2017 Career Central Session
We would like to invite you to the 2017 Career Central Session: "Essential skills and networking advice for earlycareer researchers".
Join us on Monday, July 24, 12:45-13:45 at Meeting Hall IV.
Student Council Symposium 2017
The Student Council Symposium 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
February 6, 2017
Abstract Call OpensApril 15, 2017
Student Council TravelFellowship
Call Opens
April 30, 2017
May 14, 2017
Abstract Call Closes
May 14, 2017
Student Council Travel Fellowship Deadline
June 5, 2017
Abstract Acceptance Notification
June 5, 2017
Student Council Travel Fellowship
Acceptance Notification
June 23, 2017
Late Poster Submission Deadline
June 29, 2017
Late PosterAcceptance Notification
July 21, 2017
Student Council SymposiumSCS 2017 Early Access Booklet Published
Want to get an early look at the details of SCS this year?
We are delighted to share the digital copy of the conference program with you.
Follow this link to download the booklet
Announcing the SCS 2017 Travel Fellowship Winners!
We are pleased to congratulate the following recipients of the 13th Student Council Symposium (SCS) Travel Fellowship Awards:
- Numrah Fadra, University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, USA
- Rodrigo Ochoa, Biophysics of Tropical Diseases, Max Planck Tandem Group, University of Antioquia, Colombia
- Hovakim Grabski, Russian-Armenian University, Armenia
- Pieter Moris, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Travel fellowships will be awarded to support the abovementioned researchers who will attend and present their work at the SCS 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic. We would like to thank the reviewers, committee members, our parent organisation the ISCB, and our sponsors for their support.
Accepted abstract list published
We are delighted to publish the list of abstract accepted to be presented at the symposium.
Please follow this link for list of oral talks.
Alternatively, please check this link for all abstracts accepted for this year's symposium.
We look forward to meet all authors in Prague :)
SCS 2017 Welcomes Harvard Medical School Master of Biomedical Informatics
We are happy to welcome Harvard Medical School Master of Biomedical Informatics as sponsor for the Student Council Symposium 2017.
Abstract call submission deadline extended
You can submit an abstract for oral and/or poster presentations at SCS 2017 at the following link.
You can also apply for a travel fellowship, however, you need to submit an abstract first to become eligible. Your abstract number will be required when submitting your travel fellowship application.
Abstract calls will close on May 14, 2017.
Second Keynote Announced
We are proud to announce the second keynote speaker at the 2017 Student Council Symposium will be Dr. Johannes Söding from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. More information about the keynotes biographies and talks can be found on the keynotes page.
Travel Fellowship Call is now open
We are pleased to inform you that submission for travel fellowship applications is now open! Our travel fellowship awards are possible due to the generous support of our sponsors.
The deadline for travel fellowship application is 14 May 2017 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time (GMT-8). Recipients of the travel fellowship awards will be notified on 5 June 2017.
SCS 2017 Welcomes Repositive
We are happy to welcome Repositive as sponsor for the Student Council Symposium 2017.
SCS 2017 Welcomes Earlham Institute
We are happy to welcome Earlham Institute as sponsor for the Student Council Symposium 2017.
