3rd Asian Student Council Symposium
Following the resounding success of last years’ symposia, the ISCB Student Council and its Regional Student Groups are thrilled to announce the third installment of the Student Council Symposium in Asia and Pacific region. This year, the event will take place in hybrid mode for the very first time!
The Asian Student Council Symposium (ASCS2024), organized by students from various countries in the Asia-Pacific region, includes keynote lectures, oral presentations, and a poster session.
Primarily aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-docs 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 HYBRID edition features:
Keynote talks
Best poster and best talk prizes
Ice-breaking and networking sessions
Many more exciting and new segments
This event precedes APBJC2024, and registration will be handled through the main conference's registration system, APBJC2024. Participants have the choice to register for ASCS2024 concurrently with APBJC registration or separately.
We hope to meet you in October!!
The ASCS2024 Organizing Team
OCT 22, 2024 - ASCS2024 (HYBRID)
JUNE 7, 2024 - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
MAY 15, 2024 - REGISTRATION OPENS
Abstract Submission
The abstract submission and late-breaking poster submission deadlines for the ISCB Student Council Symposium have now passed. The deadlines for oral and poster presentation abstracts ended on August 5th, 2024, and the late-breaking poster submission closed on August 22nd, 2024.
Detailed guidelines
- Your work should broadly fall into the domain of bioinformatics and computational biology.
- Unpublished works are encouraged, but we accept both your own unpublished and published work (but has never been submitted to ISCB Student Council Symposium before).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 200 words and must be structured into four separate sections:
- Background: the context and purpose of the study
- Methodology
- Result: significant findings from the study
- 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 presentation is individual (having multiple co-authors is okay, but only the presenting author will get the presentation/award certificate. All authors’ information will be included in the abstract book).
- One person can deliver one presentation only (not more than one).
- The presenting author must be a part of the original research work.
- Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for “oral only”, “oral or poster,” or “poster only”. If you select “oral or poster,” your abstract will first be considered for an oral presentation. If, unfortunately, it doesn’t secure an oral presentation slot, it will be evaluated for potential inclusion in the poster presentation category.
- Please do not use abbreviations or references in the abstract.
For any other queries, please write to us at scs-asia@iscbsc.org
Registration
ASCS2024 registration is carried through the conference website. For more details, please visit the conference website here: https://www.apbjc.asia/registration.html
We have a limited number of seats, so don't forget to complete your registration by 16th October to secure your spot and not miss the Workshop!"
*The registration fee includes the lunch meals.
*The maximam capacity is 100 at the venue, after 100 registrants the registration type will be automatically changed to “Attend Virtually".
• Attend both ASCS2024 and APBJC conference/ Attend Virtually (Students)
○ High Income Countries 50USD
○ Upper-Middle Income Countries 35USD
○ Middle-Low & Low Income Countries 20USD
• Attend only ASCS2024 Symposium (Students)
○ Member fees (untaxable) 125USD
○ Non-member fees (tax in) 150USD
The country's rate classification: see World Bank classification
Please note that registration is compulsory to attend the event.
Program Outline
Workshop Day: 16th October 2024 | |
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10:00 – 10:30 | Opening Session (including Technical Setup) |
10:30 – 12:30 | Session 1 (with a 10-minute break) |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
13:30 – 15:30 | Session 2 (including a 10-minute break) |
15:30 – 16:30 | Pre-Networking and Pre-Poster Session |
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Symposium Day: 22nd October 2024 | |
8:00 – 8:55 | Registration |
9:00 – 9:15 | Opening Remarks |
9:15 – 10:00 | Keynote speaker: Dr Heejung Shim (Australia) |
10:00 – 10:20 | Tea break |
10:20 – 11:05 | Session 1: ECR/Student talks |
11:05 – 11:15 | Short Break |
11:15 – 12:00 | Session 2: ECR/Student talks |
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch + Poster session |
13:30 – 14:30 | Panel discussion: “Bioinformatics Beyond Borders: Enhancing Global Collaborations and Data Accessibility” |
14:30 – 14:40 | Short Break |
14:40 – 15:20 | Session 3: ECR/Student talks |
15:20 – 15:30 | Kahoot quiz |
15:30 – 15:45 | Tea break |
15:45 – 16:30 | Keynote speaker: Prof. Kiyoshi Asai (Japan) |
16:30 – 17:00 | Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks |
17:30 – 19:00 | Networking event |
Keynote speakers
Keynote Speech Titles
"Probability and Differentiation in RNA Informatics" - Prof. Kiyoshi Asai
"Computational methods for analysing Oxford Nanopore RNA sequencing data" - Dr. Heejung Shim
Panelists
Prof. Xiu-Jie Wang
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Dr. Manish Kumar
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Prof. Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita
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Dr. Mohammed Asif Khan
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Panel Discussion Topic
Bioinformatics Beyond Borders: Enhancing Global Collaborations and Data Accessibility
Workshop Instructors
ASCS2024 Virtual Workshop of Metagenomics & Structural Biology
Metagenomics - Prof. Robert Edwards
Structural Biology - Dr. Preeti Choudhary
Sponsorship Opportunities
"Exciting news! We're now open for sponsorship opportunities for the Asian Student Council Symposium (ASCS) 2024. Join us in supporting this prestigious event, bringing together student leaders and change-makers from across Asia. Elevate your brand, connect with future innovators, and be part of a platform that inspires the next generation. Explore our sponsorship packages and make a lasting impact at ASCS 2024!"
For any questions, you are more than welcome to reach us on our social media:
- Email: scs-asia@iscbsc.org
- Facebook : iscbsc
- instagram: @iscb_ascs_
- X: @iscb_ascs
- LinkedIn : ASCS2024
- More Info: https://ascs2024.iscbsc.org/