ISCB Welcomes Stacy Slagor

February 01, 2012 - The International Society For Computational Biology has appointed Stacy Slagor to lead the organisation's fundraising efforts as Director of Corporate Relations and Development. She will be based San Diego and report to ISCB executive officer BJ Morrison McKay.

In this role, Slagor will be responsible for maintaining the organisation's relationships with current contributors while developing new giving opportunities for corporations, foundations and individuals. "This newly created position will build upon ISCB's success and help the Society to enhance its services to our scientific community and to the public that benefits from the research of our members,” says Morrison McKay.

Slagor comes to the ISCB with over 17 years of experience in successfully building partnerships with universities, non-profits, industry and government. She has been a corporate relations executive at both the University of California, San Diego and the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. She has also run her own fundraising consultancy.

Burkhard Rost, president of the ISCB, expects Slagor to play a key role in shaping the organisation's future plans. "ISCB works diligently to increase the worldwide awareness and understanding of computational biology and its positive contributions to society,” he said. "I am very much looking forward to Stacy helping us achieve those goals through expanding and strengthening our connections with industry and foundations.”

Stacy Slagor can be contacted at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and +1-858-218-4668.