Kaspars Kampuss, Dr.agr. is an associate professor and senior researcher in Institute of Soil and Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU). He started teaching and research work in the University in 1995, while studying in the M.sc. program, from which he graduated in 1997. He defended his thesis in 2005 in the LBTU in the field of black, red and white currant genetic resources. His research interests include fruit and berry diversity, genetic resources, growing and propagation. His recent scientific projects have been about golden currant cultivars, growing and fertility, raspberry and strawberry production, golden currant and Japanese quince propagation and algae preparation and usage potential for horticultural crops.