Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
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ISCB Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Sponsors Special Webinar Series -
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| ISCB, through the organization of its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, is sponsoring a series of presentations of Native voices for its membership, the broader scientific community, and the general public to highlight Indigenous research and to help build capacity for computational biology in Indigenous communities. Recently, Indigenous authors have published several high impact articles on topics related to genomic data sharing [1], engagement with Indigenous peoples in paleogenomics [2], and responsible research on ancient DNA [3] that are important to the computational biology community. Indigenous communities have unique and significant perspectives with respect to knowledge generation (e.g. [4-6]) in many fields related to computational biology, including biomedical and agricultural research. Many biologists are looking to traditional ecological and Indigenous knowledge to inform approaches to climate change, mass extinction and ecosystem degradation. Indigenous epistemological approaches are also important in investigations of human health and well-being [7]. Please join us for this important opportunity to learn from each other on the second Thursday of each month at 1pm Eastern Time, starting October 8, 2020 (time subject to change occasionally). Confirmed speakers include:
1. Keolu Fox, “The Illusion of Inclusion — The ‘All of Us’ Research Program and Indigenous Peoples’ DNA” New England Journal of Medicine 2020; 383:411-413 https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1915987 2. Krystal S Tsosie, Rene L Begay, Keolu Fox, Nanibaa’ A Garrison, “Generations of genomes: advances in paleogenomics technology and engagement for Indigenous people of the Americas,” Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 2020; 62:91-96 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2020.06.010 3. Jennifer K. Wagner, Chip Colwell, Katrina G. Claw, Anne C. Stone, Deborah A. Bolnick, John Hawks, Kyle B. Brothers, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, “Fostering Responsible Research on Ancient DNA,” The American Journal of Human Genetics 2020; 107 (2): 183-195 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.06.017 4. Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (University of Otago Press 1999) 5. Brian Yazzie Burkhart, “What Coyote and Thales can Teach Us: An Outline of American Indian Epistemology.” American Indian Thought: Philosophical Essays, edited by Anne Waters (Blackwell, 2004), 15-26. 6. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (Milkweed Editions 2013) 7. Krystal S. Tsosie, Katrina G. Claw "Indigenizing Science and Reasserting Indigeneity in Research," Human Biology, 91(3), 137-140, (9 June 2020) |
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ISCB Announces Results of the
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The Board of Directors of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is pleased to announce the results of the recent elections. Officers For additional information on ISCB's annual nominations and elections procedures, please see https://www.iscb.org/leadership-nominations-and-elections |
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| Submit Your Nomination - ISCB Awards & Fellows |
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Nominations Deadline - 02 December |
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| Nominate a scientist for one of the four distinguished awards below | |||
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| The Overton Prize is awarded for outstanding accomplishment to a scientist in the early to mid-career stage (up to a decade post-degree), who has already made a significant contribution to the field of computational biology. | |||
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| The Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award recognizes a member of the computational biology community who is more than two decades post-degree and has made major contributions to the field of computational biology. | |||
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| The Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award is in recognition of outstanding service contributions by any member toward the betterment of ISCB through exemplary leadership, education, service, or a combination of the three. | |||
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| The ISCB Innovator Award is given to a leading scientist, 10-20 years post-degree, who consistently makes outstanding contributions to the field of computational biology and continues to forge new directions. | |||
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| Recognize a Colleague for Distinguished Science: | |||
| Nominations for the 2021 Fellows Class are Open! | |||
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Nominations Deadline - 08 December The International Society for Computational Biology introduced the ISCB Fellows Program in 2009 to honor members that have distinguished themselves through outstanding contributions to the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. During the inaugural year of the program, ISCB conferred the Fellow status on the seven winners-to-date of the ISCB Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award, and recognized these distinguished scientists during the ISMB/ECCB 2009 conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Since then ISCB has sought nominations from our community of members, which are reviewed and voted upon by a selection committee. We consider two types of Fellow nominations: (i) Academic nominees: These are nominees who have done the bulk of their work in academia, including government and research institutions. Such nominations must demonstrate primarily excellence in research, which includes the development of methods or resources that advance research. The nomination can be strengthened by pointing to service to the computational biology community, education and/or administration. (ii) Industry nominees: These are nominees who have done the bulk of their work in industry. Such nominations must demonstrate primarily the impact of their industrial work on the field. The nomination can be strengthened by pointing to research, education, or service to the computational biology community, e.g. by providing research infrastructure. The Fellows program is nomination based and we strong encourage the submission of nominations that are diverse in nature. New Fellows are introduced at each year's ISMB conference. |
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| Scroll through the list of previous ISCB Fellows: | |||
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ISCB in partnership with Oxford University Press to launch new open access journal, Editor in Chief Search Begins |
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| The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP) has entered into an agreement to launch a new open access journal - provisionally titled Bioinformatic Advances. ISCB invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief. The journal will be a broad-scope, open-access journal dealing with multiple aspects of computational biology, particularly methodological papers focused on systematic validation of simulated or real biological data, and theoretical analyses of such data. The Editorial team will consist of ISCB appointments led by an experienced Editor-in-Chief and supported by a further team of Associate Editors and a scientific advisory board. Candidates should have a strong record of recognized scholarship, a broad base of knowledge in the field, demonstrated leadership and communication skills, and appropriate time to devote to the journal. Understanding of publishing ethics and familiarity with an open access journal model is essential. Previous editorial experience and the ability to clearly articulate a compelling vision for the journal are other key factors on which candidates will be evaluated. Learn more about the EIC search and submit an application at https://www.iscb.org/advances. Application Deadline is October 19, 2020. |
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| Be a part of the ISCB-Latin America SoIBio BioNetMX Symposium on Bioinformatics 2020 - Don't forget to reserve your spot at a workshop or tutorial! |
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Registration Deadline: October 19, 2020
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| Cabana Registration Waiver Fellowships | |||
| Deadline for applications: September 30, 2020 (Midnight UTC ) The GCRF-funded CABANA project is delighted to offer registration waiver fellowships for researchers to attend the ISCB-LA SoIBio BioNetMX Symposium. The fellowships are open to scientists at any stage of their career. Early-stage researchers and researchers from minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.  |
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| Don't forget to reserve your spot at an ISCB LA Workshop | |||
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Space is limited and complimentary, workshops & tutorials will take place online on October 22nd to 27th. Workshop: Train the Trainer/Entrenamiento de Instructores/Treine o Treinador Tutorial: Discovery and phylogenetic characterization of animal viruses from metagenomic samples Workshop: Machine Learning in Bioinformatics using Galaxy Workshop: Identification of disease-associated genetic variants from next-generation sequencing data Workshop: Management and good practices in the assembly of bacterial, archaea and fungal genomes Workshop: Introduction to structural bioinformatics for evolutionary analysis Workshop: How to annotate protein-coding genes in genomic sequences |
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| Opportunities to submit | |||
| Deadline for Poster Submissions: September 30, 2020 Time remains to submit your research. Submit your research for a poster presentation! Conference areas:
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