Highlights from the 5th International Society for Computational Biology Student Council Symposium at the 17th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and the 8th European Conference on Computational Biology

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Innovator Award honors an ISCB scientist who is within two decades of having completed his or her graduate degree and has made outstanding contributions to the field of computational biology. The 2019 winner is Dr. William Stafford Noble, Professor in the Department of Genome Science, University of Washington. Noble will receive his award and deliver a keynote presentation at the 2019 Joint International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology/European Conference on Computational Biology in Basel, Switzerland being held on July 21-25, 2019.

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2017 Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award: Fran Lewitter

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.11587.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 1000 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christiana N. Fogg ◽

Diane E. Kovats ◽

Bonnie Berger

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Molecular Biology ◽

Computational Biology ◽

International Society ◽

Intelligent Systems ◽

Educational Work ◽

European Conference

The Outstanding Contributions to the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Award was launched in 2015 to recognize individuals who have made lasting and valuable contributions to the Society through their leadership, service, and educational work, or a combination of these areas. Fran Lewitter is the 2017 winner of the Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award and will be recognized at the 2017 Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB)/European Conference on Computational Biology, meeting in Prague, Czech Republic being held from July 21-25, 2017.

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ISMB 2016 offers outstanding science, networking, and celebration

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.8640.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 1371

Author(s):

Christiana N. Fogg

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Computational Biology ◽

Intelligent Systems ◽

Knowledge Exchange ◽

The Past ◽

Research Areas ◽

Student Council ◽

Applied Knowledge ◽

Annual International Conference ◽

Selection Of

The annual international conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) is the major meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). Over the past 23 years the ISMB conference has grown to become the world's largest bioinformatics/computational biology conference. ISMB 2016 will be the year's most important computational biology event globally. The conferences provide a multidisciplinary forum for disseminating the latest developments in bioinformatics/computational biology. ISMB brings together scientists from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and related fields. Its principal focus is on the development and application of advanced computational methods for biological problems. ISMB 2016 offers the strongest scientific program and the broadest scope of any international bioinformatics/computational biology conference. Building on past successes, the conference is designed to cater to variety of disciplines within the bioinformatics/computational biology community. ISMB 2016 takes place July 8 - 12 at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida, United States. For two days preceding the conference, additional opportunities including Satellite Meetings, Student Council Symposium, and a selection of Special Interest Group Meetings and Applied Knowledge Exchange Sessions (AKES) are all offered to enable registered participants to learn more on the latest methods and tools within specialty research areas.

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6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS): overcoming obstacles to enhance virtuality, connectivity, inclusivity and community engagement

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.40666.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Gabriel J. Olguín-Orellana ◽

Sofia Papadimitriou ◽

Alberto Langtry Yáñez ◽

Pradeep Eranti ◽

Rosario del Carmen Flores-Vallejo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Computational Biology ◽

Community Engagement ◽

International Society ◽

Scientific Content ◽

European Conference ◽

European Student ◽

Biology Student ◽

Student Council ◽

The Future

This editorial summarises the organisation, activities, and scientific content of the 6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS) organised by the International Society for Computational Biology Student Council (ISCB-SC). The event was held on September 6, 2020, as a satellite event preceding the ISCB’s 19th European Conference in Computational Biology. Both events were first planned to be held in-person in Sitges, Spain, but moved virtually as a strategy to face the SARS-CoV2 sanitary crisis. This completely unforeseen situation has posed several challenges that have been successfully addressed thanks to the robust ISCB Student Council community structure and the strong commitment of the organisers. Despite all the obstacles and challenges, we have found that virtuality has several advantages that can continue to be kept to improve in-person meetings in the future and make conferences more inclusive allowing a larger audience to participate.

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2019 Outstanding Contributions to ISCB awarded to Barb Bryant

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.19218.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 720

Author(s):

Diane Kovats ◽

Ron Shamir ◽

Christiana Fogg

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Computational Biology ◽

International Society ◽

Intelligent Systems ◽

Leadership Education ◽

European Conference ◽

Exemplary Leadership ◽

Education Service ◽

Senior Director

The Outstanding Contributions to the International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB) Award recognizes outstanding service contributions to the Society by any member through exemplary leadership, education, service, or a combination of these three elements. Barbara (Barb) Bryant, Senior Director at Constellation Pharmaceuticals, is the 2019 ISCB winner of the Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award and will be recognized at the 2019 Joint Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology/European Conference on Computational Biology (ISMB/ECCB) in Basel, Switzerland on July 21-25, 2019.

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2017 ISCB Overton Prize: Christoph Bock

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.11586.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 999

Author(s):

Christiana N. Fogg ◽

Diane E. Kovats ◽

Bonnie Berger

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Molecular Biology ◽

Computational Biology ◽

International Society ◽

Intelligent Systems ◽

Board Member ◽

Molecular Medicine ◽

Keynote Presentation ◽

Academy Of Sciences ◽

Computational Biologist

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) each year recognizes the achievements of an early to mid-career scientist with the Overton Prize. This prize honors the untimely death of Dr. G. Christian Overton, an admired computational biologist and founding ISCB Board member. Winners of the Overton Prize are independent investigators who are in the early to middle phases of their careers and are selected because of their significant contributions to computational biology through research, teaching, and service. ISCB is pleased to recognize Dr. Christoph Bock, Principal Investigator at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria, as the 2017 winner of the Overton Prize. Bock will be presenting a keynote presentation at the 2017 International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology/European Conference on Computational Biology (ISMB/ECCB) in Prague, Czech Republic being held during July 21-25, 2017.

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