TÜBİTAK Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences (TBAE) is organizing a training workshop on "Computational Approaches in Life Sciences and Aquaculture (TBAE CALSA'25)" between October 20-24, 2025. This COST Action BIOAQUA (CA22160) training workshop will equip early-career and established researchers in aquaculture with a modern, integrated toolset spanning bioinformatics, machine learning, quantum-centric calculations, and molecular simulations. Participants will learn end-to-end pipelines for genome and transcriptome assembly, population and eDNA metagenomics, and microbiome analyses tailored to farmed species and their ecosystems, then translate these outputs into predictive models for health, breeding, welfare, feed optimization, and environmental resilience. Hands-on sessions will cover reproducible ML workflows (from feature engineering to model validation and uncertainty communication), while quantum-centric modules introduce practical electronic-structure calculations to estimate key physicochemical properties relevant to water quality, nutrient transformations, drug and vaccine candidates, and contaminant fate. Molecular simulation blocks will demonstrate multiscale strategies from coarse-grained dynamics to atomistic free-energy methods for host-pathogen interactions, vaccine epitope stability, antimicrobial resistance targets, and stress biology under changing temperature, salinity, and pH. The workshop emphasizes FAIR data, open-source tools, and hackathon-style sprints that culminate in shareable protocols, benchmark datasets, and prototype decision-support dashboards for sustainable, climate-aware aquaculture. By blending lectures with practical clinics and cross-disciplinary project work, BIOAQUA will build capacity across Europe's Blue Economy, foster new collaborations between wet-lab and computational teams, and accelerate the translation of digital aquaculture science into measurable on-farm impact.

Application Requirements:

M.Sc. & Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers in related fields are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given priority for the face-to-face (F2F) participation.

Strong background in Python programming, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology.

- Approval requires a transcript (M.Sc & Ph.D.).

- Proven record of succesfully taken courses

Online participation is possible via Zoom. - No prerequisities needed

Deadline for Applications: October 13, 2025

Application Form can be found here.

Event Poster can be found here.

Please carefully read application requirements and information on the TBAE CALSA'25 Training Workshop provided below.

1. You can apply to the TBAE CALSA'25 Training Workshop for either Face-to-Face (F2F) or Online participation via Zoom.
2. No prerequisites are needed for the online school; anyone can apply. You will receive a Zoom link for the online sessions.
3. F2F participation is limited to a maximum of 30 people, with participants selected from the pool of applicants.
4. F2F applicants should have a strong background in in Python programming, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology related fields, which must be proven by their transcript.
5. The lectures will be in English.
6. M.Sc., Ph.D. students, and post-doctoral researchers in related fields are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given priority for the F2F selection.
7. A reference letter is not mandatory, but F2F applicants who provide reference letters will be given priority for the F2F selection.
8. The application deadline is October 13, 2025, and the selection results are expected to be announced on October 15-16.
9. Travel and accommodation support will be provided for selected F2F participants.
10. F2F participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the school. Please note that there will be an exam.
11. No certification will be provided for online participants
12. For further questions and information, please contact tbae.iletisim@tubitak.gov.tr.