How to Grow (Almost) Anything 2026 @BioCLub

Date: February 3rd 2026, 00:00 JST

How to Grow (Almost) Anything - or HTGAA - is a long-running introduction course about Synthetic Biology, taught by the experts in the field. The course was initiated and is organized by David Kong from the MIT Community Biotechnology Initiative (CBI) and is run both at MIT and globally through an expanding network of global HTGAA nodes. BioClub Tokyo is proud to be a node again in 2026. If you are curious about Synthetic Biology and are willing to study hard, please come and join us! The course if free!

Who is the course for?

The course will be a technical introduction to the field of Synthetic Biology, but the course is also aimed at Artists, Designers and Makers, and those who are curious about Biology - but did not necessarily had a chance to study it. At BioClub we are especially interested in in Art & Biology and we would be very happy to support Artists in taking this course!

Application

Apply by filling out the Application Form. Deadline: January 16th 2026

Bio Bootcamp

We will also run a Bio Bootcamp starting on January 19th. These will be a series of talks and lectures, gently introducing the subject.

Course Schedule

Course Start: February 3rd 2026

Global Class: Tuesdays 14:00 ET
Global Recitation: Wednesdays 17:00 ET
BioClub Class Review: Thursdays, 21:00 JST
BioClub Homework Review: Mondays, 21:00 JST

For more details, please see the https://htgaa.bioclub.tokyo or feel free to ask any questions in the #htgaa channel in the BioClub Discord.