May 27-29, 2026ASCA Events

ASCA WORKSHOP 2026

Tomsk NRMC, Tomsk, Russia 

Workshop

May 27-29, 2026

Tomsk NRMC, Tomsk, Russia

The program includes presentations by expert users and technology developers, wet lab practices, hands-on bioinformatics, a hackathon, and a partner exhibition in the field of single-cell and spatial techniques.

Each participant receives a certificate.

The languages are Russian and English. 

Participation is free.


Key dates
February 7
Registration opens
March 23
Registration deadline*
March 27
Announcement of the list of participants
April 13
Announcement of the program
May 27-29
Workshop holding

*Limited number of participants. Applications are competitively selected. When applying, please indicate your preferred participation option.

Contacts us

workshop@ascanet.org

Date
Day 1

Welcome

Opening lecture

Introductions to wet lab practices, hands-on bioinformatics, and hackathon

  • Wet lab practices

  • Sample preparation

  • Single cell RNA library preparation

  • Spatial transcriptomics

  • Digital PCR


Hands-on advanced bioinformatics

Hackathon

Day 2

Wet lab practices (continuation)

  • Sample preparation

  • Single cell RNA library preparation

  • Spatial transcriptomics

  • Digital PCR


Hackathon (continuation)

Day 3

Hands-on basic bioinformatics

Hackathon and presentations by teams

Party

Speakers
Organizers
Partners
Sightseeing tour

A Tomsk sightseeing tour will be provided:

You will see the amazing architecture of Tomsk, numerous monuments and temples, get an experience of the charming atmosphere of the old city, and visit the Resurrection Mountain - the place from which this magnificent city began to develop. The highlight of Tomsk is undoubtedly residential wooden houses decorated with lace and preserved from the end of the 19th-century. The wooden architecture of Tomsk is original and expressive. Entire streets preserved in the style of wooden architecture have been preserved here. Absolutely, this walk will bring you a lot of positive emotions.

Museums and Theaters
Voskresenskaya Mountain
3 Bakunina st.
Lagerny Garden
1 Lenina Ave.
Botanic Garden
34/1 Lenina Ave, Need an appointment, tel. +7 (3822) 529-816
Museum of the History of Tomsk
3 Bakunina st.
Tomsk Regional Local Lore Museum
75 Lenin Ave.
Memorial Museum "Investigative Prison of the NKVD"
44 Lenin Ave.
Tomsk Drama Theater
4 Lenin Square
Tomsk Regional State Philharmonic
12a Lenin Square
Churches and Cathedrals
Voskresenskaya Church
10 Oktyabr'sky vzvoz
Bogoyavlensky Cathedral
7 Lenin Square
Petropavlovsky Cathedral
47 Altayskaya st.
Evangelical Literary Church of St. Mary
28 Kartashova, st.
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12B Krylova st.
White Cathedral Mosque
43 Moscow tract
Other sightseeing
Chekhov Monument
Tom River shore
House with Firebirds
67/1 Krasnoarmeyskaya st.
House with a Hipped Roof
71 Krasnoarmeyskaya st.
Dragon House
68 Krasnoarmeyskaya st.
Novosobornaya Square

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