Welcome to the HTGAA@BioClub Site! BioClub Tokyo is one of the Global Nodes of the growing HTGAA Network. Lectures and Recitations are shared globally from the MIT Course ‘How to Grow Almost Anything’, each node will organize additional Class & Homework Reviews sessions, as well as hands-on experiments in the lab of the local node.

Application Form for HTGAA 2026

David Kong shared the Application Form for the How to Grow (Almost) Anything 2026 Course on his Instagram, X and LinkedIn accounts.

Please take your time and think carefully about your Statement of Interest in the Application Form. We want to know:

• Why do you want to be a part of this course?
• What do you hope to get out of it?

Please make use of the 2000 characters and please don’t write short or AI-generated responses. These Statements will be read by the Global TAs and Course Organizers, if we feel - based on the Statement of Interest - that the applicant is not a good fit for the course, we will not accept them.

Application Timeline

1. Submit Application Form in time!
2. Participate Watch Bio Bootcamp Recordings (optional)
3. Come to Class #1 on February 3rd, 2-5PM EST (mandatory)
4. Do Homework until Class #2 → if (submitted on time && OK) → Committed Listener
5. No Homework → Global Listener

Attendance will be taken at Classes, Recitations and Node Reviews.

Upcoming

Classes & Recitations are held on the HTGAA 26 Zoom, BioClub Reviews on the BioClub Zoom

Global Bio Bootcamp

Prior to the start of the HTGAA we will organise a Bio Bootcamp, to get everyone oriented and up to speed. It is recommened for everyone. Watch the recording and catch up with the slides.

HTGAA 2026 Google Calender

It is not necessary to come to all the Office Hours. If you are interested in a more information about HTGAA@BioClub, please join our BioClub Discord Server, and there the #htgaa channel.

Meeting Times

Global Schedule

The course starts with the first class on February 3rd 2026, 2pm ET. Make sure to submit the Application Form before the deadline, if you want to get the invitation to join the class.

• Class: Tuesdays 14:00-17:00 ET at MIT Zoom
• Recitation: Wednesdays 17:00-18:00 ET at MIT Zoom

BioClub Schedule

• BioClub Tokyo Class Reviews: Thursdays 21:00-22:00 JST at BioClub Zoom
• BioClub Tokyo Homework Reviews: Mondays 21:00-22:00 JST at BioClub Zoom

Homework, Recordings & Slides

¹ Global HTGAA Course
² BioClub Tokyo-organised Class & Homework recordings will not be shared publicly, please join a session in-person to get access.
³ No Class this week
⁴ In Progress…

Applicant & Node Map

A Google Map showing the locations of Applicants & Nodes.

BioClub Global TAs

Will be published after Class #2.

BioClub Committed Listeners

Will be published after Class #2.

Committed Listener vs Global Listener?

A Committed Listener is a Listener that commits to the course. CLs are expected to:

• Watch every Class & Recitation
• Submit the Weekly Homework in time
• Participate actively in the Node Review Sessions
• Do and present a Final Project

CLs will get access to the Global TAs, to the git-based Documentation Server, and to the HTGAA-internal Sommunication Servers. If a CLs completes all the homework, has recorded sufficient attendance and presented a Final Project, they are elegible for a Certificate of Completion.

The time budget needed for a CL is about 15-20 hours / week.

Global Listeners are welcome to watch the Lectures and Recitations and they are welcome to make the Homework on the own time. They can not get Certificate of Completion. We understand, that the content is dense and complex, and doing the homework takes time and energy.Many HTGAA participants take more than one cycle to complete the course.

About HTGAA 2026 @BioClub Tokyo

Welcome to How To Grow (Almost) Anything 2026 at BioClub Tokyo!

This page is for students who are interested in participating in online review sessions and/or in-person experiments for HTGAA 2026 at BioClub Tokyo in Japan.

We also aim to perform the same hands-on laboratory work as the students at MIT & Harvard!

BioClub Tokyo Online Review Meetings

HTGAA nodes are offering additional review and study meetings to offset the time differences to Boston (ET).

Online support will also be given through the BioClub Tokyo Class Reviews every Thursday at 21:00 JST and the BioClub Tokyo Homework Reviews every Monday at 21:00.

BioClub Tokyo In-Person Study Meetings

In-person meetings & workshops at BioClub in Tokyo are to be determined. Please check the BioClub Discord #htgaa channel for details.

Laboratory Exercises

Updates for 2026 forthcoming.

We aim to conduct the same experiments at the main HTGAA course at MIT/Harvard. Stay tuned for ways to participated.

Lab & Material Fees at BioClub Tokyo

Participation in the Global HTGAA online course is free of charge. If you want to conduct hands-on experiments at BioClub Tokyo we will ask you to financially contribute to the reagents and materials.

For the 2026 course we will split the hands-on experiment into separate workshops. The participation fee for each workshop depends on the reagents and materials needed to run the workshops.

Workshop times can be adjusted to the availability of Committed Listeners at BioClub Tokyo.

Questions & Answers

• 日本語で参加できますか？
  講義と宿題は英語で書く必要がある。日本語での会話は可能ですが、主なコミュニケーション言語は英語になります。

• Can I join the HTGAA experiments for free?
  You can join the Global HTGAA for free, but for the experiments at BioClub you need to contribute financially so we can cover the materials, reagents and instructor time.

• Do I need to be a Committed Listener to participate in the experiments? You don’t need to be a Committed Listener, but it is highly recommended. The learning curve is quite steep, if you don’t have an bio background expect to study for about 20-30 hours/week.

• How is HTGAA related to HTMAA & FabAcademy? HTGAA shares its ideas and goal with HTMAA and the FabAcademy. HTGAA uses a different structure, participation in the global course is free - where participation in the FabAcademy costs $5,000. (~¥780,000 in 2026/1).

• Why is there no HTGAA Asia & Oceania in 2026? The HTGAA Asia & Oceania Review sessions in 2024 were a self-organised response to the chanllenging lecture times of the main HTGAA lectures and recitation, organised by Georg (BioClub Tokyo), Austin & Elaine. For 2026 the concept of Global HTGAA nodes was introduced, BioClub Tokyo is one of these nodes. We will continue organising Class & Homework reviews, only for 2026 they are called BioClub Tokyo Class & Homework Reviews, instead of HTGAA Asia Class & Homework Reviews.