diff --git a/biomni/tool/genomics.py b/biomni/tool/genomics.py
index d84d26bc..60203c43 100644
--- a/biomni/tool/genomics.py
+++ b/biomni/tool/genomics.py
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import esm
 import gget
-import gseapy
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import requests
 import scanpy as sc
 import torch
-from pybiomart import Dataset
-from tqdm import tqdm
 
 from biomni.llm import get_llm
 
@@ -152,6 +148,7 @@ def interspecies_gene_conversion(
     >>> print(result)
     Gene conversion results saved to: human_to_mouse_gene_conversion.csv
     """
+    from pybiomart import Dataset
 
     steps = []
 
@@ -336,6 +333,9 @@ def generate_gene_embeddings_with_ESM_models(
     Returns:
         String containing the steps performed during the embedding generation process
     """
+    import esm
+    from tqdm import tqdm
+
     steps = []
     steps.append(f"Loading ESM model: {model_name}")
     # model loading take a while, once loaded for smaller models generation is relatively fast
@@ -1015,6 +1015,8 @@ def get_rna_seq_archs4(gene_name: str, K: int = 10) -> str:
 
 
 def get_gene_set_enrichment_analysis_supported_database_list() -> list:
+    import gseapy
+
     return gseapy.get_library_name()