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Education/Academic qualification
3.1 Basic medicine, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
7 Nov 2024 → 6 Nov 2027
3.1 Basic medicine, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
2 Dec 2021 → 1 Dec 2024
3.1 Basic medicine, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
21 Feb 2019 → 20 Feb 2022
1.6 Biological sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
23 Jan 2016 → 21 Jan 2019
Field of Science
- 3.1 Basic medicine
Keywords
- Cell biology
- Neurobiology
- Morphology
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 -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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))
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: EU Programmes › Horizon Europe
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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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Investigating the expression and distribution of target receptors in neurons and glial cells of neuropathic pain and epilepsy patients to improve the design of photopharmacological modulation
Groma, V. (Project leader) & Skuja, S. (Participant)
1/04/23 → 31/03/24
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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Computed Tomography-Based Morphometric Analysis of the Ascending Aorta in Acute Type A Dissection Beyond Diameter-Based Thresholds: A National Cohort Study from Latvia
Brecs, I., Skuja, S. (Corresponding Author), Svirskis, Š., Jain, N. (Corresponding Author) & Stradiņš, P., 19 Apr 2026, In: Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland). 14, 2, 15 p., 204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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Distinct late-stage osteoarthritis profiles identified through NF-κB, TNF-α, and TGF-β–driven synovial inflammation and pain
Semenistaja, S., Sokolovska, L., Svirskis, Š., Studers, P., Groma, V. & Skuja, S. (Corresponding Author), Aug 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 30288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Award of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and the Science Foundation
Skuja, S. (Recipient), 16 Feb 2018
Prize
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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
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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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A pilot study investigating the comparative expression of NaV1.2 in the cerebellum and hippocampus of epilepsy patients
Naumovs, V. (Speaker), Groma, V. (Co-author) & Skuja, S. (Co-author)
28 Apr 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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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
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Latvijas zinātniekiem unikāli atklājumi herpes vīrusu izpētē
11/01/18
1 item of Media coverage
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