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European Student Council Symposium 2026

The ISCB Student Council and its Regional Student Groups are thrilled to announce the 9th European Student Council Symposium.

Primarily aimed at early-career researchers in bioinformatics, computational biology and related fields, this symposium serves as a platform for young researchers in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.

Attendees can showcase their research to a global audience, establish connections within the computational biology community, and enhance soft skills in a collaborative environment that encourages the exchange of ideas and knowledge.

This year’s edition features:

Keynote talks
Poster session
Ice-breaking and networking sessions
Many more exciting and new segments

This is an entirely in-person event and succeeds ECCB2026. The registration is handled through the ISCB conference's registration system.

We hope to meet you in September!!
The ESCS2026 Organizing Team

Venue: Geneva, Switzerland

3 September, 2026

June, 2026 - Call For Abstract

Key Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline	21 June 2026
Acceptance Notification	~~24 June 2026~~ 29 June 2026
Late-breaking Poster Deadline	12 July 2026
Late-breaking Poster Acceptance Notification	~~15 July 2026~~ 20 July 2026
Registration Deadline	14 August 2026

Abstract Submission

We invite abstracts from research typical to bioinformatics and computational biology, which is in progress (unpublished) or previously published (but has never been submitted to ISCB Student Council Symposium before) for consideration for poster presentation.

Submit Your Abstract

Detailed Guidelines

Your work should broadly fall into one or more of the following scientific areas: Systems Biology, Multi-Omics Integration, Modeling; Transcriptomics and Gene Regulation; Proteins and Structural Biology/Genomics, Epigenomics, and Genome Editing.
Unpublished works are encouraged, but we accept both your own unpublished and published work (but has never been submitted to ISCB Student Council Symposium before).
All abstracts will be evaluated based on scientific relevance criteria (i.e. 1. clarity, 2. usability, 3. uniqueness, 4. relevance to the CompBio field, and 5. completeness).
Please keep the abstract title as concise as possible, while still effectively representing your research.
The abstract should not exceed 250 words and must be structured into four separate sections:
1. Background: the context and purpose of the study
2. Methodology
3. Result: significant findings from the study
4. Conclusions: brief summary and potential implications
Your abstract must not contain your title/position or personal information (e.g., affiliation). These details will be collected through the submission system.
The poster presentation is individual (having multiple co-authors is okay, but only the poster presenting author will get the poster presentation/award certificate. All authors’ information will be included in the abstract book).
The poster presenting author must be a part of the original research work.
Please do not use abbreviations or references in the abstract.

For any other queries, please write to us at escs@iscbsc.org

Registration

Registrations are open.

Registration fee: CHF 36

*The cost of the ISCB membership changes depending on your career stage and the country where you’re based. You can check them here.

Program

This year our symposium sessions will focus on two major topics:

Career as bioinformatician : Bioinformatics is, at its core, an interdisciplinary field. There are many career opportunities: in academia, in industry, or as a freelancer. Career planning can be a complex process, especially for young bioinformaticians. We will discuss this topic and offer practical advice to assist in developing a career plan in bioinformatics.

AI tools for scientists : Artificial intelligence is now part of our everyday lives, particularly in the field of bioinformatics. It is important to understand how different AI systems work and what their functions are. We will cover the available tools, as well as how and when to use them, to improve the daily work of bioinformaticians.

Abridged program: