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.
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
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.
If you didn't have an opportunity to attend the 7th Annual ISCB Student Council Symposium or misplaced your materials, here is an online version of the Symposium Program booklet.
The 7th Annual ISCB Student Council Symposium, held in Vienna Austria on July 15, 2011, was a huge success! More than 80 student delegates from all over the world had an opportunity to listen to 10 excellent oral presentations and review 48 posters on topics ranging from sequence analysis to bioinformatics tools and transcriptomics.
The 7th Annual ISCB Student Council Symposium will be held this Friday, July 15, starting at 8 am in the Austria Center, Vienna, Room J565. It's going to be a fantastic meeting. Be sure to check out the agenda and information about Student Council events planned during ISCB/ECCB 2011. And stop by and chat with other Student Council members at Booth 4!