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Education/Academic qualification
3.1 Basic medicine, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
7 Sept 2023 → 6 Sept 2026
3.1 Basic medicine, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
25 Mar 2020 → 24 Mar 2023
1.6 Biological sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
17 Feb 2017 → 16 Feb 2020
Field of Science
- 3.1 Basic medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 8 Finished
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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
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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)
3/04/23 → 2/04/24
Project: RSU grants
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Fibromyalgia associated microbiome, viral infection and immunological profile
Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Project leader), Rasa-Dzelzkalēja, S. (Expert), Ķēniņa, V. (Expert), Svirskis, Š. (Expert), Grāvelsiņa, S. (Expert) & Vilmane, A. (Expert)
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: RSU grants
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Identification of specific osteoarthritis phenotypes and disease endotypes tackled using the molecular and cellular assessment of the synovium-cartilage-bone interplay
Groma, V. (Project leader), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Leading expert), Skuja, S. (Leading expert) & Svirskis, Š. (Leading expert)
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: RSU grants
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The role of human herpesvirus-6 infection and alcohol abuse in the development of neuroinflammation
Skuja, S. (Project leader), Strojeva, S. (Assistant (student)), Svirskis, Š. (Expert), Blūms, D. (Expert), Starta, G. (Participant), Garnizone, M. (Assistant (student)) & Jain, N. (Assistant (student))
1/12/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Fundamental and Applied Research Programme
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Radial head fractures Mason type 3: Comparison of treatment options - open reduction and internal fixation, arthroplasty or excision
Dorir, C., Jakušonoka, R. (Corresponding Author), Ani, M., Sakhnini, M., Svirskis, Š., Lerner, A. & Rothem, D., Mar 2026, In: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A NOVEL DIFFERENTIAL REFRACTOMETER FOR HIGH-PRECISION ANALYSIS OF BINARY LIQUID MIXTURES
Kozlovs, V. (Corresponding Author), Bariševs, M., Merkulovs, D. (Corresponding Author) & Svirskis, Š., 6 Nov 2025, Medical Physics in the Baltic States: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Medical Physics. Adliene, D. (ed.). Kaunas: Kaunas University of Technology, p. 112-114 3 p. (Medical Physics in the Baltic States; vol. 17).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Research › peer-review
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Deciphering Astrocytic Responses to Alcohol in the Striatum Through Combined Manual and Deep Learning Methods
Viguls, Ē., Edelmers, E., Svirskis, Š. & Skuja, S., 21 Oct 2025, p. 118-119. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Dissecting Astrocyte Complexity in the Human Striatum: Marker-Based and Ultrastructural Perspectives
Skuja, S., Gulbe, A. I., Svirskis, Š. & Groma, V., 14 Oct 2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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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
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Datasets
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Biomarkers in the diagnostic algorithm of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Grāvelsiņa, S. (Creator), Vilmane, A. (Creator), Svirskis, Š. (Creator), Krūmiņa, A. (Creator) & Murovska, M. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 18 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/FLLDQX, https://dataverse.rsu.lv/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48510/FK2/FLLDQX
Dataset
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Co-infections in COVID-19 patients in Latvia
Vilmane, A. (Creator), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Creator), Murovska, M. (Creator) & Svirskis, Š. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 19 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/PLFVPY, https://dataverse.rsu.lv/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48510/FK2/PLFVPY
Dataset
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Dynamics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies formation in COVID-19 patients
Vilmane, A. (Creator), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Creator), Murovska, M. (Creator), Svirskis, Š. (Creator) & Grāvelsiņa, S. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 22 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/QDLQL1, https://dataverse.rsu.lv/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48510/FK2/QDLQL1
Dataset
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in various clinical specimens using PCR
Vilmane, A. (Creator), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Creator), Murovska, M. (Creator), Svirskis, Š. (Creator), Sokolovska, L. (Creator) & Čistjakovs, M. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 22 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/2WVJJB, https://dataverse.rsu.lv/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48510/FK2/2WVJJB
Dataset
Activities
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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 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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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 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
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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 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
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Immunohistochemical Signatures of Zone-Specificity in Alcohol-Induced Liver Damage
Upane, A. (Speaker), Svirskis, Š. (Co-author) & Skuja, S. (Co-author)
28 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Research from Riga Broadens Understanding of Hemorrhoids (Evaluation of Clinical Manifestations of Hemorrhoidal Disease, Carried Out Surgeries and Prolapsed Anorectal Tissues: Associations with ABO Blood Groups of Patients)
Gardovskis, A., Groma, V., Svirskis, Š. & Fišere, I.
23/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media