The ISCB Affiliates program is designed to forge links between ISCB and regional non-profit membership groups, centers, institutes and networks that involve researchers from various institutions and/or organizations within a defined geographic region involved in the advancement of bioinformatics. Such groups have regular meetings either in person or online, and an organizing body in the form of a board of directors or steering committee. If you are interested in affiliating your regional membership group, center, institute or network with ISCB, please review these guidelines (.pdf) and send your exploratory questions to Diane E. Kovats, ISCB Chief Executive Officer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). For information about the Affilliates Committee click here.
Chair: Annette McGrath, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia Co-chair: Patricia M. Palagi, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland Co-chair: Madelaine Gogol, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, United States
Deadline: Tutorial proposals (11:59 PM Any Timezone)
Friday, January 27, 2023
Tutorial Acceptance Notification
Friday, June 9, 2023
Deadline: Draft Tutorial materials due for review (Virtual & In-person)
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Deadline: Final Tutorial materials due for posting (Virtual & In-person)
July 17 and/or July 18, 2023
Virtual Tutorial Presentations
Sunday, July 23, 2023
In-person Tutorial Presentations (Lyon)
This call is an open invitation to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high quality proposals for Tutorials at ISMB/ECCB 2023.
Tutorial Program at ISMB/ECCB 2023
The purpose of the Tutorials program is to build knowledge and provide hands-on training in "cutting-edge" topics relevant to the bioinformatics field and the COSI communities. Tutorials offer participants an opportunity to get an introduction to important established topics in bioinformatics, to learn about new areas of bioinformatics research, or to develop advanced skills in areas about which they are already knowledgeable.
Tutorials may include any form of presentation such as brief talks or panel discussions but should include hands-on exercises. Tutorials serve an educational function and are expected to provide a balanced perspective on a field of research. They should not focus on the presenters' own research or software, unless balanced with other tools in the same realm. However, tutorials on broadly used bioinformatics tools will be considered. Please note that if you wish to focus your talk on a demo of a specific software package, your proposal should be submitted to the Technology Track.
Potential topic areas (a list of Tutorials presented in 2022 is available here) may include but are not limited to the following:
Data analysis topics:
Single-cell
Multiomics integration
Spatial transciptomics
Metagenomics
Proteomics
Alphafold and/or Structural biology
any other life sciences data
Data visualization for bioinformatics
AI and Machine Learning for bioinformatics
Translational informatics: Opportunities for bioinformatics in the clinical realm
How to make your software sustainable and reusable for open access or commercial usage
Biological sciences for bioinformaticians (eg aimed at Comp-science graduates with less/no prior biology knowledge)
Data science in genomics
Workflow tools (eg Snakemake, NextFlow)
Bioinformatics on cloud platforms
Best practices (eg learning github, using pytorch, Python coding standard PEP8 etc)
Tutorials organization
Tutorials can be planned to be either in-person at the Centre de Congrés de Lyon or fully online, but should not be hybrid. (eg. tutorial presenters and participants should either be fully online or in-person).
Tutorials presented in-person will be held on July 23, 2023. Tutorials presented online will be held on a weekday (TBD) prior to the conference start. If submitting an online tutorial proposal you will be asked to confirm your preferred time zone for presentation.
Tutorials timing for full-day or half-day sessions: In-person: July 23, 2022 (Central Europe Summer Time - CEST) Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, (10:45-11:00 am Coffee; Lunch Break 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; Coffee Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)
Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Break at 10:45-11:00 am) or 2:00-6:00 pm (Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)
Virtual: TBD Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm CEST (10:30-10:45am, 12-1pm, and 2:30-2:45pm) Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CEST (Breaks at 10:30-10:45am and 11:45am-12:00pm)
Compensation
The conference organizers are able to offer a complimentary conference registration for up to 3 tutorial presenters. Tutorial organizers may choose to share the value of the complimentary registration if the tutorial has additional presenters.
Submitting a Tutorial Proposal
Tutorial proposals should contain the following information in a maximum of 4 pages:
Title of Tutorial
Abstract for Tutorial
Learning Objectives for Tutorial
Maximum number of attendees participating
Draft Schedule of the tutorial including coffee breaks (half-day or full-day schedule) - Include draft talk titles or draft content to be covered in each section
Identify and highlight blocks of hands-on content in your submission
Draft List of Tutorial Speakers with titles and affiliations
Intended audience and level - Describe the audience for which the Tutorial is aimed, and at which level it would be taught (e.g. beginner, past experience, advanced knowledge).
The final proposal must be uploaded as a PDF file only.
Deadline for Tutorial Proposals: Monday, December 19, 2022
During the submission process to provide a brief description of the tutorial that will be used on the website to promote it to delegates, and to confirm that if selected, you will submit draft and final tutorial materials for committee review by the listed deadlines
Review of Tutorial Proposals
All tutorial submissions will be evaluated by a committee, which will consider the following criteria:
Relevance, interest, and value of the topic to ISMB attendees and COSI communities
The tutorial should achieve a good balance between the theoretical component and hands-on exercises
Completeness, clarity, and quality of the proposal and materials including schedule of tutorial
Educational value and effectiveness of the proposed presentation approach
Overlap with tutorials held in 2022
Educational value and effectiveness of the proposed presentation approach and FAIRness of the data, tools and content
Successful tutorial proposals will be notified by Friday, January 27, 2023 (no later than 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Tutorial Materials
The tutorial speakers agree to provide participants with teaching materials that include:
Copies of the final slides in Powerpoint or PDF format for posting online.
Copies of relevant articles/book chapters published by the presenters provided as Supplementary
Information. Presenters will have to obtain copyright permission from their publishers, as required.
Links to repositories containing training materials.
Make your training materials FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable), as much as possible.
Recording of Tutorial sessions
Tutorials programs will be recorded to serve as online learning tools following the conference. All presenters must agree to allow ISCB to post the recordings of the Tutorials program as a requirement of acceptance.
Copyright
The authors will grant copyright to tutorial materials to the ISCB for a period to extend from acceptance through August 1, 2023, and they agree that their materials may be made available for use in perpetuity through ISCB.
Tutorial Contact Information
Correspondence from prospective instructors should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Call For Technology Track Submissions - ISMB/ECCB 2023
Chair: Kristen Beck, IBM Almaden Research Center, United States Co-chair: Edgardo Ferran, EMBL-EBI Industry Programme External Consultant, France
Prior to submitting please review the ISCB Exhibitor and Technology Track guidelines for presentations available here.
The Technology Track allows organizations to showcase their software and/or hardware relevant to the bioinformatics / molecular biology community.
For a variety of reasons, ISCB/ECCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. Of course, we understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB/ECCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB/ECCB requires notification at the time of acceptance. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Dates: TBD: Speaker presentations upload videos through delegate profile on conference platform. Videos become part of the conference library.
Technology Track
To conduct a Technology Track presentation, organizations must complete the on-line sign-up form including a brief description (50 words maximum) of the talk and a one (1) page Technology Track presentation overview (PDF) which will provide the delegate with additional details about the technology being presented and include a one page CV of the presenter as related to the topic. The presenter of the Technology Track must be a registered and paid delegate of the conference.
The cost to present a Technology Track is:
For profit organization: €1000.00 (20 minutes) Not for profit organization: €600.00 (20 minutes) *Additional 20 minutes at €200, maximum of 2 additional 20 minutes.
VAT Charges: If the Technology Track is invoiced to an individual, the standard 20% French VAT will be added. If invoiced to a business then no VAT would apply, except for French businesses that would be charged 20%.
• Please note payment is due no later than June 9, 2023 to ensure talk is included in the conference program schedule). • Presentation fees do not include conference registration.
Technology Track Details:
• The Technology Track schedule is set by the organizers with sponsors given scheduling preference for presentation time slots; • Each presentation is listed on conference web site and includes abstract and full page PDF overview.
Format
Presentations occur as part of the parallel track system. Individual time slots are on a 20 minutes schedule (3 talks per hour).
Within your time slot, you are at liberty to demonstrate your software in any way that you see fit: for example, you can combine one or more structured talks with live demos and question-and-answer sessions.
Acceptance and Confirmation
All submissions will be reviewed by the Technology Track selection committee and notification of acceptance will be forwarded no later than May 25, 2023. Technology Track presenters will be contacted by the conference organizers regarding presentation acceptance, Technology Track schedule, logistics and payment. Payment should not be made until organizations receive notification of acceptance.
For information on Technology Tracks contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yann Ponty, CNRS; Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'Ecole Polytechnique France Sushmita Roy, University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
Proceedings Overview
ISMB/ECCB 2023 invites submissions of full papers (not abstracts) consisting of new, unpublished work, reporting theoretical, computational, and statistical advances in computational biology and its intersections with other fields.
Submissions are encouraged to report on advances in algorithm development and optimization, data structures, data visualization, artificial intelligence/machine learning, text mining, statistical inference, database and ontology development, image analysis, citizen and open science, etc. to analyze all types of biological data.
While we encourage submissions in new and emerging areas, we expect that the majority of submissions addressing topical biological domains will fall into one of the areas below. Please note during the EasyChair submission process you will: 1) select your "Area" (list below) and 2) select the COSI(s) most suited for presentation of your research from within the area. (learn more about COSIs here).
For a variety of reasons, ISCB/ECCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. Of course, we understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB/ECCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB/ECCB requires notification at the time of acceptance and no later than May 15, 2023. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference. The pre-recorded talk will be available shortly after the live presentation to provide faster and more seamless access to the conference content for virtual participants.
ISCB introduced publishing fees for ISMB Conference Proceedings beginning with ISMB/ECCB 2021. Authors of accepted Proceedings papers are required to cover the publication fee for their accepted paper if they are able to do so. The publication fee of $700 for ISMB/ECCB 2023. This is a substantial reduction from the publication fees customary for OUP journals.
Publication fee payments are due by April 28, 2023. The online proceedings payment system will open April 10, 2023.
Authors are responsible for the publication fee of $700 USD. ISCB is committed to supporting all of its members, especially those from under-developed nations and/or those without funding. If your manuscript is accepted and you are unable to pay for the publications fees in part or in full, you may submit a fee waiver request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please provide your name, full institute address, and a short (up to 50 words) justification of why you are unable to cover the publication fee with the subject line of ISMB/ECCB 2023 Publications Fee Waiver Request.
Proceedings publications are part of an online-only special issue of Bioinformatics and are open access (CC-BY), fully citable, and indexed by Medline and ISI. See the conference proceedings for ISMB 2022 for an example of online-only publication by Oxford University Press.
Bioinformatics Education and Citizen Science (COSIs within this area include: Education)
Chair(s): Nicola Mulder, University of Cape Town, South Africa Jérôme Waldispühl, McGill University, Canada
Systematic examination and analysis of learning models, outcomes, and educational programs, Systematic examination and analysis of learning models, outcomes, and educational programs, Serious gaming and Game-ification.
Bioinformatics of Microbes and Microbiomes (COSIs within this area include: BioVis, CAMDA, HiTSeq, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, NetBio, Text Mining)
Chair(s): Robert Beiko, Dalhousie University, Canada Hélène Touzet, CNRS, CRIStAL, France
Computational methods and algorithms for studying microbial organisms, viruses, and their communities from omics and marker data.
Biomedical Informatics (COSIs within this area include: Bio-Ontologies, BioVis, CAMDA, Function, HiTSeq, iRNA, MLCSB, NetBio, Text Mining, TransMed, VarI)
Chair(s): Zhiyong Lu, National Institutes of Health, United States Marinka Zitnik, Harvard University, United States
Computational approaches to clinical and medical problems, including disease predisposition, diagnostic, progression, and treatment. Pharmacogenomics.
Evolutionary, Comparative and Population Genomics (COSIs within this area include: BioVis, Evolution and Comparative Genomics, Function, HiTSeq, iRNA, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, VarI)
Chair(s): Lars Arvestad, Stockholm University, Sweden Céline Scornavacca, CNRS; Université de Montpellier, France
Phylogeny estimation, and modelling variation and change under the influence of evolutionary processes. Selection and adapatation. Multi-species analyses.
Equity-focused Research (Of interest to all COSIs)
Chair(s): Ran Blekhman, University of Chicago, United States Casey Greene, University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
This area is for research that examines issues of equity, representation, diversity, or other elements related to datasets, methods, or the field of computational biology at large, Health policy, Fairness in ML, Biases in GWAS studies, Bias in literature and/or opportunity.
Genome Privacy and Security (COSIs within this area include: HiTSeq, MLCSB, TransMed)
Chair(s): Hyunghoon Cho, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, United States Gamze Gursoy, Columbia University and New York Genome Center, United States
Methods related to the protection of individualized genomic and medical information; privacy models.
Genome Sequence Analysis (COSIs within this area include: BioVis, Evolution and Comparative Genomics, Function, HiTSeq, iRNA, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, NetBio, RegSys, TransMed, VarI)
Chair(s): Rayan Chikhi, Institut Pasteur, France Rob Patro, University of Maryland, United States
Assembly and mapping algorithms. Gene prediction and annotation. Detection, qualification, and annotation of genomic variants and their structural and functional effects.
Macromolecular Sequence, Structure, and Function (COSIs within this area include: 3DSIG, Bio-Ontologies, BioVis, CompMS, Evolution and Comparative Genomics, Function, iRNA, MLCSB, RegSys, VarI)
Chair(s): David H Mathews, University of Rochester Medical Center, United States Sergei Grudinin, CNRS Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Analysis and annotation of DNA, RNA, and proteins to predict, characterize, and understand their structure, function, and evolution. Includes imaging techniques for macromolecules.
Regulatory and Functional Genomics (COSIs within this area include: Bio-Ontologies, BioVis, Evolution and Comparative Genomics, Function, HiTSeq, iRNA, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, NetBio, RegSys)
Chair(s): Jian Ma, Carnegie Mellon University, United States Marcel Schulz, University of Frankfurt, Germany
Systems Biology and Networks (COSIs within this area include: Bio-Ontologies, BioVis, CompMS, Function, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, NetBio, RegSys, Text Mining, TransMed)
Chair(s): Tijana Milenkovic, University of Notre Dame, United States Bo Wang, University Toronto, Canada
Emergent properties and complex multi-component interactions within biological systems, considering genomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and other -omic data; gene regulation and circuit design.
General Computational Biology*
Chair(s): Mohammed El-Kebir, University of Illinois, United States Lenore Cowen, TUFTS University, United States
*You are encouraged to submit to one of the other 10 thematic areas. If you feel your contribution is at the intersection of many fields, please pick one. If you still want to submit to this area, you will be asked to explain why. Please note that the submissions in this area and others are likely to be moved, subject to chairs’ considerations.
Novel techniques in emerging areas of computational biology, including intersections with other fields.
Submissions will be subject to two rounds of reviews, allowing the authors to reply to the reviewer comments. In the first round the submissions will be classified into three categories: (a) accept/minor changes, (b) major changes, and (c) not accepted. Papers in the first category will be considered “conditionally" accepted without a second round of full review; Area Chairs would review the final version and in some cases ask the reviewers if concerns, if any, have been addressed. Authors of submissions in the second category will be given the opportunity to submit revised drafts based on the reviewer comments, with letters of response to the reviewers outlining the main changes and/or giving counter arguments to the reviewer points.
We expect the majority of papers to fall in categories (a) and (c), with category (b) reserved for papers that the reviewers identified as strong but with substantial issues that need to be addressed. Among the resubmitted papers, the second round of review will select the most suitable papers for presentation. All reviews of submitted papers are considered confidential and details are not disclosed outside of the review process. These will be published in the Bioinformatics journal and presented at the conference. All accepted papers are expected to have source code available and linked in the manuscript to ensure reproducibility of results.
Getting your paper accepted to the ISMB/ECCB Proceedings is very competitive. For papers which are ranked highly but are not accepted we will be making offers to transfer some manuscripts to the ISCB journal Bioinformatics Advances. Manuscripts and the associated ISMB reviews would only be transferred to the journal upon author agreement. By transferring the reviews rapid decisions can be made by the journal. Papers accepted to Bioinformatics Advances would NOT be a part of the ISMB/ECCB 2023 Proceedings and would NOT be offered a talk. Please also note that Bioinformatics Advances is fully open access and that the normal Open Access Charges for the journal would apply.
Authors may opt out of this transfer process at submission time.
Papers can be submitted in either a template-free format or by following the template for author submission to the OUP journal Bioinformatics. You are encouraged to submit in the OUP format. You are encouraged to submit in the OUP format. If the OUP template is used the paper length must not exceed nine pages. If the template-free format is used the length of the paper must not exceed 12 pages (single space, 12 point font). In eitherformat the page count should include any required abstract, figures, tables, and bibliography. In either case, the paper must contain an abstract whose length does not exceed 250 words.
Authors of submissions will select one of ten areas most suitable for their paper. During submission authors will be able to identify topics (COSI areas) relevant to their submission. During the review process three reviews will be sought. Papers may be moved between areas as appropriate - this is often necessary for load balance and fit between areas during the review process.
If absolutely necessary, submissions can be accompanied by supplementary material, similar to submissions to scientific journals. The supplementary material should be collected in a separate file that is appropriately marked and uploaded as an attachment on the paper submission page in EasyChair. However, we advise against adding supplementary material, in general. Supplementary material will be published on the proceedings site alongside the online version of the conference paper. We do not support supplementary material presented at any other than the publisher's site. Additionally, OUP does not edit or typeset supplementary data - it is uploaded online exactly as it is received, so authors must ensure its accuracy before submitting.
Papers should be submitted in their final form since the evaluation procedure does not allow for additional rounds of refinement / modification in response to referee criticisms. Poor quality submissions or insufficiently prepared papers are very often rejected. Paper presenters must register and pay to attend and present at the conference.
ISMB does not accept previously published works through peer-reviewed publications. Please note that conference presentations, posting on recognized preprint servers (such as Arxiv, Biorxiv and PeerJ preprints), or posting on a personal or employer's website do not constitute prior publication. In case of doubt, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Papers not conforming to guidelines will not be reviewed
Papers submitted for review should represent original, previously unpublished work. At the time the paper is submitted to ISMB/ECCB 2023, and for the entire review period, the paper should not be under review by any other conference or scientific journal.
Papers will be accepted electronically, in PDF format only, at the submission site until Thursday, January 19, 2023, 11:59 PM in the time zone of your choice. *No extension will be granted*
Publication of the proceedings as an online part of the journal Bioinformatics will result in fully citable articles, indexed by Medline and ISI. See the conference proceedings for ISMB 2022 (here) for an example of online-only publication by Oxford University Press.
Accepted papers will be published as conference proceedings in an open access, online-only, section of a regular issue of the Bioinformatics journal with an electronic version distributed to conference delegates. The proceedings will be available online approximately one month prior to the conference opening.
ISMB/ECCB 2023 provides authors of accepted papers an oral presentation to provide an oral summary of their work. All presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes including 3-4 minutes for discussion. Paper presenters must register and pay to attend and present at the conference.
All presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference. The pre-recorded talk will be available shortly after the live presentation to provide faster and more seamless access to the conference content for virtual participants.
Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for questions concerning the scientific content of submissions.
We invite abstracts for research that is topical to bioinformatics and computational biology, which is in progress (unpublished, formerly Late-Breaking Research) or previously published within the last 18 months (previously Highlights Track) for consideration for oral and/or poster presentation.
Your abstract should be submitted to the Communities of Special Interest (COSI) Track that most accuratelyreflects the area of the work. (You will have the option to identify two other COSI tracks that may also be suited to your research area during your submission). You can learn more about COSIs here.
Talks and posters are organized according to scientific topics which are covered by the COSIs listed below. Please note, abstracts are not limited to COSI topics and if the topic of your submission falls outside the listed COSIs you can choose the "General Computational Biology" area. Your abstract should convey a scientific result and should not be an advertisement for any commercial software package. Multiple talks: The same talk is not permitted to be given more than once as an oral presentation at ISMB/ECCB. Research may presented as both a talk and poster. Having the same person deliver two (or more) different talks is possible (and not prohibited), but it is not encouraged. This allows for many people from one lab to present the work of the lab. A presenting author may present more than oneposter although not in the same Poster session we encourage labs to involve multiple attendees.
For a variety of reasons, ISCB/ECCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. Of course, we understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB/ECCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB/ECCB requires notification at the time of acceptance and no later than May 15, 2023. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference. The pre-recorded talk will be available shortly after the live presentation to provide faster and more seamless access to the conference content for virtual participants.
Abstract Submissions (for talks and posters)
Monday, January 23, 2023
Call for Abstracts Opens (for talks and posters)
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Abstracts Submission Deadline (for talks and posters) (You have until 11:59 p.m. Any Time Zone).
Poster presenters participating in Posterpalooza must upload their poster details between June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 7. No extensions. Upload includes MP4 poster presentation video (5-7 minutes), poster description and PDF of poster to the ISCB Nucleus platform to be included in Posterpalooza at ISMB/ECCB 2023. Additional details at: https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2023-programme/posterpalooza
June 26 - July 15
ISMB/ECCB Poster presenters can begin to upload their poster details beginning June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 15. No extensions. If you upload details for Posterpalooza you do not need to upload again.Upload includes MP4 poster presentation video (5-7 minutes), poster description and PDF of poster to the ISCB Nucleus platform
June 26 - July 15
ISMB/ECCB talk presenters upload their pre-recorded talk video to the ISCB Nucleus platform between June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 15. No extensions. Videos become part of the conference library.
3DSIG: Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics
Abstract Area Chairs: Douglas Pires, Exscientia, United Kingdom Rafael Najmanovich, Université de Montreal, Canada
It is impossible to fully understand biological systems without understanding the 3D structure of their constituting parts and their interactions. As such the topics relevant for 3DSIG are wide and include, but are not restricted to Structure-based drug discovery including polypharmacology and network pharmacology; Structure representation, classification and prediction;
Structure-based function prediction; Docking, analysis, prediction and simulation of biomolecular interactions such as protein-protein, protein-ligand and protein-nucleic-acid; Protein dynamics and disorder; Evolution studied through structures; Application of structure to systems biology; Macromolecular assemblies; Structural genomics; 3D databases and data mining; Molecular visualization; Relevant methods of structure determination particularly hybrid methods; Prediction and analysis of protein domains; Membrane protein structure analysis and prediction; The structural basis of immunology.
Bio-Ontologies
Abstract Area Chairs: Tiffany Callahan, Columbia University, United States Robert Hoehndorf, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Bio-Ontologies Community of Special Interest Group (COSI) covers the latest and most innovative research in the application of ontologies, the organisation and dissemination of knowledge, and the development and application of knowledge-based methods in biomedicine and life sciences.
Bio-Ontologies provides a vibrant environment for reporting novel methods and sharing experiences on the construction and application of ontologies in health care and the life sciences. The informal nature of the COSI offers a constructive environment to nurture discussion of innovative and scientifically sound work that range from preliminary to completed, from both young and experienced investigators alike. Bio-Ontologies participants also benefit from a strongly interdisciplinary setting, where ISMB attendees intermingle with members from American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the W3C’s Healthcare and Life Sciences interest group (HCLSIG), thereby increasing impact through broader dissemination and enabling new and exceptional collaborations.
BIOINFO-CORE
Abstract Area Chairs:
Madelaine Gogol, Stowers Institute, United States
Rodrigo Ortega Polo, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Alberto Riva, University of Florida, United States
Bioinfo-core is a worldwide body of people that manage or staff bioinformatics cores within organizations of all types including academia, academic medical centers, medical schools, biotechs and pharmas.
The major goal of this COSI is to offer a community to people who manage and staff bioinformatics cores around the world. Topics of interest to this group for our ISMB workshop include topics that core members would find interesting or useful. This includes but is not limited to: management topics relevant to cores, core formation and setup, workflow development, reproducibility, best practices, training, or exploring analysis of new types of data.
BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference
Abstract Area Chairs: Nomi L. Harris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States Karsten Hokamp, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
BOSC covers all aspects of open science / open source bioinformatics, including standards and ontologies; approaches that promote open science and sharing of data, results and software; bioinformatics tools and libraries; and ways to grow open source communities while promoting diversity within them.
Launched in 2000 and held yearly since then, BOSC is organized by the Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF), a non-profit group dedicated to promoting the practice and philosophy of open source software development and open science within the biological research community. Keywords: Open source; Open science; Open data; Reproducible research; Interoperability; Data science; Workflows; Translational bioinformatics; Diversifying bioinformatics communities You can learn more about the BOSC COSI here.
BioVis: Biological Data Visualization
Abstract Area Chairs:
Katarína Furmanová, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Aditeya Pandey, Regeneron Genetics Center, United States
Qianwen Wang, Harvard Medical School, United States
The BioVis track aims to educate, inspire, and engage bioinformatics and biology researchers in state-of-the-art visualization research and visualization researchers in problems in biological data visualization.
The rapid adoption of data-intensive biology approaches creates enormous challenges for computational visualization techniques, which are needed to enable researchers to gain insight from their large and highly complex data sets. The goal of this session is to bring together researchers from the visualization, bioinformatics, and biology communities with the purpose of educating, inspiring, and engaging bioinformatics and biology researchers in state-of-the-art visualization research, as well as visualization researchers in problems in biological data visualization.
CAMDA: Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis
Abstract Area Chairs: Joaquin Dopazo, Fundación Progreso y Salud, Spain David Kreil, Boku University Vienna, Austria Paweł P Łabaj, Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Jagiellonian University, Poland Wenzhong Xiao, Harvard Medical School, United States
(PLEASE note: CAMDA submitters should include a 3-5 page long abstract PDF)
The large, complex data sets for the Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis (CAMDA) contest include built-in truths for calibration. In an open-ended competition, however, both seasoned researchers and cunning students push the boundaries of our field, with unexpected questions or angles of approach often bringing the most impressive advances.
The CAMDA track highlights and compares the latest methods and results in an international data analysis contest, with this year's topics including: (1) a cancer prognosis data-integration challenge, now with RNA-seq reads for multiple cancer types introducing 300Mb of new human genomic sequence, (2) a CMap drug safety challenge of comparing / integrating multi-track responses of multiple cell lines for predicting the severity of drug induced liver injury in humans from a range of cell line assays, and (3) a meta-genomics geolocation challenge of constructing multi-source microbiome fingerprints in the context of climate data and predicting the geographical origin or ecological niche of mystery samples.
CompMS: Computational Mass Spectrometry
Abstract Area Chairs: Wout Bittremieux, University of Antwerp, Belgium Isabell Bludau, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany Lindsay Pino, Talus Bio, United States Timo Sachsenberg, University of Tübingen, Germany
The CompMS group promotes the efficient, high quality analysis of mass spectrometry data. The CompMS initiative covers various computational mass spectrometry application domains, including proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics.
Education: Computational Biology Education
Abstract Area Chair: Annette McGrath, Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia Patricia M. Palagi, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland Russell Schwartz, Carnegie Mellon University, United States Wai Keat Yam, International Medical University, Malaysia
Education-COSI focuses on bioinformatics and computational biology education and training across the life sciences.
A major goal of this COSI is to foster a mutually supportive, collaborative community in which bioscientists can share bioinformatics education and training resources and experiences, and facilitate the development of education programs, courses, curricula, etc., and teaching tools and methods. Keywords: education, training, training resources, curricula, competencies
Equity-focused Research
Abstract Area Chairs:
Ran Blekhman, University of Chicago, United States
Casey Greene, University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
This area is for research that examines issues of equity, representation, diversity, or other elements related to datasets, methods, or the field of computational biology at large.
Evolution and Comparative Genomics
Abstract Area Chairs:
Edward L. Braun, University of Florida, United States Dannie Durand, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Wataru Iwasaki, University of Tokyo, Japan Giltae Song, Pusan National University, Korea
Evolution and comparative genomics are deeply intertwined with computational biology. Computational evolutionary methods, such as phylogenetic inference methods or multiple sequence alignment are widely used, yet remain far from “solved” and are indeed intense areas of research.
At the same time, evolutionary and comparative genomics are inherently “transversal” disciplines in that work in many other biological areas of research have some evolutionary component (e.g. cancer genomics, epidemiology, toxicology, population genetics, functional genomics, structural biology just to name a few). The scope of this COSI is intentionally kept broad. The track will feature a mix of proceedings, highlight, and invited talks. Priority will be given to contributions which are relevant to more than a single area of application, or to contributions which are not covered by more specialised COSIs.
Abstract Area Chairs: Dukka KC, Michigan Technological University, United States Iddo Friedberg, Iowa State University, United States Kim Reynolds, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States Mark Wass, University of Kent, United Kingdom
The mission of the Function Community of Special Interest (Function-COSI) is to bring together computational biologists, experimental biologists, biocurators, and others who are dealing with the important problem of gene and gene product function prediction, to share ideas and create collaborations.
The Function COSI features the Critical Assessment of Function Annotation, an ongoing community challenge aimed at improving methods for protein function prediction. The Function-COSI holds annual meetings alongside ISMB. Also, we are conducting the multi-year Critical Assessment of protein Function Annotation, or CAFA, experiment.
Keywords: Protein function prediction, machine learning, performance assessment,
General Computational Biology Abstract Area Chairs: Xin Gao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Sara Mostafavi, University of Washington, United States
(If all other areas are insufficiently descriptive of your work, please submit to the area below. Please note that the submissions in this area can be moved, subject to chairs’ considerations.)
Novel techniques in emerging areas of computational biology, including intersections with other fields.
HitSeq: High-throughput Sequencing
Abstract Area Chairs: Can Alkan, Bilkent University,Turkey Christina Boucher, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States Ana Conesa, Spanish National Research Council, Spain; and University of Florida, Gainesville, United States Francisco M. De La Vega, Stanford University; and Tempus Genomics, United States Dirk Evers, Dr. Dirk Evers Consulting, Germany Kjong Lehmann, Centre of Medical Technology, Germany
HiTSeq is a community of special interest devoted to the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data. Sessions will be devoted to discussing the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) datasets and will provide a forum for in-depth presentations of the methods and discussions among the academic and industry scientists working in this field.
We seek contributions on any topic involving HTS data analysis including: genome assembly and haplotype phasing; transcriptome analysis; genetics and epigenetics variation; metagenomics and microbiome analysis; and new HTS platform data analysis (e.g. synthetic reads, long reads, nanopore). In addition to general sessions, we propose to have two specialized sessions to focus on current hot topics: a) long sequencing and mapping techniques, b) single cell sequencing applications, c) non-linear genome representations. Both of these topics have generated an enormous amount of interest recently.
Keywords: sequencing, next generation, high throughput, algorithms, assembly, phasing, variation discovery, genotyping, metagenomics, microbiome, long reads, short reads, nanopre, pan-genomes, graph genomes
iRNA: Integrative RNA Biology
Abstract Area Chairs: Yoseph Barash, University of Pennsylvania, United States Klemens Hertel, UC Irvine, United States Athma Pai, University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States Michelle Scott, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
iRNA track covers the full range of research topics in the field of RNA Biology, from computational and high-throughput experimental methods development to their application in different aspects of RNA processing, structure, and function.
The goal of the Integrative RNA Biology session is to bring together experts in computational and experimental aspects of research in RNA Biology to cover new developments across this broad field of research. The meeting focuses on two major areas: (1) the development of computational and high-throughput experimental methods, and (2) the application of such methods to break new grounds in the study of RNA biology and disease. We aim to educate and inspire researchers in the field, novice and seasoned alike, by meshing together different aspects of Computational RNA Biology, and promoting cross-disciplinary collaborative research.
Keywords: Transcriptomics, RNA processing, post-transcriptional regulation, non-coding RNA, RNA 2D/3D structure, alternative-splicing, alternative polyadenylation, RNA translation degragation and localization, genetic variants effect on RNA processing, RNA and disease.
MLCSB: Machine Learning in Computational and Systems Biology
Abstract Area Chairs: Oznur Tastan, Sabanci University, Turkey
Systems Biology and Machine Learning meet in the MLCSB COSI. The community is the place for researchers of these areas to exchange ideas, interact and collaborate.
Molecular biology and all the biomedical sciences are undergoing a true revolution as a result of the emergence and growing impact of a series of new disciplines and tools sharing the -omics suffix in their name. These include in particular genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, devoted respectively to the examination of the entire systems of genes, transcripts, proteins and metabolites present in a given cell or tissue type. Taking advantage of this wealth of genomic information has become a conditio sine qua non for whoever has the ambition to remain competitive in molecular biology and in the biomedical sciences in general. Machine learning naturally appears as one of the main drivers of progress in this context, where most of the targets of interest deal with complex structured objects: sequences, 2D and 3D structures or interaction networks. At the same time, bioinformatics and systems biology have already induced significant new developments of general interest in machine learning, for example in the context of learning with structured data, graph inference, semi-supervised learning, system identification, and novel combinations of optimization and learning algorithms.
Keywords: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
MICROBIOME
Abstract Area Chair: Zhong Wang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
The MICROBIOME Community of Special Interest aims at the advancement and evaluation of computational methods in microbiome research, especially metaomic approaches. Based on the Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation (CAMI), the COSI supplies users and developers with exhaustive quantitative data about the performance of methods in relevant scenarios.
It therefore guides users in the selection and application of methods and in their proper interpretation. Furthermore, the COSI provides a platform for exchange and networking between method developers, and provides valuable information allowing them to identify promising directions for their future work.
The MICROBIOME Community of Special Interest aims at the advancement and evaluation of computational methods in microbiome research, especially metaomic approaches.
As large scale, systems-level data are becoming increasingly available, modeling and analyzing them as networks is widespread. Network Biology Community serves to introduce novel methods and tools, identify best practices and highlight the latest research in the growing and interdisciplinary field of network biology.
Abstract Area Chairs: Shaun Mahony, Penn State University, United States Anthony Mathelier, University of Oslo, Norway Alejandra Medina-Rivera, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Regulatory genomics involves the study of the genomic control system, which determines how, when and where to activate the blueprint encoded in the genome. Regulatory genomics is the topic of much research activity worldwide. Since computational methods are important in the study of gene regulation, the RegSys COSI meeting focuses on bioinformatics for regulatory genomics.
An important goal of the meeting is to foster a collaborative community wherein scientists convene to solve difficult research problems in all areas of computational regulatory genomics.
Keywords: 1. Genomic and epigenomic regulatory elements (transcription factors, enhancers, histones, gene promoters, regulatory motifs, non-coding RNAs, etc.) 2. NGS methods in regulatory genomics (e.g., ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq) 3. Epigenetics and epitranscriptomics 4. Alternative splicing 5. Regulatory networks and pathway analysis 6. Genetic, molecular, and phenotypic variation in human disease 7. DNA shape 8. Single-cell transcriptomics (and other single cell assays) 9. 3D genomics (e.g., Hi-C and ChIA-PET) 10. Regulatory evolution or comparative regulatory genomics
SysMod: Computational Modeling of Biological Systems
Abstract Area Chairs:
Shaimaa Bakr, Stanford University, United States
Matteo Barberis, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Chiara Damiani, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Reihaneh Mostolizadeh, Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen, Germany
Bhanwar Puniya, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States
The Computational Modeling of Biological Systems (SysMod) aims to create a forum for systems modelers and bioinformaticians to discuss common research questions and methods. The session will focus on the conjoint use of mathematical modeling and bioinformatics to understand biological systems functions and dysfunctions.
The meeting is open to the full range of methods used in systems modeling, including qualitative and quantitative modeling, dynamical and steady-state modeling, as well all applications of systems modeling including basic science, bioengineering, and medicine.
Text Mining: Text Mining for Healthcare and Biology
Abstract Area Chairs: Cecilia Arighi, University of Delaware, United States Lars Juhl Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Robert Leaman, NCBI/NLM/NIH, United States Zhiyong Lu, NCBI/NLM/NIH, United States
The Text Mining COSI brings together researchers that create text mining tools with researchers who use text mining tools to make new discoveries. Our community discussions include both text mining use cases - concrete problems and applications in the biological/biomedical domain - and methodology development.
TransMed: Translational Medical Informatics
Abstract Area Chairs:
Venkata Satagopam, University of Luxembourg
Maria Secrier, University College London, United Kingdom
TransMed covers the current developments in the field of clinical and translational medicine informatics. Analysis of large amounts of multi-omics, imaging (medical and molecular), mobile sensor, clinical and health records data is paving the way for precision medicine. In the TransMed track, we will explore the current status of computational biology and advance machine learning approaches within the field of clinical and translational medicine.
This opens the debate on current state-of-the-art data infrastructures for translational medicine data integration and analysis. A variety of computational approaches are currently being used to harmonize and relate molecular data to clinical outcomes in order to better understand disease conditions. These methods also have the potential to discover biomarkers for early detection of disease, and targets for drug discovery, and to be used predictively to help to suggest personalised therapeutic strategies for patients. In this session we will bring scientists from both academia and industry to exchange knowledge and foster networking, to help in building up of the translational medicine community. .
Keywords: Translational medicine; clinical and ‘omics data integration; curation and harmonization; stratification of patients; informatics for integrating biology and the bedside; medical informatics; ontology-driven data representation; patient centered outcomes research; cohort data; deep learning
VarI: Variant Interpretation
Abstract Area Chairs:
Emidio Capriotti, University of Bologna, Italy
Hannah Carter, University of California, San Diego, United States
Antonio Rausell, Imagine Institute for Genetic Diseases, France
The VarI COSI meeting is dedicated to the recent advances in the analysis and interpretation of the genetic variants.
The meeting aims to organize a research network (VarI-COSI) facilitating the exchange of ideas and the establishment of new collaborations between researchers with different expertise. The VarI-COSI meeting is broadly divided in two sessions (“Genetic variants as markers: evolution, populations, GWAS” and “Genetic variants as effectors: function, structure, and regulation”) that encompass the four major research topics of the field: 1) Databases, data mining algorithms and visualization tools for variants analysis. 2) Methods for predicting regulatory/structural/functional impacts of SNVs. 3) Personal Genomics, GWAS studies and SNV prioritization. 4) Population genomics and phylogenetic analysis.
Special Session: Bioinformatics in France (Posters only)
The French bioinformatics community is rich and diverse. It brings together many actors from the academic and industry domains. The "Bioinformatics in France" is a ISMB/ECCB2023 special session organized by the SFBI (French Society of Bioinformatics) and it will give a broad view of bioinformatics in France.
This afternoon session is open to all ISMB/ECCB attendees. First, the actions and goals of the main French groups in bioinformatics (SFBI, GdR-BIM, IFB-Elixir) will be presented. Then, we will invite you to listen to researchers from our community who will share their latest and most innovative research work. All the session will have that very special “french flavor”. In order to take the time to exchange, we will continue our discussions during a poster session followed by a French style culinary evening. In addition to its scientific dynamism, we hope to show you how friendly our community is.
Keywords: France, Elixir, ecology and evolution, genomics, metagenomics, population genomics, algorithms, knowledge representation, databases, structural bioinformatics and proteomics, machine learning, systems biology
Special Session: Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Symposium (Posters only) Data science will determine the success of breakthrough research of the future
Chairs:
In today’s research environment studying for example a disease in human patients using human DNA protocols is more than just traditional molecular biology bench work. The myriad of data points requires powerful approaches for data analysis and availability of data resources that allow comparison of results for example with that of a well-established experimental model, such as mouse, for a particular human disease. But the work does not stop there as the first analysis may demand to dig even deeper into pathways that control specific molecular or genetic mechanisms, or to analyze relevant metabolic pathways that are important for the disease under study.
High throughput technologies for sequencing and genomics are just two of many approaches that harbor innovation potential and hold promise for the development of the global research ecosystem. Frontier science of the future is unthinkable without continued education, development and application of computational biology approaches. Data science using machine learning, AI technologies and advanced software applications provide the foundation for success in scientific research. Equally important is the sustained support for data resources and maintaining open access for the global scientific community. The symposium will provide insights into the many aspects of this broad topic with an historic perspective but also highlighting current approaches in key areas of the life sciences.
Abstracts: Deadlines
Any recent research, published or unpublished is eligible for submission and should be received by Thursday, April 20, 2023. Acceptance notifications will be sent no later than Thursday, May 11, 2023. The conference will accept late posters abstracts beginning Monday, April 24, 2023.
Poster only submissions DO NOT require any materials to be uploaded. Submissions are evaluated on the 200 word text abstract provided during submission.
Abstracts: Submission Guidelines
The presenter should be identified during the submission process. Presenters of accepted abstracts are required to make the presentation themselves, and must register and pay to attend the conference.
Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for: talk and poster or poster only. If you select talk and poster and are unsuccessful for a talk your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster presentation. Submissions must be received by April 20, 2023.
During submission you will submit to the COSI track that most reflects your research area. You will have the option to identify two other COSI tracks that may also be suited to your research area during your submission.
All abstracts must be submitted using the conference submission site by the abstract deadline: April 20, 2023 (You have until 11:59 p.m. Any Time Zone).
Accepted abstracts (maximum 200 words) will be posted on the conference web site. For authors requesting a talk you should upload a long abstract of up to two (2) pages in PDF format during the submission process. *Do not submit more than two pages* It is best to check individual COSI websites for specific information regarding program goals and guidelines.
PLEASE note: CAMDA submitters should include a 3-5 page long abstract PDF
The 200 word abstract should be a brief and concise summary of the background/motivation for the study, method and result(s), as well as conclusion/statement of significance. The abstract is submitted through the EasyChair submission system. If you are submitting for a talk a PDF (2 pages maximum) can be uploaded to provide additional details including figures and graphics that support the main points of the abstract.
Your abstract must not contain your title/position or any personal information (e.g. affiliation). These details will be collected through the EasyChair submission system.
Selected Abstract talks will be presented in tracks that run in parallel at the conference. The length of a talk is determined by individual COSI tracks. Oral presentation schedules for abstracts will be announced after acceptance notifications directly by the COSI track organizers.
Abstracts: Review Criteria
All submissions will be evaluated by a program committee. Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for talk and poster or poster only. If you select talk and poster and are unsuccessful for a talk your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster.
Posters advertising commercial software will be rejected from this poster session and/or removed from the conference without notice. There is a separate space for such posters in the exhibition area. If you have an industry poster, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Poster Details for ISMB/ECCB 2023
Scientific Research Exchange - Posters Presentation Hours July 24 - 27, 2023 (European Summer Time)
Recommended poster size is A0 size (84.1cm wide and 118.9cm tall). *No onsite poster printing is available*
Late Posters
The Call for Late Posters (opens April 24, 2023). Call for Late Posters closes May 18, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Any Time Zone.
Institutional Research
Not-for profit research institutes and universities are able to submit their research findings as part of the call for posters. This will be displayed with in the topic area of Institutional Research.
Reviews of fields or techniques
Individuals may choose to submit a poster presenting a review of a specific field or technique. These submissions do not need to contain original work from the author and are intended to be an introduction for individuals not familiar with the field or technique. These review are not meant to be advertisements (e.g. it is not acceptable that the poster is an advertisement for a book or other type of commercial publication)
FAQ
Q: Can I submit more than one abstract? A: Yes, but although having the same person deliver more than one talk is permitted, it is not encouraged. Also, although a poster presenter offer may present two posters (one in Poster Session A and one in Poster Session B), we encourage labs to involve multiple presenters.
Q: Should I submit a PDF of my poster when completing my submission? A: No, please only submit the poster abstract. Closer to the conference all accepted poster presenters will upload a Poster PDF and short 5-7 minute MP4 talk to the virtual conference platform.
Q: Can previously accepted work be considered for a poster? A: Yes, we do ask that you note the year the work was published and provide the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) during the submission process.
The safety of conference participants is ISCB’s top priority.Please take a moment to review the ISMB/ECCB Health and Safety Protocols at https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2023-general-info/health-and-safety-protocols, which outline the right of entry requirement to the conference. Special offer: For delegates registering no later than March 30, 2023 you are eligible for a full conference refund at any date prior to the opening day of the conference should your plans change.
If you require a letter of invitation to travel to France please register for ISMB/ECCB and then email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a letter of invitation to support your application. Please complete this no less than 12 weeks (May 1, 2023) in advance of the conference.
Registration and Hotel Deadlines
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Last day for discounted conference hotel booking
Friday, June 16, 2023
Last day for Presenting Authors and Poster Authors registrations to be completed.
Conference Registration for non-presenting participants is available until July 27. Registration for tutorials will close July 6 if not already sold out. Register early to avoid disappointment.
Registration Benefits
Registration for ISMB/ECCB 2023 conference is for the full conference. Participants can choose to register to join live in Lyon or virtually. Live from Lyon participants will have access to the virtual platform - ISCB Nucleus, the ISCB center for science, collaboration, and training.
ISMB/ECCB 2023 Registration includes the following conference benefits:
Live from Lyon sessions with on-demand recordings to benefit attendees from all time zones
500+ expected scientific talks
Live question and answer feature to engage with the speaker during sessions
Live chat feature to engage with other participants within your session room
Dedicated time for research presentations within the Research Exchange Forum (formally Poster Hall)
Ability to make new connections when utilizing the virtual attendee profile and match maker features
Schedule one-on-one time with speakers, poster presenters, exhibitors, and sponsors to learn more about their work, products, or services
Exclusive access to the ISMB/ECCB 2023 on-demand repository of talks and poster presentations for viewing at your leisure after conference dates through ISCB portal
Access to training workshops and tutorials (additional fee) - lunch included for full day in-person tutorials.
Access to Student Council Symposium (additional fee - coffee breaks and lunch included for in-person SCS)
Coffee breaks and lunches are included for the conference July 24-27 along with opening reception the evening of July 23.
Registration Desk Hours (In-person)
Sunday, July 23
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning and Full-day Tutorials Only, Student Council Symposium) 11:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday, July 24
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Tuesday, July 25
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 26
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Thursday, July 27
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
When you register please ensure that you select your preferred programme options from the list of Communities of Special Interest (COSI) or other programme options.
Registration fees are in Euros and a 10% VAT rate is applied to all in-person registration. Certificates of participation will be available on-line following the conference for registered delegates who actively participated.
For a variety of reasons, ISCB/ECCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. Of course, we understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB/ECCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB/ECCB requires notification at the time of acceptance. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Talks will be broadcast live through the virtual platform for participants.
All presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference. The pre-recorded talk will be available shortly after the live presentation to provide faster and more seamless access to the conference content for virtual participants.
Registration Fellowships
ISCB is pleased to offer conference (travel and registration) fellowships to any member in good standing with priority going to members from low or middle income countries as well as students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the ISMB/ECCB 2023 conference. Funding sources for Fellowships are very limited and we regret that we are not able to fund all applicants. The conference organizers are committed to providing support to as many eligible applicants as possible. Fellowship consideration is based on membership, accepted work to ISMB/ECCB 2023, and country economic status based on World Bank rankings.
ISCB Laboratory Registration
*ISCB Laboratory Member Rate: Available to ISCB Member Institutions or Labs. This is a new ISCB membership type effective March 2021. See ISCB membership categories at: https://www.iscb.org/become-a-member
**Laboratory Rate: Available to a group or lab where the lead registrant is an ISCB member. The additional 7 group registrants are not required to be members of ISCB. This registration category includes ISCB membership for any combination of up to 7 students or postdocs as part of the group.
The lead registrant will register the additional 7 members of the group at the time of registration.
Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate
€735.00 + €73.50 VAT (€808.50)
€435.00 + €43.50 VAT (€478.50)
€335.00 + €33.50 VAT (€368.50)
*ISCB Laboratory Member Rate (total of 8)
€3630.00 + €363.00 VAT (€3993.00)
€2315.00 + €231.50 VAT (€2546.50)
€1680.00 + €168.00 VAT (€1848.00)
**Group Rate for PI Member (total of 8, includes up to 7 ISCB student or postdoc memberships)
€3705.00 + €370.50 VAT (€4075.50)
€2445.00 + €244.50 VAT (€2689.50)
€1745.00 + €174.50 VAT (€1919.50)
Not an ISCB member? To take advantage of more savings, become a member of ISCB prior to or during the registration process. This will save you more! We welcome you to join during registration or select the non - member registration rate for ISMB/ECCB which will include a complimentary 1-year membership to the ISCB. Learn more about ISCB Membership Fees at:https://www.iscb.org/become-a-member
ISCB NON-MEMBER FEES (in-person)
High Income Countries
Upper-Middle Income Countries
Middle-Low & Low Income Countries
Student
€635.00 + €63.50 VAT (€698.50)
€435.00 + €43.50 VAT (€478.50)
€335.00 + €33.50 VAT (€368.50)
Post Doc
€835.00 + €83.50 VAT (€918.50)
€635.00 + €63.50 VAT (€698.50)
€435.00 + €43.50 VAT (€478.50)
Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate
Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate
€280.00
€155.00
€130.00
*ISCB Laboratory Member Rate (total of 8)
€1360.00
€935.00
€760.00
**Group Rate for PI Member (total of 8, includes up to 7 ISCB student or postdoc memberships)
€1540.00
€1015.00
€815.00
Not an ISCB member? To take advantage of more savings, become a member of ISCB prior to or during the registration process. This will save you more! We welcome you to join during registration or select the non - member registration rate for ISMB/ECCB which will include a complimentary 1-year membership to the ISCB. Learn more about ISCB Membership Fees at: https://www.iscb.org/become-a-member
ISCB NON-MEMBER FEES (virtual)
High Income Countries
Upper-Middle Income Countries
Middle-Low & Low Income Countries
Student
€265.00
€155.00
€120.00
Post Doc
€360.00
€155.00
€120.00
Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate
If you are a current member of ISCB, you must use the email address registered with your ISCB membership record in order to register at the discounted member rates through the online system. If you do not know the email address you used to register with ISCB, please use the help function at: http://www.iscb.org/iscb-forgot-your-password
NON-MEMBERS OF ISCB
Save money by becoming a member of ISCB during registration.
ISCB MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
If your ISCB membership is not current or will expire on or before July 27, 2023, you will be offered an opportunity to renew your membership as part of your registration fees through the online system.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
ISMB/ECCB 2023 conference fees are charged in Euros. The following credit/gift cards are accepted for registration: MasterCard and Visa.
WIRE TRANSFER
Last day to pay by wire or check Ends on June 19, 2023 - after this time only Credit Card payment is accepted
To arrange a wire transfer please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request wire transfer instructions. PLEASE note a €25.00 wire administration fee must be added during your registration for those choosing to pay by wire transfer. If you will be paying by ACH rather than an electronic wire transfer, please specify that as the detailed instructions are different. Please note that any bank fees must be paid by the participant. Should funds arrive with bank fees deducted, payment of the difference will be charged to the participant at on-site registration.
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CODE OF CONDUCT
The ISCB Code of Conduct for ISCB Conferences is available here.
MEDIA RELEASE STATEMENT
ISCB intends to take photographs and video of this event for use in ISCB news, media, and promotional material, in print and electronic, including the ISCB website and social platforms. By participating in this event, you grant ISCB the right to use any image, photograph, voice or likeness, without limitation, in its promotional media and publicity efforts without compensation. You release ISCB, its successors, assigns and agents from any liability of any nature and understand that media may be displayed, distributed or used by ISCB for any purpose. All media becomes the eternal property of ISCB under CC-BY4.0.
Student Council Symposium (Sunday, July 23)
The 19th ISCB Student Council Virtual Symposium (SCS19) is a student-organized event featuring keynote lectures, oral presentations and a poster session. The Symposium is tailored mainly to undergraduate and graduate students as well as post-docs in computational biology and related disciplines.
The Student Council Symposium is a forum for students and young researchers in the fields of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work to an international audience, build a network within the computational biology community and develop important soft skills in an environment that fosters an exchange of ideas and knowledge.
FEES
IN-PERSON
VIRTUAL
Members: For Delegates also registering for the conference.
€100.00 + €10.00 VAT (€110.00)
€10.00
Non-Members: For Delegates also registering for the conference.
€120.00 + €12.00 VAT (€132.00)
€20.00
Members: For Delegates registering for the Student Council Symposium only
€125.00 + €12.50 VAT (€137.50)
€20.00
Non-Members: For Delegates registering for the Student Council Symposium only
Note: You must be registered for the ISMB/ECCB 2023 conference to attend a tutorial. Registration for tutorials will close July 6, 2023, if not already sold out. Register early to avoid disappointment. The full day rate is charged when taking two half-day in-person or two half-day virtual tutorials (does not apply if combining in-person and virtual tutorials). In-person tutorials will include lunch for those registering for a full day, or two half-day tutorials.
Tutorial Fees:
In-person Tutorials
High Income Countries
Middle-Low Income Countries
Middle-Low & Low Income Countries
Full Day
€155.00 + €15.50 VAT (€170.50)
€90.00 + €9.00 VAT (€99.00)
€60.00 + €6.00 VAT (€66.00)
Half Day
€105.00 + €10.50 VAT (€115.50)
€60.00 + €6.00 VAT (€66.00)
€40.00 + €4.00 VAT (€44.00)
Virtual Tutorials
High Income Countries
Middle-Low Income Countries
Middle-Low & Low Income Countries
Full Day
€75.00
€50.00
€20.00
Half Day
€50.00
€25.00
€10.00
CONFERENCE TEE SHIRT
Conference delegates (available only to in-person conference participants) can purchase the ISMB/ECCB 2023 Conference tee shirt during online registration. These high-quality tee shirts can be pre-ordered online until June 15, 2023, at a cost of €15.00 + VAT each. (Please note tee shirts are not available for sale on-site).
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Conference proceedings will be available as an open access, online-only special issue of Bioinformatics after July 10, 2023.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Special offer: For delegates registering no later than March 31, 2023, you are eligible for a full conference refund at any date prior to the opening day of the conference should your plans change. No cancellation fee applies.
Requests for registration cancellation must be made in writing and emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. prior to July 7, 2023, and will be refunded, less a €50.00 administration fee. No refunds are available after July 7, 2023.
CONTROLLED ACCESS TO MEETING CONTENT
Only registered participants will have online access to the conference. Presenters concerned about unpublished data can request that specific slides not be shown. In exceptional cases, the presenter can request that none of their slides be provided online.
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Key Dates
(Dates subject to change, last update September 29, 2022)
Thursday, January 19, 2023 (11:59 PM Any timezone)
Proceedings Submission Deadline
*No extensions are granted*
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Conditional Acceptance Notification
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Revised Papers Deadline
Monday, April 10, 2023
Final Acceptance Notification
Friday, April 28, 2023
Publication fees due for Accepted papers ($700.00)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Presentation Schedule Posted
Friday, June 16, 2023
Presenter Registration Deadline
Friday, June 16, 2023
Confirmation of Participation Form Deadline
June 26, July 15
ISMB/ECCB talk presenters upload their pre-recorded talk video to the ISCB Nucleus platform between June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 15. No extensions. Videos become part of the conference library.
ISMB/ECCB talk presenters upload their pre-recorded talk video to the ISCB Nucleus platform between June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 15. No extensions. Videos become part of the conference library.
Poster presenters participating in Posterpalooza must upload their poster details between June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 7. No extensions. Upload includes MP4 poster presentation video (5-7 minutes), poster description and PDF of poster to the ISCB Nucleus platform to be included in Posterpalooza at ISMB/ECCB 2023. Additional details at: https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2023-programme/posterpalooza
June 26 - July 15, 2023
ISMB/ECCB Poster presenters can begin to upload their poster details beginning June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 15. No extensions. If you upload details for Posterpalooza you do not need to upload again. Upload includes MP4 poster presentation video (5-7 minutes), poster description and PDF of poster to the ISCB Nucleus platform
June 26, July 15
ISMB/ECCB talk presenters upload their pre-recorded talk video to the ISCB Nucleus platform between June 26 and no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern), July 15. No extensions. Videos become part of the conference library.
Alessandra Carbone Conference Co-chair CNRS - Sorbonne Université France
Anna-Sophie Fiston-Lavier SFBI President (French Society of Bioinformatics) University of Montpellier - Computational Departement Institute of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM) France
Janet Kelso ISCB Treasurer; ISCB Conferences Advisory Council Chair, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Germany
Diane E. Kovats ISCB Chief Executive Officer United States
Steven Leard ISMB Conference Director Canada
Christine Orengo ISCB President University College London United Kingdom
Yann Ponty Proceedings Co-chair CNRS; Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'Ecole Polytechnique France
Pat Rodenburg Conference Administrator Canada
Sushmita Roy Proceedings Co-chair University of Wisconsin-Madison United States
Torsten Schwede ECCB Steering Chair University of Basel Switzerland
Lim Soon Wong Conference Co-chair National University of Singapore Singapore
It is impossible to fully understand biological systems without understanding the 3D structure of their constituting parts and their interactions. As such the topics relevant for 3DSIG are wide and include, but are not restricted to Structure-based drug discovery including polypharmacology and network pharmacology; Structure representation, classification and prediction;
Bio-Ontologies Community of Special Interest Group (COSI) covers the
BOSC covers all aspects of open science / open source bioinformatics, including standards and ontologies; approaches that promote open science and sharing of data, results and software; bioinformatics tools and libraries; and ways to grow open source communities while promoting diversity within them.
The large, complex data sets for the Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis (CAMDA) contest include built-in truths for calibration. In an open-ended competition, however, both seasoned researchers and cunning students push the boundaries of our field, with unexpected questions or angles of approach often bringing the most impressive advances.
The CompMS group promotes the efficient, high quality analysis of mass spectrometry data. The CompMS initiative covers various computational mass spectrometry application domains, including proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics.
Education-COSI focuses on bioinformatics and computational biology education and training across the life sciences.
Evolution and comparative genomics are deeply intertwined with computational biology. Computational evolutionary methods, such as phylogenetic inference methods or multiple sequence alignment are widely used, yet remain far from “solved” and are indeed intense areas of research.
The mission of the Function Community of Special Interest (Function-COSI) is to bring together computational biologists, experimental biologists, biocurators, and others who are dealing with the important problem of gene and gene product function prediction, to share ideas and create collaborations.
HiTSeq is a community of special interest devoted to the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data. Sessions will be devoted to discussing the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) datasets and will provide a forum for in-depth presentations of the methods and discussions among the academic and industry scientists working in this field.
iRNA track covers the full range of research topics in the field of RNA Biology, from computational and high-throughput experimental methods development to their application in different aspects of RNA processing, structure, and function.
Systems Biology and Machine Learning meet in the MLCSB COSI. The community is the place for researchers of these areas to exchange ideas, interact and collaborate.
The MICROBIOME Community of Special Interest aims at the advancement and evaluation of computational methods in microbiome research, especially metaomic approaches. Based on the Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation (CAMI), the COSI supplies users and developers with exhaustive quantitative data about the performance of methods in relevant scenarios.
As large scale, systems-level data are becoming increasingly available, modeling and analyzing them as networks is widespread. Network Biology Community serves to introduce novel methods and tools, identify best practices and highlight the latest research in the growing and interdisciplinary field of network biology.
Regulatory genomics involves the study of the genomic control system, which determines how, when and where to activate the blueprint encoded in the genome. Regulatory genomics is the topic of much research activity worldwide. Since computational methods are important in the study of gene regulation, the RegSys COSI meeting focuses on bioinformatics for regulatory genomics.
The Computational Modeling of Biological Systems (SysMod) aims to create a forum for systems modelers and bioinformaticians to discuss common research questions and methods. The session will focus on the conjoint use of mathematical modeling and bioinformatics to understand biological systems functions and dysfunctions.
The Text Mining COSI brings together researchers that create text mining tools with researchers who use text mining tools to make new discoveries. Our community discussions include both text mining use cases - concrete problems and applications in the biological/biomedical domain - and methodology development.
TransMed covers the current developments in the field of clinical and translational medicine informatics. Analysis of large amounts of multi-omics, imaging (medical and molecular), mobile sensor, clinical and health records data is paving the way for precision medicine. In the TransMed track, we will explore the current status of computational biology and advance machine learning approaches within the field of clinical and translational medicine.
The VarI COSI meeting is dedicated to the recent advances in the analysis and interpretation of the genetic variants.
The French bioinformatics community is rich and diverse. It brings together many actors from the academic and industry domains. The "Bioinformatics in France" is a ISMB/ECCB2023 special session organized by the SFBI (French Society of Bioinformatics) and it will give a broad view of bioinformatics in France.
In today’s research environment studying for example a disease in human patients using human DNA protocols is more than just traditional molecular biology bench work. The myriad of data points requires powerful approaches for data analysis and availability of data resources that allow comparison of results for example with that of a well-established experimental model, such as mouse, for a particular human disease. But the work does not stop there as the first analysis may demand to dig even deeper into pathways that control specific molecular or genetic mechanisms, or to analyze relevant metabolic pathways that are important for the disease under study.
