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Valērija Groma
- Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Department of Morphology - Professor
- Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Joint Laboratory of Electron Microscopy - Lead Researcher - Scientific Project Manager, Leading Researcher, Laboratory Manager
Person
19942025
Liene Nigolasa
- Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Joint Laboratory of Electron Microscopy - Acting Scientific Assistant
Person
20232025
Sandra Skuja
- Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Joint Laboratory of Electron Microscopy - Leading Researcher
Person
20082025

2 Active
5 Finished

Development and piloting of automation for analysis of the blood-brain barrier using deep neural networks
Skuja, S. (Project leader), Groma, V. (Work package leader), Edelmers, E. (Work package leader), Svirskis, Š. (Work package leader), Viguls, Ē. (Assistant (student)), Nigolasa, L. (Participant) & Gulbe, A. I. (Assistant (student))
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Consolidation grants
PHOTOTHERAPORT: LUMINESCENT IMPLANTS AS PORTS FOR LIGHT-BASED THERAPIES
Gorostiza, P. (Project leader), Groma, V. (Partner's coordinator), Skuja, S. (Leading expert), Naumovs, V. (Expert) & Nigolasa, L. (Assistant (student))
Horizon europe
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: EU Programmes › Horizon Europe
From peripheral immune response to neuroinflammation: exploring causal links between human herpesvirus-6 infection and non-communicable diseases
Skuja, S. (Project leader), Svirskis, Š. (Participant), Rasa-Dzelzkalēja, S. (Participant), Groma, V. (Participant), Naumovs, V. (Participant), Jain, N. (Participant), Gulbe, A. I. (Participant), Kliemane, A. (Participant) & Nigolasa, L. (Participant)
Riga Stradins University
3/04/23 → 2/04/24
Project: RSU grants

13 Article
11 Abstract
10 Meeting Abstract
2 Review article
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Towards stratification in osteoarthritis: a review of the scientific terminology used in published basic research
Pattappa, G., Karlsson, N. G., Steinecker-Frohnwieser, B. (Corresponding Author), Mobasher, A., Bernotiene, E., Zaucke, F., Roesch, G., Uzieliene, I., Meulenbelt, I., Lourdes Rios, J., Kazakova, M., Boutet, M.-A., Dvir-Ginzberg, M., Groma, V., Jenei-Lanzl, Z., Henrotin, Y., Li, Z., Nürnberger, S. & Aulin, C., Dec 2025, In: BMC Rheumatology. 9, 1, 15 p., 109.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
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Synovial Inflammation as an Essential Feature of Osteoarthritis: Unravelling the Role of Viral Agents and Associations with Cognitive and Mental Health Outcomes
Tarasovs, M., Dec 2025, Riga: Rīga Stradiņš University. 152 p.
Research output: Student thesis › Doctoral Thesis

Open Access
Human Herpesvirus 6 Activates NF-κB Signalling and CD163-Positive Macrophage Recruitment in Alcohol-Induced Hepatic Injury
Upane, A., Svirskis, Š., Groma, V. & Skuja, S. (Corresponding Author), Sept 2025, In: Microorganisms. 13, 9, 10 p., 2204.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Award of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and the Science Foundation
Skuja, S. (Recipient), 16 Feb 2018
Prize
Recognition of LZA "The main scientific achievement in 2017"
Murovska, M. (Recipient), Čapenko, S. (Recipient), Rasa-Dzelzkalēja, S. (Recipient), Skuja, S. (Recipient) & Groma, V. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award

39 Oral presentation
16 Poster presentation
6 Publication Peer-review
6 Mentoring
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Deciphering Astrocytic Responses to Alcohol in the Striatum Through Combined Manual and Deep Learning Methods
Viguls, Ē. (Speaker), Edelmers, E. (Co-author), Svirskis, Š. (Co-author) & Skuja, S. (Co-author)
21 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Dissecting Astrocyte Complexity in the Human Striatum: Marker-Based and Ultrastructural Perspectives
Skuja, S. (Speaker), Gulbe, A. I. (Co-author), Svirskis, Š. (Co-author) & Groma, V. (Co-author)
14 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
White and Gray Matter Alterations in the Human Striatum: Astrocytic and Neuronal Perspectives on Neurodegeneration
Skuja, S. (Speaker), Kliemane, A. (Co-author), Svirskis, Š. (Co-author) & Groma, V. (Co-author)
8 Jul 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation

Department of Doctoral Studies Researcher Updates Knowledge of Osteoarthritis (Healthy and Osteoarthritis-Affected Joints Facing the Cellular Crosstalk)
Groma, V., Kadiša, A. & Skuja, S.
6/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Project VirA – Reducing networking gaps between RSU and internationally-leading counterparts
Jain, N., Murovska, M., Ieviņa, L., Semenistaja, S., Sokolovska, L., Tarasovs, M. & Lejnieks, A.
6/02/23
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Latvijas zinātniekiem unikāli atklājumi herpes vīrusu izpētē
Skuja, S.
11/01/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media

JEM 1011 Transmission Electron Microscope
Joint Laboratory of Electron Microscopy
Facility/equipment: Equipment
JSM-6490 Scanning Electron Microscope
Joint Laboratory of Electron Microscopy
Facility/equipment: Equipment