Angelika Krūmiņa

Angelika Krūmiņa is a Professor in the Department of Infectology at Rīga Stradiņš University. Her work focuses on chronic infectious diseases, virology, and autoimmune mechanisms. She holds Expert roles in Clinical Medicine with the Latvian Council of Science (2016-2025).

• Education: 3.2 Clinical Medicine Expert qualifications from the Latvian Council of Science (2016-2025)

Research Interests: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Human Herpesvirus 6, microbiome analysis, antimicrobial resistance, and autoimmunity. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being).

Recent work emphasizes digital biomarkers for ME/CFS progression, microbiome studies in ulcerative colitis, and viral infection-induced autoimmune mechanisms. She leads projects like VirA (EU Horizon 2020) and the ME/CFS biobank initiative.

• Awards: D.H. Grindeļa award (2024), Certificate of Appreciation (2025)

Advising/Grants: Supervises PhD projects on vancomycin resistance and middle ear microbiome. Managed 11 projects totaling € millions, including EU-funded collaborations.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with international networks through VirA program and leads RSU's Infectiology research group.