EUROPARTNER: Strengthening and spreading international partnership activities of the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection for interdisciplinary research and innovation of the University of Lodz
Aim
Description
Activities of the project
• carrying out research and development work with an international dimension
• elaboration and lodging of grant applications
• exchange of PhD students and employees
Project partners
• Uniwersytet Łódzki (UL), Poland - Project Coordinator
• Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (IBCENASB), Belarus
• University of Alcalá (UA), Spain
• Fundation para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (HGUGM-IiSGM), Spain
• Universitaet Leipzig (ULei), Germany
• Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), Latvia
News and events
- The inauguration of the international project Europartner, 11.-13.March 2019
On 11-13 March 2019 the inauguration event of the international project “EUROPARTNER” was organised by the University of Lodz (Poland). Within the framework of the project a consortium composed of research institutions from seven countries was established with the aim to foster collaboration in research and provide doctoral students with opportunities to go on exchange trips and develop their skills.
The director of the RSU International Department, Baiba Pētersone, informed participants about RSU activities, the university’s research priorities and put forward proposals for further cooperation, while the lead researcher of the RSU Institute of Oncology, Zanda Daneberga, elaborated on research directions and future development trends in the field of oncology.
The inauguration event was followed by a project launch meeting. During the meeting project partners approved a steering committee composed of representatives of all partner institutions, discussed project strategy, a schedule, the drafting of project reports, financial management and other project related matters as well as allocated responsibilities.
More about the event: https://www.rsu.lv/en/news/rsu-participates-inauguration-in…
Information posted on 14.03.2019
- Workshop Leipzig, 30 September – 02 October 2019
On 30 September – 02 October 2019 in Leipzig University (ULei) Germany was held 3-day-workshop which was conducted by German experts (from H2020 contact points, reviewers, scientists experienced in the implementation of successful projects, administrative staff supporting the process of applying and managing projects), devoted to the preparation of applications in the MSCA-ITN call for proposals – results. Leading researcher J.Jansons and project manager D.Pole participated in the workshop.
Information posted on 04.10.2019
- Workshop Alcala de Henares, 24.-28.November 2019
On 24.-28.November 2019 in University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain was held 3-day-workshop which was devoted to preparation of MSCA application with report on RSU research in the field of HIV infection. Dr. Maria Issagouliantis participated in the meeting with presentation on experimental systems for testing HIV therapeuticals/immunotherapeuticals in mice based on murine tumors expressing HIV enzymes. Researcher V.Jasinskis from Joint Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Immunogenetics participated in the workshop.
Information posted on 02.12.2019
- Research visit at RSU 2019
PhD students Jael Fernandez during November 4 – November 28, 2019 and Laura Tarancón Díez during 1 November 15– December 15, 2019 has attended research visit at RSU to study experimental oncoimmunology and to train the assaying of immune response using flow cytometry and in vivo imaging and analyzing of the results. Supervisor Maria Issagouliantis and Juris Jansons.
Information posted on 16.12.2019
- Project application submitted on 14.01.2020
On 14 January 2020 partner consortium project application was submitted in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks project competition (H2020-MSCA-INT-2020).
Information posted on 14.01.2020
- The 2nd International On-line Symposium “Chronic viral infections and cancer, openings for vaccines”
The International Symposium “Chronic viral infections and cancer, openings for vaccines” will be held online on 16–17 December 2021.
Symposium is organised and supported by the International Society for Vaccines, Rīga Stradiņš University (Riga, Latvia), Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (Moscow, Russia), and Papilloma Society (Russia).
The symposium will look at the progress in the studies of the molecular pathogenesis of chronic viral infections, mechanisms of human oncogenic viruses, such as the activity of viral oncoproteins, induction of genomic instability, support of chronic inflammation, and modulation of tumour microenvironment.
Particular attention will be paid to virus-induced alterations in the functions of immune system, induction of innate and adaptive immune responses including metabolic and immune responses to viral infections, as well as immunometabolism on the cellular level. An in-depth understanding of these processes would create new openings to the design of novel viral vaccines and immunotherapies.Online registration and abstract submission: https://techvac.org/registration/online-registration/
Registration fees: https://techvac.org/registration/categories-rates/
Deadline for abstract submission: 29 November 2021
The Programme Committee will review all the submitted abstracts, and select submissions with the highest quality for oral or poster presentation at the Symposium. All the accepted abstracts will be published in a special issue of “INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND CANCER”, BMC journal (Springer Nature), Q2 in Infectious Diseases; IF Scopus 4.3 https://infectagentscancer.biomedcentral.com/about edited by Dr Maria Isaguliants and Prof Franco Maria Buonaguro.
Information posted on 15.11.2021
- Research seminar Molecular virology and molecular oncology
Everyone at RSU is invited to attend research seminar Molecular virology and molecular oncology on November 25, 2021 at 17.00 in ZOOM.
For getting ZOOM connection, please, contact Maria Issagouliantis maria[pnkts]issagouliantis
rsu[pnkts]lv not later then 25/11-2021 at 14.00November 25, 2021 at 17.00
RNA-DEPENDENT RNA-POLYMERASES OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS SUPPESS IN VITRO EXPRESSION FROM INTERFERON-b PROMOTER
Elena Rubio, Laboratorio Inmunobiología Molecular, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, and Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga
COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF TC-1 AND NOVEL 4T1 BASED CELL LINE MODELS TO REPRODUCE HPV-RELATED CARCINOGENESIS IN MICE
Alesja Dudorova, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga & Darya Avdoshina, Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
ENHANCED MOTILITY OF ADENOCARCINOMA CELLS EXPRESSING HIV-1 PROTEASE
Ekaterina Bayurova, Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
MACROPHAGE EPIGENETICS IN THE CONTEXT THE RESEARCH ON MACROPHAGE PHENOTYPING
Ksenya Korotkaya, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, Riga
Information posted on 22.11.2021
