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The purpose of the Tutorials program is to build knowledge and provide hands-on training in "cutting-edge" topics relevant to the bioinformatics field and the COSI communities. Tutorials offer participants an opportunity to get an introduction to important established topics in bioinformatics, to learn about new areas of bioinformatics research, or to develop advanced skills in areas about which they are already knowledgeable.
Tutorials may include any form of presentation, such as brief talks or panel discussions, but should include hands-on exercises. Tutorials serve an educational function and are expected to provide a balanced perspective on a field of research. They should not focus on the presenters' own research or software, unless balanced with other tools in the same realm. However, tutorials on broadly used bioinformatics tools will be considered. Please note that if you wish to focus your talk on a demo of a specific software package, your proposal should be submitted to the Technology Track.
Potential topic areas (a list of Tutorials presented in 2025 is available here) may include, but are not limited to the following:
This call is an open invitation to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high-quality proposals for Tutorials at ISMB 2026.
Tutorials can be planned to be either in-person at the ACC Liverpool or fully online, but should not be hybrid. (eg. tutorial presenters and participants should either be fully online or in-person). There is a set limit on the number of in-person tutorials but fewer limits on the number of selected virtual tutorials.
Tutorials presented in-person will be held on July 12, 2026. Tutorials presented online will be held on a weekday prior to the conference start. If submitting an online tutorial proposal, you will be asked to confirm your preferred time zone for presentation.
Tutorials timing for full-day or half-day sessions:
In-person: July 12, 2026 (Eastern Daylight Time - EDT)
Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, (10:45-11:00 am Coffee; Lunch Break 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; Coffee Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)
Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Break at 10:45-11:00 am) or 2:00-6:00 pm (Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)
Virtual: July 6-7, 2026 (Eastern Daylight Time - EDT)
Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (10:30-10:45am, 12-1pm, and 2:30-2:45pm)
Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Breaks at 10:30-10:45am and 11:45am-12:00pm) or 2:00-6:00 pm (Break at 3:30-3:45pm and 4:45 - 5:00 pm)
The conference organizers are able to offer a complimentary conference registration for up to 3 tutorial presenters. Tutorial organizers may choose to share the value of the complimentary registration if the tutorial has additional presenters.
Tutorial proposals should contain the following information in a maximum of 4 pages:
The final proposal must be uploaded as a PDF file only.
During the submission process to provide a brief description of the tutorial that will be used on the website to promote it to delegates, and to confirm that if selected, you will submit draft and final tutorial materials for committee review by the listed deadlines
All tutorial submissions will be evaluated by a committee, which will consider the following criteria:
The tutorial speakers agree to provide participants with teaching materials that include:
Virtual tutorial programs will be recorded to serve as online learning tools following the conference. In-person tutorials are not recorded.
The presenters will be asked to grant copyright of tutorial recordings and materials to the ISCB under CC-BY4.0. In order to be GDPR compliant, permission is required from every presenter.
Correspondence from prospective instructors should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.