NewsOn December, 2018 Latvian Biomedical Research and Study centre has started the implementation of the Latvian Council of Science funded project “Ethically and socially responsible governance of research biobanks in Latvia: analysis of opinions of public, donors and researchers” (lzp-2018/2-0171). The leading partner of the project is Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine of University of Latvia, from the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study centre the implementation is carried out by Genome Database of Latvian population.
On 29 November in autumn general meeting of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LZA) were held elections for members of LZA. Nine genuine members, 16 correspondent members, four foreign and one honorary member were elected to the new members of the LZA.
Latvian Biomedical Research and Studies Centre lead researcher Dace Pjanova, elected as the corresponding member of LZA.
Latvian Biomedical Research and study centre invites to. participate in seminar that is organized by Latvian national biobank network – BBMRILV.
Unfortunately, the problem of mass destruction weapons today is very actual and little studied, and it is not known to the Latvian reader in particular. Once the most outstanding discoveries of molecular genetics in the world and purposeful manipulations of bacteria and viral genes promised a revolutionary coup in the pharmaceutical industry, medicine and agriculture, but also gave inspiration to the development of biological weapons.
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National Biobank Genome Database of Latvian population has completed Self Assessment Survey for quality evaluation developed by BBMRI-ERIC for several endocrinology-oriented sample collections and has received confirmation for the compliance of these collections with technical specifications of European Committee for Standardization CEN/TS 16835-2:2015.
More than 1200 participants attended the European Researchers Night 2018 in BMC.
On 27 September 2018 was signed Memorandum of Cooperation between the National Science Institute - Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre and the largest sequencing centre of the world BGI subsidiary Latvia MGI Tech Ltd about further cooperation in the development of a sequencing platform, research on human genetics, the implementation of science projects in biomedicine, the preparation of scientific publications, the attraction of experts and the commercialization of scientific results.
In 21th of September Taiwan – Latvian – Lithuanian collaboration project seminar was held at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre.
The State Education Development Agency (VIAA), as the representative of the EURAXESS institution in Latvia, has established a network of EURAXESS Latvia contact points and Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre also will be a one of contact points in Latvia.
Researchers from Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre and University of Latvia Microbiology and Biotechnology Institute are cooperating in fulfilling the University of Latvia Foundation grant “Bacterial microcompartments as synthetic nanoreactors” financed by SIA Mikrotik.
Institute of Chemical Physics at University of Latvia in collaboration with Radiopharmacy laboratory at "Kodolmedicīnas Klīnika, Ltd", Clinic of Therapeutic Radiology and Medical Physics at Riga East University hospital, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre and Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology at University of Latvia has initiated an interdisciplinary project "Development and introduction of innovative methods in clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors using molecularly targeted radionuclides produced in Latvia".
In September 14, 2018 at 14:00 in the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Rātsupītes Street 1, Conference hall, at the open session of the University of Latvia Biology Sector Promotion Council, Egija Zole will defend the doctoral thesis “Interrelation of mitochondrial DNA and telomere length alterations in ageing human population” to obtain a doctor degree in biology.
September is a month of knowledge! For the fourth year under the European Researchers Night in Latvia, on September 28th, we kindly invite everyone to visit the leading biomedical research centre in Latvia – Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre
One of the BMC debates in the conversation festival LAMPA was "Man - superorganism" or stories about microbiomes. In conversation participated four microbiome experts and moderator Sandra Kropa. The discussion was attended by more than 50 listeners and several of them also actively participated in debates asking questions. The most active talk was about an interaction between the gastrointestinal microbiome and brain activity, as well as what to really do to make our every microbiome happy and we feel healthy.
