Since its founding in 1997, the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) continues to be the only society representing computational biology and bioinformatics on a worldwide scale. ISCB serves a global community of over 4,000 researchers, practitioners, technicians, students, and suppliers dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of living systems through computation.
ISCB convenes the world’s experts and future leaders in top conferences and partners with publications that promote discovery and expand access to computational biology and bioinformatics globally. The Society delivers valuable training and information about education, employment, and advancements in science. It’s open-access, reproducible science mentality ensures everyone—member or non-member—has access to scientific information.
The organization also provides an influential voice on government and scientific policies that are important to our members and benefit the public.
The International Society for Computational Biology is a recognized 501(c)3 organization based in the United States of America.
A WRONGLY TWISTED HELIX - OUR LOGO
The ISCB logo may appear to be “wrongly” twisted, but our intent was purposeful. This less frequent biologically relevant DNA form symbolizes ISCB's respect for minorities and its support of equal opportunity options in science. As an organization, we value diversity by striving for (towards) greater global diversity of our membership and leadership. We are aware and respect the many differences in culture, geographic origin, affiliation, gender, age, level of expertise and area of scientific research. ISCB strives as an organization to promote diversity and encourages the community to do the same.
OUR VISION
Lead the field of computational biology to maximize its global impact on science and society
OUR MISSION
A global society advocating for and advancing scholarship, research, training, outreach, and inclusive community building in computational biology and its professions.
WHO WE ARE
Society membership reflects commitment toward the advancement of computational biology. The ISCB is an international non-profit organization whose members come from the global bioinformatics and computational biology communities. The ISCB serves its global membership by providing high-quality meetings, publications, and reports on methods and tools; by disseminating key information about bioinformatics resources and relevant news from related fields; and by actively facilitating training, education, employment, career development, and networking. We advocate and provide leadership for resources and policies in support of scientific endeavors and to benefit society at large.
OUR VALUES
The Society promotes the following values:
Communication:
- with transparency and honesty
- with respect for one another
- through active listening
- by seeking and using feedback for self-evaluation and decision-making
- with openness to change
Diversity and Inclusion:
- by striving toward greater global diversity of our membership, leadership, and profession
- by promoting awareness and respect of differences across all aspects and among all members of our community
- by creating environments that are free of harassment and discrimination
Ethics:
- through scientific integrity and the highest level of professionalism
- by supporting collaborative science through open sharing of data and resources
- while acknowledging intellectual rights and protection of individuals' rights to privacy
- while acknowledging and attributing intellectual contributions
- by acting responsibly and avoiding conflicts of interest
- by promoting environmental consciousness in our activities
Excellence:
- in scientific publications, training and conferences
- through collaborative interaction
Service:
- to our members, staff, international scientific community, and public at large
- through human relations, understanding, and support
- with efficient and effective use of resources
- with a commitment to the application of computational biology for the benefit of humankind and the environment