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ISMB/ECCB 2019
Call for Submissions!

ISMB/ECCB 2019




 

ISMB/Call for Abstract Submissions
Deadline: April 11, 2019
 
 
 
 


ISMB/ECCB
invites abstracts for research that is topical to bioinformatics and computational biology, which is in progress (unpublished, formally Late-Breaking Research) or has been published after January 1, 2018 (previously Highlights Track) for consideration for oral and/or poster presentation.

Communities of Special Interest Track:

3DSIGBio-OntologiesBioVisBOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source ConferenceCAMDACompMSEducationEvolution and Comparative GenomicsFunctionHitSeqMLCSBMICROBIOMENetBioRegSysRNA
SysModText MiningTransMedVarIGeneral Computational Biology

Can’t find your home COSI? ISCB welcomes submissions for all research in computational biology and bioinformatics. Simply submit to the general computational biology track above for oral and poster presentation consideration.

Abstract Submissions





Technology Track Submissions
Deadline: May 11, 2019

 

 

The Technology Track allows organizations to showcase their software and/or hardware relevant to the bioinformatics / molecular biology community. Demonstrate your technology to a renowned audience at the premier comp bio conference of the year!

Prior to submitting please review the ISCB Exhibitor and Technology Track guidelines for presentations available here.

Technology Track Submissions





Exhibitors & Sponsors
Space filling up fast!

 

 

ISMB/ECCB 2019 attracts top international scientists and key decision makers in the life sciences – experts in areas such as computer science, molecular biology and medicine, mathematics and statistics – from the world's largest and most prestigious research institutions and companies.

ISMB/ECCB 2019 is expected to attract scientific leaders from over 50 countries – that’s 50 markets!

Exhibitor & Sponsor Prospectus

 

 


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GLBIO 2019
Call for Full Paper Submissions!

GLBIO 2019

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  GLBIO 2019 - Union South Building, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Credit: ©Wisconsin Union

Be a part of this engaging conference
- Submit your research today!

Full Paper Submission Deadline:
February 11, 2019

Submit high quality original research papers for presentation on topics of interest, including the following:

  • Algorithms & Machine Learning
  • Bioinformatics Education
  • Biostatistics
  • Cheminformatics
  • Clinical & Health Informatics
  • Databases, Ontologies & Biocuration
  • Disease Models & Molecular Medicine
  • Epidemiology & Biodiversity
  • Evolutionary, Comparative Genomics & Phylogenetics
  • Gene Regulation & Transcriptomics
  • Genome Informatics
  • Image Analysis
  • Macromolecular Structure & Function
  • Metagenomics
  • Microbiome Informatics
  • Network Biology
  • Proteomics & Metabolomics
  • Sequence Analysis
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Modeling
  • Text Mining & Natural Language Processing
  • Visualization


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ISMB/ECCB 2019
Call for Abstracts!
ISMB/ECCB 2019

 
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Call for Abstract Submissions
Deadline: April 11, 2019

The ISMB/ECCB 2019 scientific program is comprised of abstract submissions and organized thematically in partnership with the ISCB Communities of Special Interest (COSIs). Plan to submit your unpublished or published research to these tracks:

3DSIGBio-OntologiesBioVis
BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference
CAMDACompMSEducation
Evolution and Comparative Genomics
FunctionHitSeqMLCSB
MICROBIOMENetBioRegSysRNA
SysModTextMiningTransMedVarI
General Computational Biology

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Can’t find your home COSI? ISCB welcomes submissions for all research in computational biology and bioinformatics. Simply submit to the general computational biology track above for consideration.

ISMB/ECCB 2019 - Why Attend?


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ISMB/ECCB 2019
Final Call for Special Sessions Proposals!
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Final Call for Special Session Proposals
There's still time to submit!


Deadline: January 31, 2019

ISMB/ECCB 2019 features a Special Sessions track for emerging research areas that will run throughout the conference in parallel to other tracks (except the keynote presentations) --- Submit your proposal today!

The proposed topics for Special Session Some include: 3D genomics Biological imaging and image analysis Data compression and storage Mathematical and computational medicine New sequencing technologies RNA structure

ISMB/ECCB 2019 Announces Invited Keynotes:
Nikolaus Rajewsky and Alexis Battle
ISMB/ECCB 2019 Invited Keynote: Nikolaus Rajewsky ISMB/ECCB 2019 Invited Keynote: Alexis Battle

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The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)


Upcoming Conferences -- Mark Your Calendars!

GLBIO 2019 ISMB/ECCB 2019
RECOMB 2019
May 5 – 8, 2019
Washington, USA
GLBIO 2019
May 19 - 22, 2019
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
ISMB/ECCB 2019
July 21 - 25, 2019
Basel, Switzerland



Book Your Hotel Today for ISMB/ECCB 2019!
We are pleased to announce that we have two hotels serving as Head Quarters hotels. The Swissotel connected to the Congress Center Basel (CCB) and the Hyperion Hotel (approximately 5 minutes from the CCB).  Discounted rates available at both.  Don't wait --- book today and lock in this great rate!  


Submit Research to ISMB/ECCB 2019!
The call is an open to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high quality proposals for Special Sessions & Proceedings.  Submit your research today!

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Funding Opportunity in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics!
Deadline: Feb 1st - funding opportunity in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (TMT) ($60,000 - $100,000/year) The PhRMA Foundation’s mission is to support young scientists in disciplines important to the pharmaceutical industry. 2019 funding opportunities available at postdoctoral and starter grant levels. The goal of the TMT Program is to promote the development and use of experimental and computational methods in an integrative approach towards clinical needs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The Foundation believes that to be successful, this requires working with clinicians to identify critical unmet clinical needs. (Applicants must attend U.S. institution.

Upcoming ISCB Affiliate Conferences:

Phenome 2019
Feb 06, 2019 through Feb 10, 2019
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EMBO Workshop: Visualizing Biological Data (VIZBI 2019)
Mar 13, 2019 through Mar 15, 2019
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German Conference on Bioinformatics
Sep 16, 2019 through Sep 19, 2019



ENCODE Imputation Challenge

The NIH ENCODE Consortium announces a machine learning challenge to predict the outcome of various types of genomic experiments, measuring diverse properties of the human genome in many cell types. The challenge will be carried out in parallel with ENCODE’s data generation efforts, thereby allowing truly prospective validation. Register at https://www.encodeproject.org/encodeimpute.


Call for Technology Track Submissions!
Showcase your new software, technology or hardware relevant to the bioinformatics / molecular biology community at ISMB/ECCB 2019!  Submit to the Technology Track today!


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ISCB SAVE BIG on Journal Subscriptions!
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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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ISMB/ECCB 2019
Submit your research & be a part of this premier conference!
ISMB/ECCB 2019

 
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ISMB/ECCB 2019 Call for Proceedings.

Submit full papers (not abstracts) consisting of new, non-published work, reporting theoretical, computational, and statistical advances in computational biology and its intersections with other fields.

Submissions are encouraged to report on advances in algorithm development and optimization, data structures, data visualization, artificial intelligence/machine learning, text mining, statistical inference, database and ontology development, image analysis, citizen and open science, etc. to analyze all types of biological data.

Deadline:
January 31, 2019

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Call for Special Session Proposals - There's still time to submit!

Deadline: January 31, 2019

ISMB/ECCB 2019 features a Special Sessions track for emerging research areas that will run throughout the conference in parallel to other tracks (except the keynote presentations) --- Submit your proposal today!

The proposed topics for Special Session Some include: 3D genomics Biological imaging and image analysis Data compression and storage,  Mathematical and computational medicine,  New sequencing technologies,  RNA structure,  Text Mining

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GLBIO 2019
Call for Full Paper Submissions!

GLBIO 2019

  FEBRUARY 2019
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  GLBIO 2019 - Union South Building, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Credit: ©Wisconsin Union

GLBIO 2019 Call for Submissions!
Deadline:
February 11, 2019

Submissions are invited for full papers, short papers, and posters at the 13th Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference!

Submit high quality original research papers for presentation on topics of interest, including the following:

  • Algorithms & Machine Learning
  • Bioinformatics Education
  • Biostatistics
  • Cheminformatics
  • Clinical & Health Informatics
  • Databases, Ontologies & Biocuration
  • Disease Models & Molecular Medicine
  • Epidemiology & Biodiversity
  • Evolutionary, Comparative Genomics & Phylogenetics
  • Gene Regulation & Transcriptomics
  • Genome Informatics
  • Image Analysis
  • Macromolecular Structure & Function
  • Metagenomics
  • Microbiome Informatics
  • Network Biology
  • Proteomics & Metabolomics
  • Sequence Analysis
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Modeling
  • Text Mining & Natural Language Processing
  • Visualization


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ISMB/ECCB 2019
Call for Proceedings & Special Sessions!
ISMB/ECCB 2019

 
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ISMB/ECCB 2019 Call for Proceedings

Deadline: January 28, 2019

Submit full papers (not abstracts) consisting of new, non-published work, reporting theoretical, computational, and statistical advances in computational biology and its intersections with other fields.

Submissions are encouraged to report on advances in algorithm development and optimization, data structures, data visualization, artificial intelligence/machine learning, text mining, statistical inference, database and ontology development, image analysis, citizen and open science, etc. to analyze all types of biological data.

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Call for Special Session Proposals - There's still time to submit!

Deadline: January 31, 2019

ISMB/ECCB 2019 features a Special Sessions track for emerging research areas that will run throughout the conference in parallel to other tracks (except the keynote presentations) --- Submit your proposal today!

The proposed topics for Special Session Some include: 3D genomics Biological imaging and image analysis Data compression and storage,  Mathematical and computational medicine,  New sequencing technologies,  RNA structure,  Text Mining

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ISMB/ECCB 2019
Call for Tutorials & Special Sessions Proposals!
ISMB/ECCB 2019

 
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Call for Tutorials Proposals - Build knowledge and provide hands-on training in "cutting-edge" topics relevant to the bioinformatics field and the COSI communities. 

Deadline: December 17, 2018

Potential topic areas may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Analysis tools for long read sequencing
  • AI and machine learning for bioinformatics
  • GA4GH tools for sequence sharing
  • Single-cell RNA or DNA analysis
  • Translational informatics: Opportunities for bioinformatics in the clinical realm
  • Making your software production ready
  • Assembly of genomes in metagenomics
  • Data sharing back to the public
  • other


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Call for Special Session Proposals!
Deadline: January 31, 2019

Submit your ISMB/ECCB 2019's Special Sessions Proposal for emerging research areas!  Special Sessions introduce the ISCB community and ISMB/ECCB delegates to relevant 'hot' topics that are not already covered in the COSI tracks.

A wide range of topics is possible, as long as they are of relevance to computational biology and bioinformatics. Review the list of popular topics here.

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RSG with DREAM 2018
Register Online Today!

RSG with DREAM 2018

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Final Hours to Register Online!
Online registration deadline:Deadline: December 03!

Register today to join your colleagues for the 11th annual RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory & Systems Genomics! 

This multidisciplinary conference brings together both computational and experimental researchers from across the world to discuss recent discoveries about genomic and molecular regulatory networks as well as innovative, integrative methods for developing a systems-level understanding of biological activity.

Register to attend & join us in New York for this engaging conference!


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