Welcome to Tartu!

The summer school will take place 27–28 August 2026
in Tartu, Estonia

We are excited to announce the second installment of the bi-annual training and networking event for microbiome researchers from nordic countries and beyond. This year’s program’s topics include functional profiling, longitudinal modeling, ecological models and population modeling. On August 26, there will also be Microbiome session of Gene Forum.

The programme consists of lectures and discussion (not hands-on exercises). We expect participants to have a basic proficiency in microbiome data analysis. In other words, this is not a tutorial course for beginners but rather intermediate/advanced training for researchers and trainees with at least some prior experience in computational microbiome research.

Speakers

• Rob Knight (UC San Diego, USA)
• Jeroen Raes (KU Leuven, BE)
• Jingyuan Fu (University of Kroningen, NL)
• Harri Lähdesmäki (Aalto University, FI)
• Ilze Elbere (Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, LV)
• Tom Hitch (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, CN)

Organizers

• Elin Org (University of Tartu)
• Oliver Aasmets (University of Tartu)
• Leo Lahti (University of Turku)
• Matti Ruuskanen (University of Turku)
• Tommi Vatanen (University of Helsinki)

Attendance fee 250* EUR (includes lunch, coffee, social program, does not include accommodation)

We warmly welcome you to the distinctive atmosphere of the beautiful city of Tartu!

*The fee is waived for doctoral students in Estonian universities.