Directly preceding ISMB 2013
19 July 2013 @ Messe Berlin, Germany

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The Student Council Symposium 2013 is a forum for students, post docs, and young researchers in the fields of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work to an international audience, build a network within the computational biology community and develop important soft skills in an environment that fosters exchange of ideas and knowledge.

Key Dates

May 29, 2013

Late Posters Submission
Deadline

May 29, 2013

Genome Canada TF
Deadline

June 2, 2013

Late Posters Acceptance
Notifications

June 2, 2013

Genome Canada TF
Notifications

July 19, 2013

Student Council Symposium

News

Thank you!

The Student Council Symposium of 2013 was a great success! We are pleased
to report we had over 97 submissions, from which 10 oral presentations and
around 50 posters were selected. In the end we had 79 attendees from over
25 countries.
We wish to take the opportunity to thank everyone that contributed to this
success: our three awesome keynote speakers; Dr Alex Bateman, Prof. Satoru
Miyano and Dr. Gonçalo Abecasis; our valiant reviewers committee (all 24 of
you!); the entire organising committee of ISMB/ECCB 2013 and SCS 2013; the ISCB
and ISCB-SC; our dedicated sponsors; and of course you, our attendees!

We plan to publish the proceedings from this symposium in BMC
Bioinformatics soon. So stay tuned!

SCS2013 Booklet now available

Dear attendees,

If you've lost your copy or if you simply want a digital version for your archive, you can now find the SCS2013 booklet here.

Student Council Career Session

We are pleased to announce the Student Council Career Session on Monday, July 22, 5:40 pm - 6:40 pm, Room TBD at ISMB 2013.
The Student Council will welcome Dr. Jaap Heringa of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, who will be giving a talk on careers in computational biology and bioinformatics and factors to consider when choosing a career in these fields. You will also have the opportunity to interact with early career scientists and to hear about their experiences. Join us and you can ask your questions on obtaining the ultimate job or research position!

Accepted posters

Dear attendees,

We are pleased to inform you that we have more than 90 accepted posters from almost 30 countries around the world!
You can find the complete list here.
Attendees with accepted posters, please don't forget to accept the invitation that was sent by email to have your poster abstract printed in the symposium booklet.

Announcing Genome Canada travel fellowships for Canada-based students

Our sponsor Genome Canada is offering travel fellowships for students from Canadian institutions. If you're a student or young researcher based in Canada, don't miss this opportunity to get some financial support to attend the Student Council Symposium and ISMB/ECCB in Berlin!
Submit your abstract for the late posters call here and you will receive an invitation to apply for the travel fellowship.

New sponsor: Genome Canada

We are pleased to announce that Genome Canada will be sponsoring our symposium.

More sponsors wanted! If your company/organization would like to increase its visibility among students and young scientists in Computational Biology and related areas we can offer you various sponsorship opportunities at very competitive rates. Please contact symposium@iscbsc.org for further information.

Extended submission deadline

We are pleased to inform you all that the submission deadline for abstracts has been extended to Monday, 22 April. For those of you who have not submitted yet, this is your last chance if you want to present your work to an international audience of your scientific peers.

Don't miss out!
Submit your abstract here.

Third keynote speaker confirmed!

We are pleased to inform you all that we have received confirmation from Gonçalo Abecasis as our third and final keynote for our symposium!
Dr Abecasis is a Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan. He received his D.Phil. in Human Genetics from the University of Oxford in 2001 and joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in the same year. Dr. Abecasis' research focuses on the development of statistical tools for the identification and study of genetic variants important in human disease. Software developed by Dr. Abecasis at the University of Michigan is used in several hundred gene-mapping projects around the world.
Learn more about Dr. Abecasis here.

Call for ISMB/ECCB2013 Art and Science Works

Dear ISCB Members and Colleagues,

ISMB/ECCB brings together scientists from a wide range of disciplines, including biology, medicine, computer science, mathematics and statistics. In these fields we are constantly dealing with information in visual form: from microscope images and photographs of gels to scatter plots, network graphs and phylogenetic trees, and visual aids for problem-solving are omnipresent.

For the ISMB/ECCB 2013 Art & Science Exhibition the organizers invite all interested conference attendees to submit such images and videos that have been generated as part of a research project. They are also soliciting images and videos resulting from creative efforts that involve scientific concepts or employ scientific tools and methods. All cover images produced by researchers for scientific journals are welcome as well. A cash award may be given for the winning image as voted by conference attendees.

Attend this exciting event to surprise and inspire us, to open our eyes and minds!

Deadlines

  • Monday, November 12, 2012
  • Call for Art & Science Exhibition Opens

  • Friday, April 26, 2013
  • Artwork Submission Deadline

  • Monday, May 13, 2013
  • Art & Science Exhibition Acceptance Notification

    We look forward to receiving your submission,
    The Art and Science Organizing Committee.

    New sponsors!

    We are pleased to announce that the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and BioMed Central will be sponsoring our symposium.

    More sponsors wanted! If your company/organization would like to increase its visibility among students and young scientists in Computational Biology and related areas we can offer you various sponsorship opportunities at very competitive rates. Please contact symposium@iscbsc.org for further information.

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