Kaya, Y.Karakulak, T.Can, Saylan, C.Gür, E.R.Tatlıdil, E.Güleşen, S.Betül Dinçaslan, F.2023-10-192023-10-19202212046-1402https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.107886.1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/4848The Regional Student Group Turkey (RSG-Turkey) is officially associated with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Student Council (SC). At the RSG-Turkey, we aim to contribute to the early-career researchers in computational biology and bioinformatics fields by providing opportunities for improving their academic and technical skills in the field. Over the last ten years, we have built a well-known student-driven academic society in Turkey that organizes numerous events every year and continues to grow with over 650 current members. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of RSG-Turkey, in this communication, we share our experiences, five main lessons we learned, and the steps to establish a long-standing academic community: having a clear mission, building a robust structure, effective communication, turning challenges into opportunities, and building collaborations. We believe that our experiences can help students and academics establish long-standing communities in fast-developing areas like bioinformatics. Copyright: © 2022 Kaya Y et al.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess10 yearsiscbstudent councilturkeybiologyeducationhumaninterpersonal communicationpersonnelstudentturkey (bird)CommunicationComputational BiologyHumansResearch PersonnelStudentsTurkeyEditorial1110.12688/f1000research.107886.12-s2.0-85123616763N/AQ135136586