Head of the Laboratory of Enzymology of photosynthetic carbon assimilation, doctor of biological sciences Shahniyar Bayramov was on a scientific trip at the University of Latvia in Riga on 03.03.2020-01.08.2020. The scientist conducted  research on the grant project of the Ministry of Science and Education for researcher scientists at Latvia. The new methods Sh.Bayramov mastered during the scientific trip will be a contribution to the research work of the PhD and master students of the institute. The scientific contacts established with the scientists working in the relevant departments of the Faculty of Biology of the University of Latvia will allow to find partners for the development of bilateral grant projects in the future.