CONFERENCEHead of Department
Jeļizaveta Sokolovska
The faculty and researchers of the Department of Clinical and Personalized Medicine provide science-based academic instruction and are actively engaged in research in the fields of internal medicine, infectious diseases, cardiology and cardiac surgery, urology, and radiology. Members of the department participate in national and international scientific and clinical practice-related collaboration networks involving physicians and researchers.
The main research directions include risk factors for diabetes complications, determinants of health literacy, new strategies in interventional cardiology, familial hypercholesterolemia, antimicrobial resistance, severe infections, hospital epidemiology, and behavioral science related to antibiotic consumption.
| Andersone Daina | professor |
| Barona Annija | lecturer |
| Biederer Juergen | visiting professor |
| Bināns Helmuts | lecturer |
| Birka Ilze | lecturer |
| Bistrova Arīna | senior expert |
| Bondare Līga | lecturer |
| Bukovskis Māris | associate professor |
| Buliņa Inita | lecturer |
| Dumpis Uga | professor |
| leading researcher | |
| Ērglis Andrejs | professor |
| Ērglis Mārtiņš | lecturer |
| Fedulovs Aleksejs | senior expert |
| research assistant | |
| Folkmane Inese | professor |
| leading researcher | |
| Folkmanis Kristofs | associate professor |
| Freimanis Dāvis | lecturer |
| Geldnere Kristīne | lecturer |
| researcher | |
| Gilis Daiņus | lecturer |
| Gorjunova Poļina | resident |
| lecturer | |
| Griķis Kārlis | lecturer |
| Grima Laura | resident |
| Hasnere Sigita | lecturer |
| Ivanova Sofija | senior expert |
| Jahimoviča Margarita | acting research assistant (PhD student) |
| senior expert | |
| Jansone Inese | senior expert |
| Jēgere Sanda | associate professor |
| research assistant (Dr.) | |
| Kamzola Ginta | lecturer |
| Kozirovskis Viktors | associate professor |
| Krams Alvils | professor |
| Kriķe Petra | lecturer |
| Kumsārs Indulis | associate professor |
| Kupics Kaspars | lecturer |
| Ķūse Velga | lecturer |
| Laduss Arnis | lecturer |
| Laiko-Tīfenberga Baiba | lecturer |
| Lapsa Lauma | clerk |
| classroom workload coordinator | |
| Latkovskis Gustavs | professor |
| Mintāle Iveta | associate professor |
| Muižniece Ieva | lecturer |
| Ņesterovičs Georgijs | lecturer |
| Ozoliņa Marta Anna | resident |
| laboratory assistant | |
| Pīrāgs Valdis | professor |
| Plonis Juris | associate professor |
| Puķītis Aldis | professor |
| Puzirevska Irēna | nurse |
| Radziņa Maija | leading visiting researcher |
| Riekstiņa Vija | associate professor |
| Romašovs Andris | lecturer |
| Roze Rūdolfs | lecturer |
| Roziņa Liene | resident |
| Rubīns Pauls | lecturer |
| Saulīte Anna Jana | lecturer |
| Sauša Sintija | lecturer |
| Seļicka Elīna | lecturer |
| senior expert | |
| Skruļa Evita | lecturer |
| Sokolovska Jeļizaveta | leading researcher |
| lecturer | |
| Sorokina Milāna | lecturer |
| Stāka Aiga | associate professor |
| leading researcher | |
| Strazdiņš Uldis | associate professor |
| Šinkarevs Staņislavs | resident |
| Štrenge Kārlis | lecturer |
| Tolmane Ieva | associate professor |
| Trušinskis Kārlis | associate professor |
| Vaselāne Diāna | lecturer |
| Vasiļvolfa Aiga | lecturer |
| Vecmuktāns Dāvis | lecturer |
| Vilde Aija | lecturer |
| researcher | |
| Vilunas Ēriks | senior laboratory assistant |
| Vjaters Egils | associate professor |
| Voita Ieva | researcher |
| lecturer | |
| Volosnuhins Edgars | lecturer |
| Zaļizko Poļina | associate professor |
| Zariņa Dana | lecturer |
Clinical Research Center:
Jeļizaveta Sokolovska, Leading Researcher, Associate Professor
Aleksejs Fedulovs, Research Assistant
Irēna Puzirevska, Nurse
Sofija Ivanova, Senior Expert
Clinical Research Center (PI Jeļizaveta Sokolovska) study topics include the investigation of risk factors for diabetes complications, the study of modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, as well as factors influencing health literacy. In the field of type 1 diabetes research, the center participates in the international InterDiane consortium, coordinated by the FinnDiane group from Finland.
In recent years, the Clinical Research Center’s research topics have focused on exploring the relationship between intestinal permeability and diabetic kidney disease, the role of diet and glucose variability in the development of low-grade inflammation and diabetes complications, and various risk factors for diabetic retinopathy.
The group employs a range of research methodologies, including observational and interventional studies, dietary intake data collection and analysis, continuous glucose monitoring, clinical assessment of diabetes complications, biomarker analysis in biological samples, among others.
Zaļizko P,….Sokolovska J. Immune cell infiltration correlates with intestinal permeability, inflammation, and gastrointestinal symptoms in type 1 diabetes..J Diabetes Investig. 2026 Jan 28. doi: 10.1111/jdi.70248.
Bunka L, ..Sokolovska J, Elbere I. Dual-approach analysis of gut microbiome in patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. I.Ann Med. 2025 Dec;57(1):2531254.
Fedulovs A, Janevica J, Kruzmane L, Sokolovska J. Glucose control and variability assessed by continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. Biomed Rep. 2024 Dec 2;22(2):23
Fedulovs A, Sokolovska J. Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Type I Diabetes..Biomedicines. 2023 Sep 29;11(10):2679.
Ahola AJ, Sokolovska J, Verkauskiene R, Forsblom C. Association between symptoms of depression, diabetes complications and vascular risk factors in four European cohorts of individuals with type 1 diabetes - InterDiane Consortium. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Dec;170:108495.
Salna, I., Salna, E., Pahirko, ... & Sokolovska, J. (2021). Achievement of treatment targets predicts progression of vascular complications in type 1 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 35(12), 108072.
Sokolovska J, Ostrovska K, Pahirko L, Varblane G, Krilatiha K, Cirulnieks A, Folkmane I, Pirags V, Valeinis J, Klavina A, Selavo L. Impact of interval walking training managed through smart mobile devices on albuminuria and leptin/adiponectin ratio in patients with type 2 diabetes..Physiol Rep. 2020 Jul;8(13):e14506. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14506.
2026 – 2028, “Exploring the role of the gut-kidney axis in type 1 diabetes”, funded by the Latvian Council of Science lzp-2025/1-0280. LU – leading partner. Project lead: P. Zaļizko; Work package lead: J. Sokolovska. The role of LU is the development of the study design, recruitment of participants, and processing of data and samples.”
2026-2030 - “A Trial To Evaluate the Efficacy of Continuous Glucose Monitoring as Add-on Therapy in People with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes” (ATTENTION-T2D). Leading partner – Medical University of Graz. LU lead: J. Sokolovska. The role of LU as a partner is the implementation of an international study on continuous glucose monitoring in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients.”
2023–2025 – “Physics Informed Machine Learning-Based Prediction and Reversion of Impaired Fasting Glucose Management (PRAESIIDIUM)”, Horizon Europe project, Grant Agreement No. 101095672. Leading partner – Spindox Labs, Italy. The University of Latvia's responsibilities within the project include organizing a data collection study involving individuals with overweight or class I obesity, incorporating dietary and physical activity data, as well as contributing to the development of the study’s digital platform and the participant mobile application.
2024–2025 – National Research Programme “Public Health”, project titled “Assessment and Improvement of Health Literacy among the Latvian Population: Development and Validation of a Population-Oriented Informative Educational Platform for the Study and Monitoring of Lifestyle-Related Risks”, project registration number with the Latvian Council of Science: VPP-VM-Sabiedrības_Veselība-2023/1-0003. Leading partner – Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital. The University of Latvia’s role in the project includes conducting a population-based study on health literacy through in-person surveys and a
· Liquid nitrogen tank and ultra-low temperature freezer (-86 °C) for the storage of biological samples.
· Medical scales, pulse oximeters, tonometers, measuring tapes, and other equipment for participant examinations.
· Refrigerated medical laboratory bench centrifuge, vortex mixer, and mini-centrifuge for sample processing.
· Automated nucleic acid and protein extraction system, tissue sample homogenizer.
· AEG reader for the detection of advanced glycation end-products in the skin.