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Don't Miss These Deadlines:

ISCB-LA SoIBio EMBnet 2018:  Call for Late-breaking Abstracts!
Deadline: September 15, 2018
ISCB-LA SOIBIO EMBnet 2018 is accepting submissions for late-breaking posters for consideration for presentation at the conference until September 15. Original research, including significant works-in- progress, are solicited in all areas that involve the application of advanced computational methods to significant problems in biology or medicine.  Submit your research!


GLBIO 2019: Call for Special Sessions!
Deadline: September 17, 2018
The program chairs of the Great Lakes Bioinformatics (GLBIO) conference in 2019 invite proposals for special sessions. The topic and structure of the sessions can vary but should be of interest to a substantial component of the bioinformatics research community. Submit your proposal today!


Upcoming Conferences -- Mark Your Calendars!

ECCB 2018 ASHG 2018 ISCB-LA SOIBIO EMBnet 2018 ROCKY 2018 RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics, with DREAM
ECCB 2018
Sept 8 – 12, 2018
Athens, Greece
ASHG/IGES/ISCB Joint Symposium 2018
Oct 16, 2018
San Diego, USA
ISCB-LA SOIBIO EMBnet 2018
Nov 5 – 9, 2018
Viña del Mar, Chile
ROCKY 2018
December 6 - 8, 2018
Aspen/Snowmass Colorado
RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics, with DREAM
December 8 - 10, 2018
New York City, USA




ISCB Science Award nominations and 2019 competitions are open!

Annually, ISCB recognizes four scientist through its Awards program, as well as hosts a variety of computational science related competitions.  lSCB Science Award nominations and 2019 competitions are open!  Nominate a Deserving Scientist Today for One of Four ISCB Annual Awards and participate in our competitions.


ASHG/IGES/ISCB Joint Symposium: Working with Big Data in the Cloud--Research and Privacy



Launch of All of Us Research Program
Enrollment for the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is officially open! The All of Us Research Program is a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds. The program’s goal is to enroll 1 million or more volunteers, and oversample communities that have been underrepresented in research to make the program the largest, most diverse resource of its kind.


ISCB Career Center
The ISCB Career Center - Connecting you to your career! It is the place to post a job, search for a job, or upload your resume. Job posting and resume upload is complimentary for members. Nonmember may also participate for a nominal fee.


ISCB Membership:
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ISCB Senior Member Designation

The senior member designation is attained by members who are one decade post degree and who have demonstrated sustained contributions to the field of computational biology or to ISCB.


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