About BiOGuide

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Contacts:

Before we start blabbering about, please contact us on the following in case you want to talk the relevant: resourcerepository4boguide@gmail.com - Resources or papers you want to submit, website feedback, website doubts, and requests for features on website! r6394175@gmail.com - Letter of interest to join team BiOGuide, talking shop, and so on. This is my personal e-mail so please respect the sanctity! (I’m done amn’t I?)

As of August 8 2026, this website has been a one man project. Hence, as we are now under production, we encourage you to join our team if you are up for this position.

Community Reach

Now, thanks for visiting! Let’s talk a bit about why we built BiOGuide.

Preparing for Biology Olympiads involves a familiar set of challenges: difficulty picking the right resources, scattered notes and textbook references, incomplete practice material, a practical lack of hands-on skills, and more. This website exists to resolve most of those issues through a single, compiled, modern guide.

Our goal is to be complete and concise. That doesn’t mean short, dry text with no motivation behind it (we’ve actively aimed for the opposite), but rather that the guide contains everything you actually need for the olympiads, kept current, and presented in a modern way that still lets you learn quickly from text and data.

Now, on to the what, why, and how.

Ways of Working

Every piece of content goes through a standardized process before it’s approved for general use:

1. The Founder and Director writes and edits all content page by page, topic by topic, word by word. Every concept is personally reviewed.
2. A specialised team then reviews the content and provides a rating. Only content rated above 4 (on a 1–5 scale) moves on to further editing.
3. This team also collects relevant past-year problems and compiles them into one directory for ease of use later on.
4. Finally, the content is published for you.

We hope you appreciate the effort and enjoy the website, and most importantly, that you actively participate in feedback and discussions on our community pages.

What Sets Us Apart

Some features we want to add to this website going forward (As of July 2026):

1. A paper archive
2. An indigenous biology competition
3. An indigenous AI agent to help guide you through your prep (Currently in place as a dashboard simplistic algorithm).
4. A comments, feedback, and discussion section

When we first started, we looked at existing resources like Biolympiads and Learntuitive, but found them fairly outdated, low on activity, and somewhat commercialised.

1. Highly interactive
2. Non-commercial (a non-profit)
3. Highly modernised
4. Globally relevant
5. Uncompromising academically, built for and by students
6. Huge global community thriving by curiosity
7. Personalized for everyone
8. Quality above everything else

Why So Much Work

Written on August 8th 2026 ~
We’re captivated by biology and the life sciences, but our own journey preparing for olympiads was full of roadblocks despite relentless effort. The biggest one was finding the right resources: available textbooks were either far too dense or didn’t go into the specific depth the IBO actually requires.

That roadblock is what inspired BiOGuide. We make nothing from it; it’s completely free to read, share, and modify. Honestly, the real payoff for us is making the learning curve friendlier for the next generation of biology enthusiasts.

Cracking these competitions isn’t just about rote-memorising cellular pathways or anatomy, though a strong base of core facts is essential. It’s about truly understanding how living systems function, working through problems piece by piece, and having the grit to face scenarios you’ve never seen before. We want to help you build that problem-solving intuition, which is why we plan to provide an extensive library of past-year problems with step-by-step solutions.

As of after August 8th,
The team now works with a lot of different people (although none contributing to the technical implementations), and their ideas prove valuable to the site. Although they don’t act on then directly (Action on the managing partner), the idea attributions are available on request.

How Do We find people?

Our chain of command is somewhat summarised by this document (Suits ball!). As mentioned around 10 times elsewhere, contact r6394175@gmail.com for applications, we could always use some help! Currently, we are looking for all sorts of help, majorly however, in the fields of olympiad specialised content generation for increasing reach by contacting people all over the world for their national olympiad programmes, problem design, community and social media managers, and also some intermediate developers.

Inspirations

1. AOGuide: thanks to an astronomy background, I discovered this treasure of a website for AO aspirants. A lot of what we’ve done here has been inspired by AOGuide, so a big thanks to the people behind it.
2. Biolympiads and Learntuitive - as mentioned above, we’ve tried to improve on what they offer, but they still serve as a benchmark and an inspiration for us.
3. More soon!

Our Tech

1. Streamlit: the platform behind the interactive experience that sets us apart. Thanks to the IBO 2026 Organizing Committee for introducing us to it.
2. Snowflake, used for Streamlit deployment.
3. Hugo, the Hextra theme, and Vercel - following AOGuide’s own lead here.
4. VS Code, MathJax, and Git.

The People Behind This

As of August 8th, we were just a one-man team until production.

But now, we are proud to announce, that we are a team of more than 10 people from all over the world, actively working to improve BiOGuide.

Nishit Kalani

Founder, Owner & Managing Partner

Since February 8th 2026

Nishit Here (:
I’m a high schooler in India who kept wishing a resource like this already existed while preparing for the International Biology Olympiad (Silver, 2026), so I built it myself. Astronomy was actually where I started (Gold, IOAA Jr 2025), and I’ve since qualified for the national selection camps in both Chemistry, Astronomy and Mathematics too; though biology is the one that stuck, which is probably why I can’t help connecting it back to the other two more than a syllabus usually allows. Outside this site, I split my time between chess, code,piano, tabla, violin and the occasional very average sketch. I have solo-built the entire technical side of the website, so if something on here doesn’t make sense or you just want to talk shop, find me at r6394175@gmail. If you find which star is in the image above, begin the mail with it’s name, and wait for a surprise!

Bhavyaa Gunwal

Senior Partner (Harvey Specter Class)

Since August 2nd 2026

Hi, I’m Bhavyaa.
I just finished grade 12 in India but still not sure what to do next—probably medicine here, though a transfer to a good uni abroad doesn’t sound too bad either. I’ve always loved biology, even though my parents wanted me to go for maths. This interest earned me a few trips to IBO and IJSO, but I couldn’t have possibly done this without my GOATs: Holly Jackson and Olivia Rodrigo (Livies assemble). I’m passable at badminton, slowly learning taekwondo, and quietly curious about drama and instrumental music, even if I can’t play a note yet. And BiOGuide? it’s the resource 13 year old me would have killed for— future-you will thank you for leaning on it.

Dihui Yu

Senior Parnter (Louis Litt Class)

Since August 24th 2026

Hey, I’m Dihui and recently graduated high school from the UAE. I’m an aspiring neuroscientist with interests in cognition and computation, and IBO and IESO really kickstarted my scientific journey. I can’t help but wish I had more guidance and training when prepping though - I taught myself most of the content and learnt a fair share of lessons the hard way (to the point where I gutted a cod from the supermarket to learn anatomy). That’s why I’m here to democratize access to resources, which hopefully levels the playing field. Outside bio, you’ll find me jamming to spotify and messing around with jazz and production :)
Currently Working on: BiOClash: The first non partner-class team member with access to BiOClash resources, And producing social media content for bioguideofficial for outreach.

Soumil Maity

Junior Partner (Louis Litt Class)

Since August 19th 2026

Hi! I’m Soumil,
member of the Indian team and a Silver medalist at the 2026 IBO. Biology has always intrigued me, even though astronomy was what got me into Olympiads. You can expect me to remember important biochemical pathways, but will not be able to tell you what I had for lunch. If you don’t find me toiling away preparing for NEET, you can find me playing badminton, football, cricket or goofing around with my friends (at the goated DAV ground). I can already envision the ‘aura’ of BiOGuide among future biologists. Have fun exploring the what, why and how of life (perhaps with the occasional torment of the questions)!! Currently Working On: Making the Notes@BiOGuide a better place by collecting a vast pool of interesting previous problems!

Saisha Jain

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since August 19th 2026

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I’m Saisha from the country that accounts for every 1 out of 8 people in the world. I’ve Just finished 12th grade and finally on to the next step to join med school after toiling for NEET. I’ve always loved anything that excites my neurons be it cubing or sports or puzzles. I am interested in Computers,AI,Physics,Physiology,Olympiad problems or anything that is logical contrary to my choice for med school which i have chosen for helping people something i’m really passionate about hence i’m excited about BiOGuide too. I’m passable at almost any sport and good at badminton and basketball,learning to play the keyboard and harmonica bit by bit apart from binging on novels and movies when i’m free.
As for BiOGuide is the platform that would have saved me from the hours of reseach for any scarce advise i could find about biology olympiads on the internet. So now that you’ve found it use it to it’s fullest . Feel free to give your invaluable feedback and all the best for your journey ahead!!
Currently Working On: Helping in User Interface and UX betterment by weekly brainstorming on new possibilities, also contributing to the vast pool of previous problems!

Shourya Bansal

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since August 19th 2026

Hi, I’m Shourya, a high schooler in India who, at 13, somehow thought building NLP/neural-net apps was a normal hobby. Younger me kept wondering, “What if code could do more than just live on a screen?”—and that rabbit hole eventually led me into bioinformatics, haemodynamics, computational physiology, BCI–NLP, LSTMs, RL & AI for biology. Since then, I’ve had research exposure through IIT, MIT, Harvard & TIFR, made it to OCSC 2026 for IBO, landed in NSEB’s national top 10, and picked up recognition through DST , IBM etc. research programmes. Now I review content published on bioguide , helping build what younger-me desperately wanted. Outside all this: guitar, piano, sketching, coding & journaling keeps me sane Currently Working On: Making the whole website a better place by reviewing content thoroughly throughout the website and submitting weekly recommendations!

Huseyn Taghizada

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since September 12th 26

Hello there. I am Huseyn Taghizada, biology olympiadist from Azerbaijan. I will not talk about neither my medals nor anything other. You can check them from my linkedin account with the same name. Relying on my experiences my main goal is guide students thorough this harsh olympiad path and finishing it with the best possible ending. If you’re interested in my hobbies they’re quite lot in fact. Chess, books, films, music, mangas and much more. Feel free to contact me via huseyntagizade90@gmail.com.

Adit Mital

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since September 12th 26

Hey guys, I’m Adit, a senior in the UAE. I wanna go into commercial biotech (former burnt out pre-med) and am interested in drug discovery, biochem and computational biology. Having been a member of the UAE team at IBO'26, where our own training was pretty shoddy, I can confidently say that proper support is the number 1 thing standing between you, and your dream of an IBO medal. That’s why I’m thrilled to be a part of BioGuide’s mission for equal knowledge and to spread its word far and wide. Beyond biology, I enjoy just about anything that scratches that permanent itch in my brain, be it shredding van-halen arpeggios or a good bout of chess. Anyways, here’s to more pull-your-hair out Bio problems, for you, for me, and for everyone in between!

Currently Working on: Content moderation and protocol support, and producing social media content for bioguideofficial for outreach.

Ulukbek

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since September 18th 26

Hi, I’m Ulukbek! I’m currently in 11th grade, and I want to become a biochemist, though I’m also interested in computational biology and plants. I started my biology journey in 7th grade and made countless mistakes - even ones as big as refusing help and guidance from the best biologist in my country. I thought studying from books on my own would be better. (WHYYY 😭😭???)

Well, BioGuide should help you avoid these kinds of mistakes and set you on the right track because its materials have been collected by people who have already completed this journey. Even now, after winning a bronze medal at the IBO, I still see BioGuide as a helpful website for me. So, it should not only help you reach the IBO but also help you win a medal!

Besides being a biology enjoyer, I’m also a long-distance runner and an avid fan of RTS and TBS games.

I’m currently working on establishing a pathway for Kyrgyz students to reach the IBO - basically, creating a guide to my country’s National Biology Olympiad.

Darsh Dudhia

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since September 19th 26

Hi, I’m Darsh, a high schooler in India who has always been intrigued by biology. I got into preparing for olympiads by preparing for IJSO. After qualifying for the junior astronomy olympiad (IOAA Jr.)’s OCSC, I also got interested in astronomy. I am also preparing for the stages of IBO in India and BioGuide is a resource which will definitely help me through the process. I am going to work on: Making BiOrchive better by collecting more questions from olympiads and adding new features!

Davi P. Tsuchie

Associate (Mike Ross Class)

Since September 19th 26

Hey, I’m Davi, an 11th grader from Brazil! I first got into science through physics back in middle school, which eventually led me to the Brazilian Physics Olympiad, where I earned a gold medal and later made it to the international selection process. Biology, though, was a very different story. It had always been one of the subjects I struggled with the most, but at the beginning of this year, a few friends convinced me to give it a serious shot. Somehow, a few months later, biology took me all the way to the IBO and gave me the opportunity to travel to a new country. The journey there wasn’t straightforward. I had to learn pretty much all of the theory on my own, and I know firsthand how frustrating it can be to find good resources, and to figure out whether a 700-page textbook is actually worth your time. Finding good problems to practice with is even harder. That’s a big part of why I’m here: I want to help democratize access to high-quality learning resources and practice material. Outside of olympiads, you’ll probably find me playing chess, cloud watching, or, as a good Brazilian should, playing football :) Currently working on: BiOClash; Helping build a place where olympiad students can more easily find high-quality problems to practice with.

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Licensing

BiOGuide is dual-licensed. Educational content is published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Source code is published separately under the MIT License.