Prof. Ladislav Kokoska works at the Department of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry of the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague as full professor since 2013. The Laboratory of Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology, of which he is in charge, has a rich tradition in research and development activities focused on biologically active natural products derived from underutilized tropical crops, especially from species used by native peoples in traditional folk medicinal systems. The main areas of his research interests are anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant agents. Prof. Kokoska is a member of several advisory boards, including those of scientific journals (e.g. Journal of Advanced Research, Molecules, Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of South Pacific Agriculture).