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Last week, members of the SysBioLatvia group participated in the KLS Baltic Alliance Workshop: Metagenomics and Metabolic Modelling for Clinical Microbiome Research, held in Riga on 17-18 September. The workshop brought together researchers interested in applying cutting-edge computational approaches to better understand the role of the microbiome in human health and disease. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on training, participants explored modern approaches for

A very important systems biology conference organised by International Study Group on Systems Biology (ISGSB) just took place in Ljubljana 7.-11. September 2026 (ISGSB2026). It was a great pleasure to meet people working with similar methods. That is a conference where you do not need introduction about your methods - you are in your favourite “bubble" there. We experienced during those days sunny weather above 30oC as well as days with constant rain and temperature below 20o

After several days of storms and rainy weather, our team was fortunate to enjoy a beautiful sunny day for a team-building trip to Sigulda this Wednesday. Our adventure began with a walk through Sigulda’s scenic surroundings before taking a ride on the famous Sigulda cable car and furhter exploring trails that were thankfully safe after the storm. The group visited Gutman's Cave, one of Latvia’s most well-known natural landmarks, where we stopped for photos. From there, we con

This Wednesday, the SysBioLatvia team had the pleasure of meeting Sophie Strzelińska in person for the first time during our weekly group meeting. Sophie joins us from Akademia nauk stosowanych w Koninie, Poland (State University of Applied Sciences in Konin), for a two-month Erasmus+ Traineeship. During her stay at Rīga Stradiņš University, she will gain experience in our international research environment and learn about ongoing activities in computational systems biology a

May 2026 marks official launch of the NALUNG project, Multi-Omics Analysis for Predicting Response and Adverse Events to Neoadjuvant Treatment in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The project is funded through the European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed) and coordinated by an international consortium led by the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center. Neoadjuvant therapy, involving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or their combination before surgery, has im

Leading Researcher Apply by 30.09.2026. Monthly Salary (Gross) from 18 to 24 EUR/h (gross) Vacancy Number(s) 1 We Offer The Computational Systems Biology team at RSU Bioinformatics group invites a talented and motivated Leading Researcher to join the team of the European Partnership of Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed) funded scientific project NALUNG at Rīga Stradiņš University. “The NALUNG (Multi-Omics Analysis for Predicting Response and Adverse Events to Neoadjuvant (NA)

Our two years project SysMito (Systems biology based analysis of mitochondrial metabolism as a driver of inflammation in cardiovascular disease development) has come to the end and we had an open seminar 26-th March 2026 to present its results to a wider society trying to explain scientific results in a more applicable manner relating them to different stages of atheroscletrotic plaque and the community of different cells there. An overview about the activities of our researc

COBRA 2026 conference in Potsdam, Germany, was an excellent place to present the results of our work in SysMito project, because COBRA software has been essential tool in the project. Of course, the conference participants could understand our results faster than in any other conference as they are very familiar to the constraint-based stoichiometric modeling approach. New ideas and collaborations were discussed during three days in Potsdam at a fantastic lake in early spring

On November 10th 2025, our group met for lunch to get to better acquainted. We held a "tour de table," and before we knew it, the time was up—not because the lunch was short, but because everyone had such interesting and detailed stories to share!

Since 19-th November Nadezda Cistjakova has joined our team as a project recruitment and administration specialist to improve the efficiency of our group. Nadezda's education is in Biology: bachelors and masters degrees received at the University of Latvia . During studies she used ERASMUS+ program tu study at the University io Lisbon and University of Uppsala. She has gained great experience in project management while working at MGI tech Latvia 2021-2025.

Vendija Skeltona has studied and will re-start studies in Fundamental Neuroscience at the University of Maastricht, in the Netherlands. She has also a valuable earlier experience working on her bachelors work (University of Latvia) at Latvian Biomedical Study and Research Centre working on cancer related topics. Her skills working with large databases and touching also AI aspects fit to our group needs. Photo credit: BUP photo archive. Here Vendija shares few snapshots from h

We are proud that Riga continues to host the annual PMNET Forum , a premier event dedicated to the advancement of precision medicine. This year (October 9-10) marked the forum’s 4th edition, and members of our group were delighted to engage with specialists from the Baltics and across the globe. A standout feature of this event is its ability to unite governmental representatives, legislators, and NGOs, fostering the cross-sector collaboration essential for medical innovation

For 75 years, RSU has driven innovation in healthcare, science, and education. As Latvia's most international university, it contributes significantly to the national economy through education exports and global research partnerships. With a new medical branch in Germany and a focus on interdisciplinary solutions, RSU remains a vital pillar for public health and sustainable development. The Impact Focus RSU is a research-driven powerhouse contributing over €1 billion to the L

Biostatistician Margarita Lusnicenko has joined the SysMito project as a new team member. She earned her Master's degree in...

Metabolic Pathway Analysis (MPA) conference series has been important to our group as in 2019 we organized MPA2019 in Riga . This year we were represented by three group members - Liva Lukasa , Rui Tavares and Egils Stalidzans . Wonderful building of Vienna University with a gallery of famous researchers related to the university, underlined the event as one step in history. Meetings and discussions with old and new friends is a great reward after last .