Kai Voss-Fels is Professor of Grapevine Breeding at Geisenheim University where he leads a team of researchers, students and technical staff working on genetics, genomics and breeding of grapevine. After completing his PhD in plant breeding and quantitative genetics at Justus Liebig University Giessen in 2016, he was a senior research fellow and group leader at the University of Queensland, Australia from 2017-2021. In 2021, he moved to Geisenheim University to develop a new research program focused on genomics-assisted rootstock improvement and clonal selection in grapevine.

Prof. Voss-Fels' research aims at developing and implementing new genomics-assisted breeding approaches to improve yield, quality and resistances in major crops. This involves combining quantitative genetics, genomics and computational methods for prediction to help accelerate genetic gain. Prof. Voss-Fels has worked across a range of crops incl. wheat, barley, sugarcane, rapeseed, chickpea, and now grapevine. He works closely with leading national and international partners across the public and private sectors. Prof. Voss-Fels has won several prestigious awards and has published the outcomes of his research in almost 50 peer-reviewed articles in some of the highest impact journals in his field.