Aija Linē#
| Membership Number: | 3329 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2012 |
| Main Country of Residence: | LATVIA |
| Homepage(s): | http://biomed.lu.lv/en/about-us/people/aija-line-dr-biol |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2003 Head of group of Molecular genetics of cancer; Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre
- 2005-2008 Researcher; University of Latvia, Faculty of Biology
- 2004-2005 Associated professor; Dept. of Biology and Medical Genetics, Riga Stradins University
- 1993-2004 Research fellow; Biomedical Research and Study Centre, University of Latvia
Fields of Scholarship
- Identification and characterisation of tumour antigens
- Role of humoral response in antitumour immunity
- Evaluation of autoantibodies as biomarkers for response to therapy and early detection of cancer
- Aberrant pre-mRNA splicing in cancer – frequency and immunogenicity
- Role of miRNAs in the cellular response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy and inter-cellular communication
- Identification of mRNA and miRNA signatures for cancer diagnosis
- Targeting zinc enzymes in cancer stem cells
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Member of the Academia Europaea
- 2009 Corresponding member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
- 2008 L’OREAL, UNESCO and LZA Fellowship for Women in Science (Latvia) award
- 2004/2005 University of Latvia, K. Morberg’s Fellowship award
- 2003 Fellowship from the Royal Society (UK)
- 2002 Latvian Academy of Sciences and Grindeks Ltd Award for Young Researchers
- 1997 Latvian Academy of Sciences, Award for Young Scientists
