SUPPORT THE SCIENTISTS OF THE FUTURE WHEN YOU
CONTRIBUTE TO THE 2013 ISCB STUDENT TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP CAMPAIGN
As government funding opportunities continue to decline, ISCB reaches out to YOU to help this important initiative. Each year ISCB receives over 300 travel fellowship requests. With currently available funds, we can only support approximately 70% of these requests by providing partial funding to each recipient. Donating to the travel fellowship fund will enable us to support even more students with higher travel awards. Manuel Corpas, ISCB member and a founder of the ISCB Student Council, tells of his experience, "In 2008, I received a travel fellowship from ISCB which made it possible for me to attend ISMB Toronto. The contacts I made with senior researchers and fellow students have had a tremendous impact in my scientific career to this day.  "Exposure to the best science in computational
biology influenced my own research, and the networking opportunities
strengthened my commitment to the field,"says Manuel. "I am
immensely grateful to ISCB for providing such great opportunities to
junior scientists just when they need it most." Currently, Manuel is
the leader of the Plant and Animal Genomes Project at the The Genome
Analysis Centre, in Norwich, UK. His work focuses on the discovery
of new knowledge in plant and animal genomes that can be quickly
translated into the fields of bioenergy, crop productivity, and
animal health.Student travel fellowships provide important opportunities for young scientists. Your contribution to ISCB at any level will help us not only to achieve our goals of assisting students but also exceed them. We continue to do all we can but there is still more to do - YOU can make a difference in the future of our science by supporting tomorrow's researcher and ISCB.  |
