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Research interests
The research interests are related to the study of Lyme disease causing bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. I am studying Borrelia protein structures and functions with the aim to reveal new details about the pathogenesis of Lyme disease causing agent.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
1.6 Biological sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
2 Mar 2023 → 1 Mar 2026
1.6 Biological sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
18 Jun 2020 → 17 Jun 2023
1.6 Biological sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
22 Apr 2017 → 20 Apr 2020
External positions
Senior researcher, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre
Field of Science
- 3.1 Basic medicine
- 1.6 Biological sciences
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Structural studies of chromosomally encoded outer surface lipoprotein BB0158 from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto
Brangulis, K. (Corresponding Author), Akopjana, I., Bogans, J., Kazaks, A. & Tars, K., Jan 2024, In: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15, 1, 9 p., 102287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structure of the Borrelia burgdorferi ATP-dependent metalloprotease FtsH in its functionally relevant hexameric form
Brangulis, K. (Corresponding Author), Drunka, L., Akopjana, I. & Tars, K., Jan 2024, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics. 1872, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 140969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A unique borrelial protein facilitates microbial immune evasion
Foor, S. D., Brangulis, K., Shakya, A. K., Rana, V. S., Bista, S., Kitsou, C., Ronzetti, M., Alreja, A. B., Linden, S. B., Altieri, A. S., Baljinnyam, B., Akopjana, I., Nelson, D. C., Simeonov, A., Herzberg, O., Caimano, M. J. & Pal, U. (Corresponding Author), 31 Oct 2023, In: mBio. 14, 5, 24 p., e0213523.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Outer Surface Protein Vaccine Candidates of Borrelia burgdorferi for Lyme Disease
Liekniņa, I., Kozlova, A., Šaško, M., Akopjana, I., Brangulis, K. & Tārs, K. (Corresponding Author), Dec 2023, In: Microbiology Research. 14, 4, p. 2022-2033 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structural evolution of an immune evasion determinant shapes pathogen host tropism
Marcinkiewicz, A. L., Brangulis, K. (Corresponding Author), Dupuis, A. P., Hart, T. M., Zamba-Campero, M., Nowak, T. A., Stout, J. L., Akopjana, I., Kazaks, A., Bogans, J., Ciota, A. T., Kraiczy, P., Kolokotronis, S.-O. (Corresponding Author) & Lin, Y.-P. (Corresponding Author), 4 Jul 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 27, p. e2301549120 e2301549120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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