SIA Tiesu Namu Aģentūra has just published the second edition of the book Medicīnas tiesības (Medical Law), which is an enhanced edition of the book published in 2015. A number of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) faculty members, students, and alumni have contributed to the publication.
The Dean of the RSU Faculty of Law Prof. Jānis Grasis:
Mārtiņš Daugulis will defend his doctoral dissertation on 7 November at 14:00 in an open meeting of the Political Science Degree Committee. His dissertation is titled 'Development of Strategic Foreign Policy Messages of the People’s Republic of China and the Transformation of Collaborative Formats: The Case Study of the “17 + 1” Cooperation Format'.
Guna Semjonova will defend her doctoral dissertation on 4 November at 14:00 in an open online meeting of the Health & Sports Sciences Degree Committee on Zoom. Her dissertation is titled 'Application of DAid Smart Shirt Technology in Therapy for Patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome'.
Official reviewers
Dr. med., Asst. Prof. Guna Bērziņa, Rīga Stradiņš University
Dr. med., Prof. Valdis Pīrāgs, University of Latvia
Dr. sc. (Tech.), Assoc. Prof. Yu Xiao, Aalto University (Finland)
During two webinars we will find out more about implementation of FAIR principles in everyday work of a researcher. This will give introduction to some of the most significant aspects to make your research data FAIR.
Lauma Ieviņa is a 2nd year student in the Biomedicine master’s programme at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine, and a scientific assistant at the Institute of Microbiology and Virology.
After a crash and 11 surgeries, the cyclist was ready for a hip replacement that would give him hope of walking again. However, an infection appeared in his pelvis and right leg. Doctors failed to cure it even after several months of medications because the bacteria were resistant to them. Bacteria can have mutations in their genes that make them resistant to antibiotics, and that is exactly what happened in this case of this young cyclist.
Vineta Kleinberga, a researcher at the Faculty of European Studies at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), is the first student from the social sciences to receive the University’s Doctoral Student of the Year Award. She received the award at the RSU Academic Ball this year (pictured).
On 28 September, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) held a memorial event at the RSU Anatomical Theatre for people who have donated their bodies to science and medicine. A total of 14 urns with remains were laid to rest in a special ceremony that was attended by RSU management and staff as well as the media. Members of the general public also responded to the invitation to participate in the public events. Those who came out to honour these people later said that they been moved.
Although Modra Murovska, a senior researcher and virologist at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), has been working at the Institute of Microbiology and Virology for 50 years and has just received the
141 residents graduated from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) on 30 September. At the graduation ceremony, the medical residents received their diplomas for completing the study programme Residency in Medicine and they also obtained their specialisation and qualification.
