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Rocky 2017

  Aspen/Snowmass, CO

Dec 07 - 09, 2017
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THE WESTIN HOTEL SNOWMASS RESORT
Snowmass Village
Colorado, USA
 
     
     

Be a part of Rocky 2017 --- Submit your research today!

Abstract (Oral & Poster) Submissions
Deadline: October 06, 2017


Submit your research today to become a part of this prestigious and unique conference!

The Rocky 2017 Conference will provide opportunities for short "flash" presentations (10 minute talks) and poster presentations on current projects from as many attendees as possible. Original presentations (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.

RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics

   
 
 
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Submit your work today!

The RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics invites abstracts for consideration for oral presentations or participation in a poster session.

Submission Deadline: September 17, 2017

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Book Your Room!

Discounted room rate will expire on Tuesday, 3 October, 2017!


The headquarters hotel for RSG 2017, The Bentley Hotel provides an unmatched New York City hotel experience. Settled just outside of the epicenter of the buzzing Midtown activity, you can enjoy a quieter stay while only being a short walk from the conference, Central Park and the historic 5th Avenue shopping district.

Room Rate: $199 for a Superior King per night


 

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Submit your work today!

The RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics invites abstracts for consideration for oral presentations or participation in a poster session.

Submission Deadline: September 17, 2017

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New this year!
Special Session on Systems Immunology

The RSG 2017 conference program will include a broad interest special session on systems biology methods in immunology. The objective is to complement the regular program and provide a focused discussion on a new or emerging topic of particular interest to the community. The aim of the special session is provide an overview of the current technology and also to highlight challenges and future directions in the field of systems immunology. We are particularly interested in applications to cancer immunology and immunotherapy.


 

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ISCB Announces Results of the 2017 Officer Leadership Elections!

The Board of Directors of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is pleased to announce the results of the recent elections. Members of the society elected the following as incoming and returning officers beginning January 2018:

Officers
Scott Markel, Secretary
Bonnie Berger, Vice President
Christine Orengo, Vice President

New Directors
Russel Schwartz
Water Iwasaki

Directors Re-elected to a 2nd Term
Nicola Mulder
Predrag Radivojac
Francisco Melo Ledermann

For additional information on ISCB's annual nominations and elections procedures please see http://iscb.org/iscb-leadership-a-staff-/officers-and-board-directors/nomination-election-procedures.

The next call for nominations of directors, officers and student council leaders will open February 2018, for terms beginning in January 2019.

     
     

 

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ISCB Buzz: Latest News, Events & Announcements!


UPCOMING CONFERENCES

RECOMB/ISCB Conference Regulatory and Systems Genomics with DREAM Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference (Rocky 2017)
ISCB Africa
ASBCB 2017

October 10-13, 2017

Entebbe, Uganda
RECOMB/ISCB
Conference Regulatory
& Systems Genomics
with DREAM
SAVE THE DATE

November 19 - 21, 2017
New York, NY
Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference
(Rocky 2017)

Dec 7 - 9, 2017
Aspen/Snowmass, CO

 














PhRMA Foundation 2018 Awards in Informatics: Deadline Sept 01, 2017
The PhRMA Foundation funds scientists at critical points in their research careers to support and reward innovation in disciplines essential to the development of safe and effective medicines. The PhRMA Foundation offers competitive pre and post doctoral fellowships, sabbatical fellowships, and research starter grants to advance science in Clinical Pharmacology, Health Outcomes, Informatics, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology/Toxicology, and Translational Medicine and Therapeutics.  Award Details can be found at www.phrmafoundation.org.

BioSolveIT Fall Challenge: Deadline August 24, 2017
Win a grant to work with the best-in-class software tools on a hot scientific topic!  Go ahead and sign up for our next, Fall Challenge 2017! May the best proposal win! 


Last Call for FASEB's Sixth Annual BioArt Competition:
The deadline for the sixth annual FASEB BioArt competition is August 31, 2017. Time is running out to submit captivating, high-resolution images and videos produced as part of cutting-edge life science research. Submit your entry today and share this reminder with your colleagues.


ISCB Journal Subscription Discounts: All ISCB members interested in subscribing to print or online issues of traditional subscription-based journals receive a discount on subscriptions to the journals highlighted below. Student members are entitled to additional discounts.  To subscribe, log into My ISCB and select the Subscribe to Journal menu item located on the left-hand menu.  Take advantage of this DISCOUNT and order your journal TODAY!

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ISCB Membership:
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ISMB/ECCB 2017 - Growing Together, Celebrating 25 Years of ISMB!

   
 
 
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 RSG with DREAM 2017:
Registration is Open!


10th Annual RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory & Systems Genomics, with DREAM Challenges

Online Registration
Deadline: November 6, 2017
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Submit your work today!

The RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics invites abstracts for consideration for oral presentations or participation in a poster session.


 

RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics

   
 
 
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Call for Submissions!

The RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics invites abstracts for consideration for oral presentations or participation in a poster session.

Abstract Submission for Oral Presentation & Poster deadline: September 17, 2017

Late Breaking Poster Consideration deadline: October 9, 2017

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New this year!
Special Session on Systems Immunology

The RSG 2017 conference program will include a broad interest special session on systems biology methods in immunology. The objective is to complement the regular program and provide a focused discussion on a new or emerging topic of particular interest to the community. The aim of the special session is provide an overview of the current technology and also to highlight challenges and future directions in the field of systems immunology. We are particularly interested in applications to cancer immunology and immunotherapy.


 

ISMB/ECCB 2017 - Growing Together, Celebrating 25 Years of ISMB!

   
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Join nearly 1,600 of your colleagues in Prague to celebrate 25 years of ISMB and 16 years of ECCB!

Discount hotel deadline:  June 29!
Discount registration deadline:  June 29!

ISMB/ECCB 2017 Features:

SCIENCE
With more than 200 talks by renowned researchers and over 800 posters on computational biology and bioinformatics,
ISMB/ECCB 2017 is scientifically the top meeting of 2017!

INFORMATION & TRAINING
ISMB/ECCB 2017 is an intense multidisciplinary forum for disseminating the latest developments in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and other related fields.  This thematically organized, scientifically effective program provides a rich resource of research, coupled with training tutorials and workshops.

CONNECTING & COLLABORATING
Whether scanning the jobs board for a career opportunity, interacting with one of our exhibitors and sponsors, or discussing research at a poster session, ISMB/ECCB 2017 provides you a global networking atmosphere with nearly 1600 delegates from 50+ countries.

Experience it for yourself and register for ISMB/ECCB 2017!