technologies (pharmacy)
• Rehabilitation and ageing, nutrition science and sports medicine
• Maternal and child health
• Neuroscience and neurological disorders
• Chronic diseases, therapy algorithms, new treatment methods
• Nuclear medicine, imaging and modern imaging techniques
• Humanities (philosophy of medicine, medical ethics, deontology, bioethics, research ethics, medical history, medical terminology)
• Literary studies of human health, lifestyle and medical achievements  

Cross-disciplinary fields of research

• Anatomy, embryology, histology, pathology, structural biology
• Anaesthesiology and rheumatology, emergency and military medicine
• Healthcare sciences
• Public health
• Social policy, health economics, management science, teaching technologies in health sectors