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RECOMB 2014: The 18th International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology -- DEADLINE EXTENSION

April 2-5, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Submission open: September 2, 2013
 
Submission deadline: October 19, 2013
 
Submission entrywww.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recomb2014
 
Conference website:  www.compbio.cmu.edu/recomb/

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Dear RECOMB community,

Due to the continuing US government shutdown, which affects some of the research groups, we have decided to extend the deadline for paper submissions to Oct 19, 23:59 PST.

**This extension is valid for regular RECOMB papers only**

Papers that are submitted in parallel to PLoS Computational Biology must adhere to the original deadline (Oct 15, 23:59 GMT, note the different time zone).

There will be no further extensions to the deadline.

Full details on manuscript preparation and submission procedures can be found on the conference website.

Best Regards,

Roded Sharan, Program Chair

Russell Schwartz and Panagiotis Benos, Conference Chairs


 

CALL FOR ANNUAL AWARDS NOMINATIONS!

2014 Overton Prize and 2014 Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award

Nomination deadline: December 2, 2013

www.iscb.org/iscb-awards

ISCB's annual awards are the most prestigious international awards designated exclusively to researchers in the field of computational biology/bioinformatics, and you are invited to submit nominations for the 2014 Overton Prize and the 2014 Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award.

The Overton Prize is awarded to an early career scientist, generally within ten years post-degree, and the Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award is in recognition of highly significant, long-term career achievement. The winners of both awards will deliver keynote talks at ISCB's annual meeting, ISMB 2014 in Boston, Mass. USA.

Nominations from all regions of the world are encouraged, and the selection of award winners will be made by an international panel of current and past members of the ISCB Board of Directors. The nomination form, list of past winners with links to their bios, and a link to the full policies and procedures of these ISCB awards, are all accessed at the above URL.

Please consider nominating your highly accomplished peers and senior researchers who have helped to advance our field in significant and meaningful ways, and then proceed to the nomination form to ensure they are considered for these prestigious awards.

Thank you,

Bonnie Berger

Chair, ISCB Awards Committee


RECOMB/ISCB 2013 Conference on Regulatory & Systems Genomics with DREAM Challenges - Early Registration Deadline: October 11!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Early Bird Registration Ends: Oct 11


Discounted Room Block Ends: Oct 15

On-line Registration Closes: Nov 5

On-site Registration Opens: Nov 8
EARLY REGISTRATION
May 6 - October 11 ISCB Member Non-Member
Academic/Government/
Corporate
$425 $625
Student/Post Doc $300 $400

REGULAR REGISTRATION
October 12 -
November 5
ISCB Member Non-Member
Academic/Government/
Corporate
$575 $775
Student/Post Doc $450 $550

Become an ISCB member and SAVE!

Register Now and SAVE!!

Join your colleagues at the RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory & Systems Genomics with DREAM Challenges, a premier annual meeting for computational and experimental scientists in the following areas:

  • Regulatory Genomics
  • Systems Biology
  • DREAM reverse engineering challenges

Don't miss your opportunity to hear the latest findings about regulatory and systems genomics, foster discussion about current research directions, and establish new collaborations that will advance the development of a systems-level understanding of gene regulation.

**New: Check out the Agenda at a Glance!**

Register now and join us in Toronto!

Conference: November 8 - 12, 2013
 
Visit RECOMB/ISCB 2013 for the latest conference and DREAM8 Challenges information 


 

ROCKY 2013 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCTOBER 10!

IMPORTANT DATES
October 10 Abstract Submission Deadline
November 5 MARC Travel Fellowship Application Deadline
November 15 Early Registration Deadline
November 15 Academic Retreat Sign-up Deadline
November 20 Housing Cut off Deadline

REGULAR REGISTRATION FEES Aug 10
- Nov 15
After
Nov 16
Student $185 $260
Post Doc $220 $295
Academic/Non-profit/Government $365 $440
Corporate $460 $535

   
NON MEMBER REGISTRATION FEES Aug 10
- Nov 15
After
Nov 16
Student $285 $360
Post Doc $380 $455
Academic/Non-profit/Government $585 $660
Corporate $680 $755

Become a Member and SAVE!

For further details, visit www.iscb.org/rocky2013

11th Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference

December 12 - 14, 2013
Viceroy Hotel
Snowmass/Aspen, Colorado


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
Submission Deadline: October 10!

Don't miss your opportunity to submit an abstract and present your findings in all areas that involve the application of advanced computational methods to significant problems in biology or medicine.

Registration Now Open

Make your plans today to attend the Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference!

Now in its 11th year, held in the beautiful mountains of Aspen/Snowmass, this conference brings together scientists and students from around the world for three days of science, networking, and world-class skiing.

Rocky also provides is a wonderful opportunity for groups from the same lab to hold a retreat in conjunction with Rocky.

Make your plans today to attend the Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference.


Meeting location: Viceroy Hotel Snowmass.

Register now and join us in Colorado!


 

RECOMB 2014: The 18th International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology 

April 2-5, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Submission open: September 2, 2013
 
Submission deadline: October 15, 2013
 
Submission entrywww.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recomb2014
 
Conference website:  www.compbio.cmu.edu/recomb/

The 18th International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB 2014) will be held in Pittsburgh, PA on April 2-5, 2014. The RECOMB conference series was founded in 1997 to provide a scientific forum for advances in computational biology and applications in molecular biology and medicine. The conference aims at bridging the computational, mathematical, statistical, and biological sciences, and bringing together researchers, professionals, students and industrial practitioners from all over the world for interaction and exchange of new developments in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. The conference will feature keynote talks by leading scientists, presentations of peer-reviewed high-quality research papers, presentations of exciting research developments that were published within the past year and poster sessions on latest research progress.

Papers reporting on original research in all areas of computational molecular biology and bioinformatics are sought. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Molecular Sequence Analysis
  • Regulation and Epigenomics
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Gene Expression
  • Biological Networks
  • Sequencing and Genotyping Technologies
  • Metagenomics
  • Population and Statistical Genetics
  • Systems Biology
  • Computational Proteomics
  • Computational Structural Biology
  • Bioimaging

Submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee, and selected papers will be accepted for presentation at the conference. Accepted extended abstracts will be published as a proceedings volume in the Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (LNBI) series by Springer-Verlag, which will be available at the conference. RECOMB 2014 is partnering with the Journal of Computational Biology (JCB). Accepted papers will be invited, but not required, to submit an edited journal version for a special issue of JCB.Ê

Parallel Submission: RECOMB 2014 has teamed up with PLOS Computational Biology to allow for reviewing a selected set of papers for the journal in parallel to their consideration by RECOMB. Authors who wish their manuscript to be considered for publication in PLOS Computational Biology must clearly indicate this at the time of submission to RECOMB, and submit a complete manuscript for review. Manuscripts that are accepted to RECOMB will appear either as two-page abstracts or full papers in the LNBI proceedings depending on their review/acceptance status in PLOS Computational Biology. Full details can be found on the conference website. No other parallel submissions are allowed.

Key dates (Extended Abstracts)

Submission opens: September 2, 2013

Submission deadline: October 15, 2013

Acceptance notification: December 9, 2013

Final version due: January 16, 2014

Full details on manuscript preparation and submission procedures can be found on the conference website.

Best Regards,

Roded Sharan, Program Chair

Russell Schwartz and Panagiotis Benos, Conference Chairs


 

Submit an Abstract for RECOMB/ISCB 2013 Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics, with DREAM Challenges!

IMPORTANT DATES:

DREAM Challenges Deadline: Sept 15

Early Bird Registration Ends: Oct 11

Early Registration
May 6 - October 11 ISCB Member Non-Member
Academic/Government/
Corporate
$425 $625
Student/Post Doc $300 $400

Regular Registration
October 12 -
November 5
ISCB Member Non-Member
Academic/Government/
Corporate
$575 $775
Student/Post Doc $450 $550

Become an ISCB member and SAVE!

Visit RECOMB/ISCB 2013 for the latest conference and DREAM8 Challenges information

Submit an Abstract!

Don't miss your chance to be considered for oral presentations and/or poster presentations!

Abstract Deadline: September 13.

Topics include:

  • Modeling and recognition of regulatory motifs and modules
  • Chromatin state establishment, maintenance, and role in development
  • Post-transcriptional regulation and small regulatory RNAs
  • Regulatory networks, metabolic networks, proteomic networks
  • Cellular signatures of biological responses and disease states
  • Phosphorylation, metabolic fluxes, systematic phenotyping
  • Mathematical modeling and simulation of biological systems
  • Methods for systematic validation of high-throughput biological predictions
  • Approaches for aggregation of results arising from different methodologies
  • Translational systems biology

If your abstract is accepted, it will be included in an abstract booklet that will be distributed to all conference participants. The abstract booklet will also include abstracts of full-length papers accepted in our partner journals Genome Research, G3: Gene / Genome / Genetics and the Journal of Computational Biology.

Register now and join us in Toronto!

Conference: November 8 - 12, 2013


 

RECOMB 2014: the 18th International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology

April 2-5, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Submission open: September 2, 2013
 
Submission deadline: October 15, 2013
 
Submission entry:  www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recomb2014
 
Conference website:  www.compbio.cmu.edu/recomb/
 
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The 18th International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB 2014) will be held in Pittsburgh, PA on April 2-5, 2014. The RECOMB conference series was founded in 1997 to provide a scientific forum for advances in computational biology and applications in molecular biology and medicine. The conference aims at bridging the computational, mathematical, statistical, and biological sciences, and bringing together researchers, professionals, students and industrial practitioners from all over the world for interaction and exchange of new developments in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. The conference will feature keynote talks by leading scientists, presentations of peer-reviewed high-quality research papers, presentations of exciting research developments that were published within the past year and poster sessions on latest research progress.

Papers reporting on original research in all areas of computational molecular biology and bioinformatics are sought. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Molecular Sequence Analysis
  • Regulation and Epigenomics
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Gene Expression
  • Biological Networks
  • Sequencing and Genotyping Technologies
  • Metagenomics
  • Population and Statistical Genetics
  • Systems Biology
  • Computational Proteomics
  • Computational Structural Biology
  • Bioimaging

Submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee, and selected papers will be accepted for presentation at the conference. Accepted extended abstracts will be published as a proceedings volume in the Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (LNBI) series by Springer-Verlag, which will be available at the conference. RECOMB 2014 is partnering with the Journal of Computational Biology (JCB). Accepted papers will be invited, but not required, to submit an edited journal version for a special issue of JCB.Ê

Parallel Submission: RECOMB 2014 has teamed up with PLoS Computational Biology to allow for reviewing a selected set of papers for the journal in parallel to their consideration by RECOMB. Authors who wish their manuscript to be considered for publication in PLoS Computational Biology must clearly indicate this at the time of submission to RECOMB, and submit a complete manuscript for review. Manuscripts that are accepted to RECOMB will appear either as two-page abstracts or full papers in the LNBI proceedings depending on their review/acceptance status in PLoS Computational Biology. Full details can be found on the conference website. No other parallel submissions are allowed.

Key dates (Extended Abstracts)

Submission opens: September 2, 2013

Submission deadline: October 15, 2013

Acceptance notification: December 9, 2013

Final version due: January 16, 2014

Full details on manuscript preparation and submission procedures can be found on the conference website.

Best Regards,

Roded Sharan, Program Chair

Russell Schwartz and Panagiotis Benos, Conference Chairs


 

IMPORTANT DATES
October 10 Abstract Submission Deadline
November 5 MARC Travel Fellowship Application Deadline
November 15 Early Registration Deadline
November 15 Academic Retreat Sign-up Deadline
November 20 Housing Cut off Deadline

REGULAR REGISTRATION FEES Aug 10
- Nov 15
After
Nov 16
Student $185 $260
Post Doc $220 $295
Academic/Non-profit/Government $365 $440
Corporate $460 $535

   
NON MEMBER REGISTRATION FEES Aug 10
- Nov 15
After
Nov 16
Student $285 $360
Post Doc $380 $455
Academic/Non-profit/Government $585 $660
Corporate $680 $755

Become a Member and SAVE!

For further details, visit www.iscb.org/rocky2013

ROCKY 2013 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

11th Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference

Snowmass/Aspen, Colorado, USA
December 12 - 14, 2013
Thursday, 12 December 09:00 to Saturday, 14 December 13:00

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Make your plans today to attend the Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference!

Now in its 11th year, held in the beautiful mountains of Aspen/Snowmass, this conference brings together scientists and students from around the world for three days of science, networking, and world-class skiing.

Rocky also provides is a wonderful opportunity for groups from the same lab to hold a retreat in conjunction with Rocky.

For more information and to register today visit ROCKY 2013.

Call for Presentations!

Don't miss your chance to present your findings at the Rocky 2013 Conference through 'flash' presentations or posters!

Submissions now being accepted.



Meeting location: Viceroy Hotel Snowmass.

Register now and join us in Colorado!


 

ISCB Announces Results of the Officer Elections

The Board of Directors of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is pleased to announce the results of the recent officer elections. Members of the society elected the following as incoming officers beginning January 2014:

  • President-elect – Alfonso Valencia, Ph.D., Spanish National Cancer Research Centre. Valencia is an ISCB Fellow and has been involved with the leadership of the organization since its international expansion in 2002.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors, is the chair of the Fellows Committee and Awards Committee, and has been involved in other various leadership roles throughout his volunteer tenure. Valencia brings with him a long list of accolades and management experience.  He will serve as President-elect starting 21 January 2014 and will serve as President beginning in 2015 for a three-year term.
  • Vice President – Thomas Lengauer, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Informatics. Lengauer has been involved with ISCB since the late 1990s.  He is a current member of the Board of Directors and was a key organizer of ISMB 1999 (Heidelberg) and ISMB 2007 (Vienna). Lengauer is also involved and a co-founder of RECOMB and ECCB. He will serve as vice president starting 21 January 2014 for a three-year term.

This year's election also included ISCB Student Council leadership. The ISCB Board of Directors is pleased to announce the elected young professionals who will lead the ISCB Student Council (SC) in 2014.

  •     Chair -  Darbha Anupama Jigisha, University of Geneva and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
  •     Vice Chair - Umesh Nandal, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam
  •     Treasurer - Esmeralda Vicedo, Technical University of Munich
  •     Secretary - Tomas Di Domenico, University of Padova, Italy
  •     Student Council Representative to ISCB Board of Directors - Avinash Kumar Shanmugam, University of Michigan.

For additional information on ISCB's annual nominations and elections procedures please see http://iscb.org/iscb-leadership-a-staff-/officers-and-board-directors/nomination-election-procedures.

The next call for nominations of directors, officers and student council leaders will open February 2014, for terms beginning in January of 2015.


 

Mark Your Calendars: ROCKY 2013 Registration Opens August 10th!

 

Important Dates
August 9 Early Abstract Submission Opens
August 10 Registration & Housing Opens
October 10 Abstract Submission Deadline
November 5 MARC Travel Fellowship Application Deadline
November 15 Early Registration Deadline
November 15 Academic Retreat Sign-up Deadline
November 20 Housing Cut off Deadline

NON MEMBER REGISTRATION FEES
Aug 10
- Nov 15
After
Nov 16
Student $285 $360
Postdoc $380 $455
Academic/
Non-profit/
Government
$585 $660
Corporate $680 $755

ISCB MEMBER REGISTRATION FEES
Aug 10
- Nov 15
After
Nov 16
Student $185 $260
Postdoc $220 $295
Academic/
Non-profit/
Government/
$365 $440
Corporate $460 $535

Become a Member and SAVE!

For further details,
visit www.iscb.org/rocky2013

Plan an off-site retreat, bring your colleagues to Rocky and SAVE.  Check out the Academic Retreat!

Registration Opens: August 10!

Join us in Colorado for the ROCKY 2013 Conference!

The Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference is in its 11th year in the beautiful mountains of Aspen/Snowmass.  The conference brings together scientists and students from around the world for three days of 10-minute flash talks, plenty of time for networking and forming collaborations, and of course, time for some world-class skiing.  This conference is a wonderful opportunity for groups from the same lab to hold a retreat in conjunction with Rocky.  Many students have had the opportunity to give their first live presentation at Rocky and we encourage all to submit an abstract to give a presentation.

Mark Your Calendars: December 12 - 14, 2013!

 

Scheduled Keynote Speakers:

Gary Bader, PhD

Associate Professor University of Toronto, Canada


Kirk E. Jordan, PhD

 
IBM Distinguished Engineer,
Emerging Solutions Executive & Assoc. Program Director
Computational Science Center, IBM T.J. Watson Research
Member, IBM Academy of Technology  



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