The 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics will run from the 25th of January through the 7th of February, 2026 in Český Krumlov, Czechia.

Applications for 2026

  • Applications for the 2026 workshop are now open! Please click here to register.

What is the Workshop on Phylogenomics?

The 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics is being held from the 25th of January through the  7th of February 3, in Český Krumlov, Czechia. This is the 4th edition of the workshop on Phylogenomics. The workshop brings together an international collection of faculty members and Workshop participants to study and discuss current ideas and techniques for exploring phylogenomics. The Workshop consists of a series of lectures, demonstrations and computer laboratories that cover theoretical and conceptual aspects of large-scale phylogenetics and phylogenomics, with a strong emphasis on data analysis. The Workshop places a strong focus on molecular phylogenetics performed at genome-wide scales (phylogenomics), and covers all aspects of phylogenomics workflows. The workshop covers: the reconstruction of species trees from large-scale genomics data. In addition, we will explore the use of phylogenomic data to 1) study species divergence and trait evolution patterns, 2) reconstruct and analyze genome-wide collections of species trees to detect orthology and paralogy, and 3) study genome dynamics along species trees along with other topics relevant to phylogenomics. Join our Newsletter (bottom of this page) to get announcements, or stay updated through Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The Workshop registration fee is $1,950. We provide approximately 90 hours of teaching during the two week workshop. Our price is therefore approximately $22 an hour. Note that this amount does not cover travel, lodging or boarding. Many important details regarding fees and other information can be read on our FAQ page. The Workshop on Genomics 2026 is organised by:

Schedule

Our schedule is currently being updated. Please check back our previous workshops for an idea of the schedule., e.g. 2024 schedule can be found here

Week 1 : 25-January through 1-February, 2026

Date Day Time Presenter Topic LOCATION
25th Jan Sunday 18 – 22 Everyone Reception Dinner –
26th Jan Monday 09 – 12 Rosa Fernández Introduction and Orientation Town Services -Town Theater
Monday 14 – 17 Workshop Team Lab: Introduction & Unix House of Prelate
Monday 19.30 – 22 Everyone Social: Scientific Speed Networking TBD
27th Jan Tuesday 09 – 12 Rosa Fernández Introduction to Phylogenomics Town Theater
Tuesday 14 – 17 Workshop Team Lab: Genome assembly and annotation House of Prelate
Tuesday 19 – 22 Workshop Team Lab: Tree Visualization & Tree Challenge House of Prelate
28th Jan Wednesday 09 – 12 TBA Lecture: Introduction to Orthology and Paralogy Town Theater
Wednesday 14 – 17 TBA Lab: Orthology and Paralogy Prediction House of Prelate
Wednesday 19 – 22 TBA Lecture: Theoretical Introduction to Phylogenetic Methods & Models of sequence evolution House of Prelate
29th Jan Thursday 09 – 12 TBA Lecture: Coalescence-based species tree inference Town Theater
Thursday 14 – 17 TBA Lab: Coalescence-based species tree inference House of Prelate
Thursday 19 – 22 Claudia Solis-Lemus Lecture: Phylogenetic networks / hybridization House of Prelate
30th Jan Friday 09 – 12 Claudia Solis-Lemus Lab: Lecture: Phylogenetic networks / hybridization House of Prelate
Friday 14 – 17 TBA Lecture: Incongruence Town Thater
Friday 19 – 22 TBA Lab: Detecting incongruence House of Prelate
31st Jan Saturday 09 – 12 TBA Lecture: Gene family evolution Town Theater
Saturday 14 – 17 TBA Lab: Inferring gene family evolution along a species tree House of Prelate
Saturday 19 – late! Everyone Town Tour @ 19.00 Social Event: Mid-Workshop dinner @ 20.00   TBA
1st Feb Sunday All Day Everyone Free Day Up to you!

Week 2 : 2-7 February, 2026

Date Day Time WHO Topic LOCATION
2nd Feb Monday 09 – 12 Nathan Clark Lecture: Linking genotype-to-phenotype in a phylogenetic framework Town Theater
Monday 14 – 17 Nathan Clark Lab: Evolutionary rate covaration and related methods House of Prelate
Monday 19 – 22 TBA Lecture: Genome-wide measures of selection House of Prelate
3rd Feb Tuesday 09 – 12 TBA Lab: Genome-wide measures of selection Town Theater
Tuesday 14 – 17 TBA Lecture: Genome structure in the context of phylogenomics House of Prelate
Tuesday 19 – 22 TBA Lab: Genome structure and phylogenomics House of Prelate
4th Feb Wednesday 09 – 12 Tap Pupko Lecture: Machine learning and AI in phylogenetics Town Theater
Wednesday 14 – 17 Tap Pupko Lab: Implementing machine learning and AI methods in phylogenetics House of Prelate
Wednesday 19 – 22 TBA TBA House of Prelate
5th Feb Thursday 09 – 12 Frederik Ronquist Lecture: Probabilistic programming language in phylogenetics  Town Theater
Thursday 14 – 17 Frederik Ronquist Lab: Probabilistic programming language in phylogenetics  House of Prelate
Thursday 19 – 22 Workshop Team Lab: Open Workshop House of Prelate
6th Feb Friday 09 – 12 Anna Karnkowska Lecture: The intersection of microbial ecology and phylogenetics Town Theater
Friday 14 – 17 Everyone Social Event: Round Table Discussions, T-shirts and certificates TBA
Friday 19 – 22 Everyone Social Event: End of Workshop Party You decide!
7th Feb Saturday All Day Everyone Departure