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ISCB Student Council: Next Generation Computational Biologists

Welcome to the ISCB Student Council, the student organization of the International Society for Computational Biology.

Our mission is to promote the development of the next generation of computational biologists. We achieve our goal through provision of scientific events, networking opportunities, soft-skills training, educational resources and career advice, while attempting to influence policy processes affecting science and education.

The Student Council website is a resource for the global computational biology student community and we offer many features that allow you to get in touch with your peers and to find out about events and initiatives for computational biology students - no matter where in the world you are. If you have questions or comments don't hesitate to contact us.

Read on below for the latest news on everything Student Council-related.

Internships

Submitted by Teresa on May 4, 2012 - 10:02am.
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Applications open now!

There are currently two internship positions on offer for students from developing nations:

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Call for Abstracts for 8th ISCB Student Council Symposium 2012 (Long Beach, California)

Submitted by Alexander Gonce... on February 13, 2012 - 4:22pm.
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We invite you to submit an abstract and participate in the 8th Symposium of the International Society for Computational Biology Student Council on July 13th 2012 in Long Beach, California. We accept abstracts covering both scientific studies as well as novel tools and applications in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. A few abstracts will be selected for oral presentations. Other interesting contributions will be accepted for poster presentations. Abstracts selected for oral presentation will be published.

Student Council Symposium 2012

Submitted by Teresa on January 28, 2012 - 8:36am.
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Jul 13 2012 - 8:30am
Jul 13 2012 - 8:00pm
US/Pacific

13 July 2012 @ Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, California, USA
Symposium Submission Opens January 30, 2012.
http://symposium.iscbsc.org/

The Student Council Symposium 2012 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.

Fellowships to attend High Performance Computing(HiPC) Conference : Bangalore: Dec 18-21, 2011

Submitted by apratap on November 13, 2011 - 8:59am.

RSG-India is pleased to announce that the 18th annual IEEE
International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC 2011) will be held in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India, during *December 18-21, 2011.

HiPC is an international meeting on high performance computing which serves as a forum to present the current work by researchers from all over the world. The conference will host several core computing sessions such as

Virtual symposium organized by RSG Pakistan

Submitted by Surya Saha on October 27, 2011 - 6:20pm.
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RSG Pakistan organized a symposium in collaboration with National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) and weekly Technology Times that was attended by more than 30 students from 29 different institutions of Pakistan. Six speakers from foreign and local universities spoke on a variety topics. See here for more details.

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