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SHAP – outstanding presentation skills in science
On January 20, a seminar “SHAP – outstanding presentation skills in science” will be held at the National Library of Latvia. Science, as any other field that require speaking to various audiences, requires four key elements for outstanding presentation skills: The...
Non-conventional yeasts – what they are and what good they can give us?
Kaia Kukk Postdoctoral researcher at Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre For most people the word "yeast" associates with the baker's or brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that is used for rising dough and brewing beer. However, there are several...
The contribution of bilberries to developing natural blue coloured food dye
The contribution of bilberries to developing natural blue coloured food dye (Kaia Kukk) Bilberries and bog bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum) contain high levels of anthocyanins - the plant pigments that give flowers, fruits and some vegetables...
Genomic Data Infrastructure – new EU project to unlock the potential of human genomics for healthcare, research and innovation
Today, the European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) project kicks-off in Brussels, Belgium. The new €40 million GDI project, coordinated by ELIXIR, is jointly funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe Programme and through co-funding from...
L’ Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” Young Talents Program Baltic Award ceremony
A true celebration of women in science and gender equity took place in Riga this Tuesday. During the L'Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" Young Talents Program Baltic award ceremony, at extraordinary premises of RTU, we celebrated the Young Talents of 3 past editions...
Latvian science benefits from prospect membership
Caption: The Forum brought together researchers from across Latvia, to discuss wide ranging topics around bioinformatics education, infrastructure, and the ambitions of future research Credit: EMBL/Laura Ansone The first meeting of the Latvian Bioinformatics Forum...
Intellectual Property Auction
APP “Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre” announces a written auction for the intellectual property - know-how: “GUT IT platform prototype and information on platform architecture, intestinal microbiome taxonomic composition reporting algorithm and intestinal...
Latvian Microbiome Project Draws Attention to Preventive Healthcare
The Latvian Microbiome Project is a citizen science initiative aimed at establishing an overview of the microbiome of the Latvian population and how diet and lifestyle affect it. Launched in 2019, the project has so far involved 1000 voluntary participants and is...
International Symposium: “Spatial-temporal genome regulation in stress- response and cell-fate change
Full program and Book of Abstract you can finde here: Program and Book of Abstract
EMBL and Latvia deepen collaboration
Agreement signed with Latvia’s Biomedical Research and Study Centre will boost academic exchange and collaboration on some of the largest challenges facing human and planetary health bmc_embl (1)
COVID-19 Special: Latvia’s fourth wave
The seminar Science Café
On February 18, 2021, at 16.00 the seminar Science Café, organised by the University of Latvia will be held virtually. The senior researcher of Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre Vita Rovīte will participate in the event. During the seminar, experts will...
Congratulations!
In November 3, 2020, at the meeting of the BMC Scientific council, with December 22, 2020, Prof. Dr.biol. Jānis Kloviņš was elected as the Head of the Scientific Council Thank you for your significant and long-term contribution in BMC development in the performance of...