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Gundega Gerke serves as an Acting Researcher at the Institute of Microbiology and Virology, where she operates within Prof. Dace Pjanova's Immunology & Cancer research group. Her active research profile includes leadership of a student project on metastatic melanoma therapy (2025-2029) and scholarly contributions spanning oncology and food science domains through 2024-2025.
Her research portfolio demonstrates dual specialization:
- Cancer & Immunology: Focusing on cutaneous melanoma, she investigates BRAF V600/NRAS mutation interactions, tissue characteristics, and survival outcomes. Her work develops ex vivo drug screening platforms for personalized metastatic melanoma therapy, emphasizing translational clinical applications.
- Food Science: She examines antioxidant dynamics during non-alcoholic wine production, tracking biochemical changes from juice to finished products through collaborative agricultural research.
Gerke's scholarly output reveals a 75% focus on clinical oncology (melanoma genetics, personalized therapy) and 25% on food chemistry (antioxidant preservation, beverage processing). Her methodology bridges experimental cancer models with analytical food science techniques, highlighting interdisciplinary rigor in both translational medicine and agricultural applications.
No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in available sources.
As Project Leader for the "Ex Vivo Drug Screening Platform for Personalized Therapy of Metastatic Melanoma" (2025-2029), Gerke mentors students under Prof. Dace Pjanova and Dr. S. Doniņa's supervision. This initiative develops personalized treatment protocols through laboratory-based drug testing, demonstrating active research training and grant management responsibilities.
Within Prof. Pjanova's Immunology & Cancer group, Gerke contributes to a collaborative ecosystem integrating molecular biology, clinical oncology, and data analysis. Her current melanoma mutation profiling work suggests hospital-based clinical partnerships, while food science collaborations extend to agricultural research institutes, utilizing advanced cellular analysis facilities for both biomedical and food chemistry applications.
