The A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (NSCMB FEB RAS), is planning to hold the 4th Mariculture School for Young Scientists “Modern Mariculture: Biological, Biochemical, and Molecular Genetics Approaches” at the Vostok marine biological station (MBS Vostok), September 8–11, 2024.

The School is organized within the framework of the Russian Science Foundation project No. 21-74-30004. Scientists younger than 35 (inclusive) are welcomed to the School.

Leading researchers from various scientific organizations in Russia and China will take part at the event as lecturers. A professor from Dalian Ocean University (DOU) was invited as a lecturer, and his colleague from DOU and a representative from the China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation as guests at the event.

The School will consider such modern problems as marine invertebrate cultivation and the use of novel methods for studying biological objects aimed to create a scientific basis for mariculture and improve animal farming technologies.

Accommodation and transfer to the MBS Vostok and back are free of charge. No registration fee is required. The MBS Vostok will provide a dining room during the School period.

Applications are accepted until August 1, 2024. Please, send applications with your full name, date of birth, place of work (study), and e-mail to Daria Sergeevna Borisova This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For any questions regarding the School and participation in it, please, contact also with Daria Sergeevna (phone: +79644499145; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).