From the SCS 2025 Organizing Committee:

We are delighted to invite you to register for the upcoming 21st Student Council Symposium, a brilliant event that platforms the work of students and early-career researchers, and provides an excellent opportunity to form connections with researchers across the globe. The symposium will be held as a hybrid event on 20th July 2025, prior to ISMB/ECCB 2025, in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

We are accepting late-breaking poster abstracts until the submission deadline: 23:59 on 15th May 2025.

You can submit your late-breaking abstract here!

The event will provide an amazing opportunity for emerging researchers to learn from and network with leading experts in the field, including our keynote speakers, Professor Dame Janet Thornton (EMBL-EBI) and Professor Segun Fatumo (Queen Mary University of London). We will also have a number of exciting guest speakers joining us for our panel discussion on “A New Bioinformatics Era: The State of Multi-omics Data Integration” as well as talks by students and early career researchers in the form of oral, poster, and flash talk presentations.

As the 21st edition of the world’s largest student bioinformatics conference, #SCS2025 presents a unique opportunity for participants to disseminate their research to a global audience, gain insights into cutting-edge research in the field, and establish a valuable network among their peers.

Further information is available at our website: https://scs2025.iscbsc.org/.

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Discounted registration is available for ISCB members! Check registration details here.

The late-breaking poster submission deadline for ISMB/ECCB 2025 is one week away: Thursday, May 15, 2025.

The ISMB/ECCB conference provides a multidisciplinary platform for sharing the latest advancements in bioinformatics and computational biology, encouraging new dialogue and fresh perspectives across the field.

Share your work with the international bioinformatics community. Submit your abstract today!

In this issue:

Featured jobs:

• Postdoc in Reproductive Genetics - Bioinformatics

Article: Preventing Burnout Before It Starts

Career Compass Featured Jobs

Postdoc in Reproductive Genetics - Bioinformatics
University of Gothenburg

Wallenberg Laboratory/ Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy

Sweden Gothenburg

Job description: Miscarriage is the most common pregnancy complication, with over 23 million pregnancies ending in miscarriage every year. This project aims to identify fetal genetic factors (SNP and de novo copy number variants) behind miscarriage, particularly among fetuses with normal chromosome counts. The postdoc fellow will lead a project using large-scale genotyping array data from miscarried fetuses and their mothers (including calling of aneuploidies and copy number variants) and contribute to ongoing efforts in this field (GWAS, meta-analyses, etc).

The postdoc fellow will primarily conduct high-quality research. The job assignments include data quality control and analysis, dissemination of results (write research articles, presentations at conferences), and supervision of Master/ PhD students. There are opportunities to expand the project's focus within the framework of the specified project and postdoctoral fellow's interests and specialization. The postdoc fellow is also expected to participate and assist in projects from other group members and colleagues, and to contribute to administrative tasks such as data acquisition and applications to the ethics committee, among others. As a postdoc in Pol's new group, you will have the opportunity to significantly influence and define the lab's culture. You will shape how we approach science, mentor students and develop as a research team.

Team's website:mosaic-wlab.github.io/

Preventing Burnout Before It Starts

Burnout can affect anyone. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're sharing practical strategies to help you recognize early warning signs of burnout and build habits that support long-term well-being and career sustainability.

Recognizing the Early Signs of Burnout

Though not formally recognized as a medical condition, burnout is very real, but can be very difficult to spot. Common symptoms include:

• Persistent fatigue

• Emotional detachment

• Difficulty focusing and low motivation

• Feeling powerless and ineffective

• Irritability, disrupted sleep, or physical symptoms like headaches

Researchers have proposed different frameworks to explain how burnout develops—including models with five stages or twelve phases—and while the details vary, the pattern is the same: burnout builds gradually and becomes more severe if left unchecked.

Managing Your Workload With Intention

When you notice the symptoms of burnout, step back and evaluate how your time and energy are being spent. Determining your priorities and boundaries will help combat burnout.

Prioritize Your Tasks

If you feel on the cusp of burnout, every task might feel overwhelming. To avoid this overwhelm, a helpful step is to prioritize tasks and responsibilities! Try using the Eisenhower Matrix to help you efficiently distinguish between urgent vs. important tasks and make prioritizing easier.

Set Boundaries

Boundaries create the space needed to focus and manage your time effectively. Without them, it’s easy to lose yourself to other people’s demands.

If you’re not used to setting boundaries, try starting small. Block time for focused work, limit meetings when you can, or silence notifications during key hours.

Most importantly, don’t feel guilty. Boundaries aren’t selfish! They’re essential in shifting your responses from reactive to intentional, and in protecting the time and focus you need to do meaningful work.

Rest and Recovery Shouldn’t Be Optional

A part of burnout includes not getting enough rest and recovery between the demands on your time and energy. This is why rest, recovery, and consistent self-care should never be optional.

Redefining Rest

When we say “rest,” we don’t just mean sleep. We’re also talking about taking small breaks throughout the day to decompress.

Remember that rest is about doing something that lets your mind and body reset. Even five minutes of intentional downtime can interrupt the buildup of stress. Consistent moments of recovery woven into your day can play a big part in avoiding burnout!

Self-care is Maintenance, Not Reward

When work and life responsibilities get busy, we often push things like movement, nutrition, and social connection aside, treating them as optional rather than essential. But when we start pushing them further down the priorities list is when they matter most. Physical activity, eating a balanced diet, and connecting with other people outside of work are all crucial pieces to mental and physical wellness.

The key takeaway when it comes to rest? You don’t have to earn rest and recovery. They’re not luxuries; they’re part of how you stay well and keep going.

Final Thoughts

Even if we’re doing everything to the best of our abilities to avoid burnout, it can still happen. If it does, remember that it is not a personal failure, but it might be time for some support. Whether that means talking to a friend, reaching out to a supervisor, or seeking help from a healthcare professional, asking for support is a sign of self-awareness and strength.

We all hit limits. What matters is knowing that you don’t have to navigate them alone.

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Late-breaking poster submissions are now being accepted for ISMB/ECCB 2025, offering another chance to contribute to this year’s conference.

Submission due date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this year’s scientific programme. Submit your abstract today and share your work with the global bioinformatics community!

Abstract submissions are now open for

GIW/ISCB-Asia 2025!

Share your latest research and join us in Hong Kong this December for an engaging conference bringing together the global bioinformatics and computational biology community.

Submission deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025

Find more information about abstract submission or get started here.

We look forward to seeing your work at GIW/ISCB-Asia 2025!

The abstract submission deadline for ISMB/ECCB 2025 is just one week away: Thursday, April 17, 2025.

As the premier conference in the field, ISMB/ECCB features one of the strongest international programs in bioinformatics and computational biology, highlighting the latest research and global developments.

Share your work with a worldwide computational biology community. Submit your abstract today!

 GLBIO 2025 late-breaking poster submissions are due next Thursday.

This is a great opportunity to share your work with your colleagues in bioinformatics and computational biology!

Submission due date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Submit your abstract now to take part in this exciting event!