March Researcher Spotlight: Žanete Šteingolde

Mg. med. vet. Žanete Šteingolde is Head of the Microbiology and Pathology Laboratory at the Institute "BIOR", working at the intersection of animal, environmental and public health, developing research based on the "One Health" approach. Her work focuses on animal infectious diseases, including zoonoses, combining laboratory diagnostics with epidemiological analysis. The researcher participates in a European co-funded international "One Health" surveillance project, studying diseases that affect both animals and humans – including West Nile fever, which was detected in Latvia for the first time in 2024.

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medicine

Latvian Scientists Search for Methods for Early Detection of Stomach Cancer

The longest study in the history of Latvian medicine has been completed, aiming to develop screening methods for the early detection and prevention of stomach and intestinal cancers. Stomach cancer is one of the deadliest oncological diseases in Europe, and Latvia has one of the highest incidence r…

Judīte Čunka | Latvian Television

March 9, 2026

space

Tilde to develop an AI Assistant for Earth Observation platform

Tilde has been selected to develop the project “AI Assistant for Data Discovery on the EO Baltic Platform.” The activity is financed by the European Space Agency and will be implemented by Tilde as Prime Contractor in close cooperation with Baltic Satellite Service (BSS) as Sub-contractor.  …

Tilde

March 9, 2026

Ulrika Beitnere

Position:

Position
  • Country:

    Germany

  • Field of Science:

    Medical and health sciences

  • Subfield of Science:

    Biomedicine

  • Scientific institution:

    Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine

  • Types of collaboration:

    Research projects, Development of joint academic publications, Teaching, Organizing experience exchange and academic cooperation, Contribution to knowledge transfer, Policy making

  • Web page:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrika-beitnere-ph-d/

Linda Vecgaile

Position:

  • Country:

    Germany

  • Field of Science:

    Social sciences

  • Subfield of Science:

    Sociology

  • Scientific institution:

    Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

  • Types of collaboration:

    Research projects, Organizing experience exchange and academic cooperation, Policy making

  • Email:

    linda.vecgaile@gmail.com

Mārtiņš Bataitis

Position:

Position
  • Country:

    Norway

  • Field of Science:

    Social sciences

  • Subfield of Science:

    System dynamics

  • Scientific institution:

    University of Bergen

  • Types of collaboration:

    Teaching, Contribution to knowledge transfer, Organizing experience exchange and academic cooperation

  • Web page:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/m%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1-bataitis-67319124b/

Lecture

Open lecture “Consequences of Language Contact: Code-Switching, Hybrid Languages, and Language Extinction”

2026-03-10

4:30 pm

Visvalža ielā 4a

Ilga Rūtiņa

Position:

  • Country:

    USA

  • Field of Science:

    Medical and health sciences

  • Subfield of Science:

    Neuroimmunology

  • Scientific institution:

    National Institutes of Health

  • Email:

    Rutinu.ilga@gmail.com

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