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bioinfo.guru

presents

two weeks workshop on

AI4BS - Artificial Intelligence for Biological Sciences

14 - 25 April 2026

Learning objectives

Learn fundamentals of language models and biology specific models.
Learn the concepts of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and its applications in biology.
Apply the concept of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for text-mining of biological literature.
Learn to use biology specific pre-trained models for analysis of sequence data.
Acquire skills to effectively apply AI tools in your research.

Highlights

Hybrid learning which includes live sessions, interactive videos, assignments.
Flexibility to choose timings for the live sessions based on your schedule/time zone.
Personalised learning with individual attention and assessment tracking.
On-demand content to learn and revise at your own pace with recordings of the live sessions.
E-certificate upon successful completion of the workshop.

Who should attend The workshop is ideal for biologists who would like to learn the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and its applications in biology. Participants can be students (undergraduates, postgraduates, or doctorate) or professionals from academia/industry. Participation is open to individuals from across the world. Prior knowledge of programming is not required. The medium of instruction is English. Participants must have a strong desire to learn new things.

Expectations from the participants The workshop would involve a rigorous two-weeks training; and participants are expected to sincerely dedicate time and effort for effective learning. Participants will be required to devote about twice the time of each live sessions in pre- and post- session assignments. For example, for each hour of live session the participants are expected to dedicate two hours in pre-readings, assignments, etc. The participants are also expected to engage in productive discussion during the live sessions.

Registration fees

Participant Location	Designation	Registration Fees
India	Students/ Research fellows	INR 2000
India	Research associates/ Faculty/ Industry person	INR 2500
International	All individuals	USD 45

Topics to be covered during the workshop

Day	Topics
Day 1	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Introduction to Language Models - concepts, design, and types.
Day 2	Introduction to Natural Language Processing Fundamentals of NLP and its application in text-mining PubMed literature.
Day 3 and 4	Introduction to Biology specific language models Understanding the concepts of tokenization and embeddings. Online tools for applying biological language models.
Day 5	AI in genomics and proteomics Application of biological language models for analysis of DNA and protein sequences.
Day 6	Introduction to Retrieval-Augmented Generation. Application of RAG for performing meta-analysis of Biomedical text data.

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