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This is an invitation to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high quality original research papers for presentation at ISCB-LATAM SoIBio SPBBC 2026. Abstracts for Oral Presentation and/or poster submissions to ISCB-LATAM SoIBio SPBBC 2026 should be approximately 400 words and have no figures. Adding references to already published papers is recommended where appropriate.
Any abstracts submitted after the deadline will be included only at the discretion of the conference chairs, and will be eligible for poster presentations only. Please also note that we can only allow one abstract per presenting author.
All talks will be recorded and available to participants as well as included in a live broadcast schedule as part of the virtual platform. All schedules will be posted on the ISCB-LATAM SoIBio SPBBC 2026 website.
Authors selected for presentation (talk or poster) will be required to register for the conference.
Please note: The official language of the conference is English.
Presenter Requirements
The same talk is not permitted to be given more than once as an oral presentation. Research may be presented as both a talk and a poster if and only if it is submitted as two individual submissions with TWO different presenters. Having the same person deliver two (or more) different talks is NOT PERMITTED on the same topic. This allows for many people from one lab to present the work of the lab. A presenting author may present NO MORE THAN ONE talk or poster on the same topic.
ISCB strongly prefers that submissions accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. We understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, or visa problems. Presenters are expected to attend in person unless genuine barriers exist. Inability implies circumstance, not choice. If unable to participate in-person you will need to request a waiver by writing
Any pre-approved virtual presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference as a precaution due to possible technical issues.
ISCB-LATAM SoIBio CPBBC 2026 follows the ISCB policy for acceptable use of large language models (https://www.iscb.org/about-iscb/policy-statements-bylaws-and-legal-documents/acceptable-use-of-large-language-models-policy).
Key Dates
Topics and Tracks
Abstract talks and posters will be organized according to scientific topics, which are covered by the conference (see below). Please note, abstracts are not limited to the listed conference topics and if the topic of your submission falls outside the listed ones you can choose the "General Computational Biology" area. Your abstract should convey a scientific result and should not be an advertisement for any commercial software package. Commercial software packages wishing to present at the conference should contact
- Biomedical Omics
- Bioinformatics of Microbes and Microbiomes
- Education
- Evolutionary, Comparative and Population Genomics
- Macromolecular Sequence, Structure, and Function
- Genome Sequence Analysis
- Systems Biology and Networks
- Artificial Intelligence in Biosciences and Biotechnologies
- General Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
Submission Guidelines
All submissions MUST select a presenting author. The presenting author MUST be marked as a corresponding author. Presenters of accepted abstracts are required to make the presentation themselves and must register and pay to attend the conference. Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for: 'talk', 'talk or poster', or 'poster only'. If you select 'talk' and your submission is not selected for a talk, it will be rejected. If you select 'talk or poster' and are unsuccessful for a talk, your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster presentation. Submission deadlines are posted in the key dates section or on the key dates page.
- All abstracts must be submitted using the conference submission site by the abstract deadlines, posted in the key dates section or on the key dates page. (You have until 11:59 p.m. Any Time Zone).
- A 250-word short abstract (text only) is required for ALL submissions (talk and/or poster). Accepted abstracts will be posted on the conference website. This short abstract should summarize the background/motivation for the study, method, and result(s), and conclusion/statement of significance.
- For authors requesting a talk, you MUST also upload a long abstract of up to two (2) pages in PDF format during the submission process. *Do not submit more than two pages.* Figures are welcome as long as the total length is 2 pages or less.
- Your abstract must not contain your title/position or any personal information (e.g. affiliation). These details will be collected through the EasyChair submission system.
Abstracts that are chosen for talks will be presented in tracks that run in parallel at the conference. The length of a talk is determined by individual tracks. Oral presentation schedules for abstracts will be available several weeks after acceptance notifications are sent. Notifications are sent directly by the track organizers.
Review Process
All submissions will be evaluated by a program committee. Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for talk or poster or poster only. If you select talk or poster and are unsuccessful for a talk your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster.
Posters advertising commercial software will be rejected from this poster session and/or removed from the conference without notice. There is a separate space for such posters in the exhibition area. If you have an industry poster, contact
Poster Details
In-Person Poster Hall: When preparing accepted posters please note that your printed poster should not exceed the following dimensions: 1.1 meters x 1.5 meters. There will be 1or 2 poster per side on the each poster board. Additionally, we ask that you also follow the Virtual Poster Theater information below in addition to your in-person presentation. This ensures all posters are viewable to both in-person and virtual attendees thus providing more exposure to your work.
Virtual Poster Theater: When preparing accepted posters, please note that your poster will need to be uploaded via the virtual platform portal in two formats - a PDF of the poster and a 5-7 minute flash talk video not to exceed 100MB. Poster portal information will be sent to all approved posters closer to the conference and after the notification deadline. Review the Key Dates for upload dates.
*Late Breaking posters will have a very short turnaround.