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Topics include:

• State of the art technologies, and technologies under development
• Novel software and algorithms
• Reproducibility
• Novel applications of NGS technologies in genomics and biology
• Genomic and transcriptomic analyses, including RNA analysis, transcription factor binding sites profiling, histone modifications, nucleosome positioning, copy number variation, genotyping, RNA structure, dynamics of transcription and translation, etc.
• Research breakthroughs based on exhaustive applications of NGS.
• Clinical and translational applications
• Applications to agriculture and biotechnology
• Societal and economic implications: forensic law, sociology research, history, etc.
• Economical impacts

Recognize Achievement and Distinguished Science!

Nominations for the 2018 ISCB Awards and Fellows Class is now open!


ISCB Fellows --- Deadline: 04 December

Nominate a Fellow to honor those that have distinguished themselves through
outstanding contributions to the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics.


ISCB Annual Awards --- Deadline: 04 December

Nominate a deserving scientist today for one of four ISCB Annual Awards:

ISMB 2018
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ISMB 2018 invites proceedings submissions reporting theoretical, computational, and statistical advances in computational biology and its intersections with other fields.
 
Submission topic areas:

Studies of Phenotypes and Clinical Applications
Comparative and Functional Genomics
Bioinformatics Education
Genomic Variation Analysis
Bioinformatics of Microbes and Microbiomes
Population Genomics and Molecular Evolution
Macromolecular Sequence, Structure, and Function
Systems Biology and Networks
Genome Privacy and Security
General Computational Biology

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.

Submit now to ISMB 2018!

ISMB 2018
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Submit today to ISMB 2018's Special Sessions track for emerging research areas!

Special Sessions introduce the ISCB community and ISMB delegates to relevant 'hot' topics that are not already covered in the COSI tracks.

Some topics include:

3D genomics
Biological imaging and image analysis
Data compression and storage
Metagenomics
Mathematical and computational medicine
RNA structure
New sequencing technologies

We encourage submissions that deal with the Society-Computational Biology interface. We encourage you to submit a proposal on an area that you deem as important to the computational biology community and may impact the future of the field.

Submit now to ISMB 2018!

ISCB Buzz: Latest News, Events & Announcements!

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference (Rocky 2017) Dec 7 - 9, 2017 Aspen/Snowmass, CO	NGS 2018 April 9 – 11, 2018 Barcelona, Spain	ISMB 2018 July 6 - 10, 2018 Chicago, Illinois

Save the Date for ISMB 2018:  July 6 - 10, 2018
ISMB brings together scientists from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and related fields. Its principal focus is on the development and application of advanced computational methods for biological problems. Join us in Chicago to connect, engage, and inspire!


Recognize Achievement & Distinguished Science!:  December 04, 2017
Nominate a deserving scientist today for one of four ISCB Awards or Nominate a Fellow to honor those that have distinguished themselves through outstanding contributions to the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics.


OUP Open Access Discount!
ISCB works closely with OUP Bioinformatics to reduce open access charges.  ISCB is pleased to announce that OUP Bioinformatics will now offer a 15% discount on open access charges for all ISCB members.  The discount will be applied after acceptance and requires author noting that he/she is an ISCB member.  Not a member? Join today!


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:
Not yet a member of ISCB? Don't keep missing out on conference discounts, access to incredible science and so much more! Click here for all membership benefits and further details!


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!

Shop while you Support ISCB on AmazonSmile:
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support ISCB every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to ISCB!

Final hours to register online --- Don't miss this line-up of incredible science!
DREAM CHALLENGES     Joel Dudley, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, USA Henry Rodriguez PhD, MS, MBA National Cancer Institute, NIH Maryland, USA
SYSTEMS IMMUNOLOGY SPECIAL SESSION
	Nir Hacohen, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts, USA	Dana Pe'er, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA	Jedd Wolchok MD, PhD Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy New York, USA
REGULATORY GENOMICS & SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Jef Boeke, PhD NYU School of Medicine New York, USA	Manolis Kellis, PhD Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Massachusetts, USA	Erez Lieberman-Aiden, PhD Baylor College of Medicine & Rice University Texas, USA	Debora Marks, PhD Harvard Medical School Massachusetts, USA	Laxmi Parida, PhD IBM Research New York, USA
......................................................................................................................................................................... Start Planning Now! View the Conference Program! **New this year: The RSG 2017 conference program includes 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.
REGISTRATION CONFERENCE PROGRAM TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS CONFERENCE INFORMATION
RSG with DREAM | November 19 - 21, 2017 | New York, NY

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ISCB Buzz: Latest News, Events & Announcements!

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

RECOMB/ISCB Conference Regulatory & Systems Genomics with DREAM November 19 - 21, 2017 New York, NY	Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference (Rocky 2017) Dec 7 - 9, 2017 Aspen/Snowmass, CO	NGS 2018 April 9 – 11, 2018 Barcelona, Spain	ISMB 2018 July 6 - 10, 2018 Chicago, Illinois

Save the Date for ISMB 2018:  July 6 - 10, 2018
ISMB brings together scientists from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and related fields. Its principal focus is on the development and application of advanced computational methods for biological problems. Join us in Chicago to connect, engage, and inspire!


RFI: Next-Generation Data Science Challenges in Health & Biomedicine:   Deadline November 01, 2017
On behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks community input on new data science research initiatives that could address key challenges currently faced by researchers, clinicians, administrators, and others, in all areas of biomedical, social/behavioral and health-related research.


OUP Open Access Discount!
ISCB works closely with OUP Bioinformatics to reduce open access charges.  ISCB is pleased to announce that OUP Bioinformatics will now offer a 15% discount on open access charges for all ISCB members.  The discount will be applied after acceptance and requires author noting that he/she is an ISCB member.  Not a member? Join today!

Hot off the E-press: The ISCB Fall Newsletter
Just released - the Fall Newsletter is here.  Read through the exciting updates from within the scientific community and society updates!  


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:
Not yet a member of ISCB? Don't keep missing out on conference discounts, access to incredible science and so much more! Click here for all membership benefits and further details!


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!

Shop while you Support ISCB on AmazonSmile:
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support ISCB every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to ISCB!

	Aspen/Snowmass, CO Dec 07 - 09, 2017
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Rocky 2017: Register Today & SAVE!

Early Registration Deadline:  November 11, 2017

	CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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	BARCELONA, SPAIN April 9 - 11, 2018 Mark your calendars!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 29, 2018!

Topics include:

• State of the art technologies, and technologies under development
• Novel software and algorithms
• Reproducibility
• Novel applications of NGS technologies in genomics and biology
• Genomic and transcriptomic analyses, including RNA analysis, transcription factor binding sites profiling, histone modifications, nucleosome positioning, copy number variation, genotyping, RNA structure, dynamics of transcription and translation, etc.
• Research breakthroughs based on exhaustive applications of NGS.
• Clinical and translational applications
• Applications to agriculture and biotechnology
• Societal and economic implications: forensic law, sociology research, history, etc.
• Economical impacts

ISCB Buzz: Latest News, Events & Announcements!

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

RECOMB/ISCB Conference Regulatory & Systems Genomics with DREAM November 19 - 21, 2017 New York, NY	Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference (Rocky 2017) Dec 7 - 9, 2017 Aspen/Snowmass, CO	ISMB 2018 SAVE THE DATE July 6 - 10, 2018 Chicago, Illinois

Save the Date for ISMB 2018: July 6 - 10, 2018
ISMB brings together scientists from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and related fields. Its principal focus is on the development and application of advanced computational methods for biological problems. Join us in Chicago to connect, engage, and inspire!


2017 Wikipedia Competition:  Deadline December 31, 2017
ISCB and WikiProject Computational Biology are pleased to call for article submissions for the 2017 ISCB Wikipedia Competition!  Entry to the competition is open to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions at ISMB 2018.  Submit Today!


Call to Submit for RSG Top 10 Papers: Deadline November 01, 2017
Every year we announce a list of "top ten papers of the year in Regulatory and Systems Genomics" at the RECOMB/ISCB Meeting on Regulatory and Systems Genomic. Our goal is to identify seminal papers that introduced not only new biological insights, but also key computational methodologies for interpreting biological datasets that have had and will continue to have a lasting impact in the field of Computational Regulatory and Systems Genomics.


RFI: Next-Generation Data Science Challenges in Health & Biomedicine: Deadline November 01, 2017
On behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks community input on new data science research initiatives that could address key challenges currently faced by researchers, clinicians, administrators, and others, in all areas of biomedical, social/behavioral and health-related research.


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:
Not yet a member of ISCB? Don't keep missing out on conference discounts, access to incredible science and so much more! Click here for all membership benefits and further details!


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!

Shop while you Support ISCB on AmazonSmile:
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support ISCB every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to ISCB!