Exciting Opportunities Ahead! Join the ISCB Student Council as we organize our stellar symposia around the globe in 2026! 📍 Where will our symposia be? • 22nd Student Council Symposium (SCS2026) – Washington, USA Preceding ISMB | 12 July 2026 • 9th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS2026) – Geneva, Switzerland During ECCB | September 2026 • 7th Latin American Student Council Symposium (LASCS2026) – Lima, Peru During ISCB-LATAM | November 2026 • 5th Asian Student Council Symposium (ASCS2026) – Location TBD We’re looking for enthusiastic, motivated students to join our organizing committees and help make these events exceptional. 🕒 Applications are OPEN! 📅 Deadline: December 18, 2025, at 8 pm CET (Applications received afterwards may be considered on a rolling basis if needed.) 👉 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Let’s create unforgettable symposia together! #ISCBSC #SymposiumOrganizers #StudentOpportunities

⏳🧬 ONLY 5 DAYS TO GO! Are you ready to explore the world of genomics with Ensembl? 🌍💻 The countdown is on! 🚀 Join the ISCB-SC × EMBL-EBI EduSearch Series with Ensembl for three days of online learning, featuring Jorge Batista da Rocha, Senior Ensembl Outreach Project Leader at EMBL-EBI. 🔬 Here’s what’s coming up: 📅 26 October: Introduction to Ensembl, Selecting Genomes and Genome Browsing 🧬 27 October: Gene Annotation, Exploring Genomic Features and Exporting Data 🧪 28 October: Using the Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) to Annotate and Explore Variants ⏰ Time: 10:00 UTC daily 💻 Format: Online | 1 hour per day 📜 Certificates will be provided! Whether you're a student, researcher, or aspiring bioinformatician, this is your chance to build practical skills and discover powerful tools for exploring genomic data. 🎯 Haven’t registered yet? Sign up now! 🔗 forms.gle/kdCytrAjnbLzpMPb9 📣 Tag a friend who should join you on this genomics journey! #5DaysToGo #Ensembl #Bioinformatics #Genomics #ComputationalBiology #EMBLEBI #ISCBSC #EduSearch @ISCB_RSG_India @RSG_nigeria @ensembl

🧬💻 Ready to get hands-on with genomic data? Let’s explore Ensembl! The ISCB-SC × EMBL-EBI EduSearch Series with Ensembl continues with Episode 3: Ensembl Genome Data Platform Workshop Sessions! 🚀 Join Jorge Batista da Rocha, Senior Ensembl Outreach Project Leader at EMBL-EBI, for three days of online learning designed to help you navigate genomic resources and strengthen your bioinformatics skills. 🌍 🔍 Here’s what you’ll explore: 📅 26 October | Session 1: Introduction to Ensembl, Selecting Genomes and Genome Browsing 🧬 27 October | Session 2: Gene Annotation, Exploring Genomic Features and Exporting Data 🧪 28 October | Session 3: Using the Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) to Annotate and Explore Variants ⏰ Time: 10:00 UTC daily 💻 Format: Online | 1 hour per day 📜 Certificates will be provided! Whether you’re just starting with genomics or looking to expand your computational biology toolkit, this workshop series is a great opportunity to learn how to access, explore, and interpret genomic data. 🎯 Register now: forms.gle/kdCytrAjnbLzpMPb9 Tag your friends and join us for three days of genomic discovery! 🌍✨ #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #Ensembl #Genomics #GenomeBrowser #VariantEffectPredictor #EMBLEBI #ISCBSC #EduSearch @ISCB_RSG_India @RSG_nigeria

🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Jorge Batista da Rocha! 🧬 We’re delighted to welcome Jorge Batista da Rocha, Ensembl Outreach Project Leader at EMBL-EBI and Education Developer at Wellcome Connecting Science, for the ISCB-SC × EMBL-EBI EduSearch Series with Ensembl! 🌍 With a PhD in Human Genetics and Bioinformatics, Jorge works at the intersection of genomics education, bioinformatics training, and pharmacogenomics research. He is passionate about community outreach and making genomic knowledge accessible to all. 📅 Join us from 26–28 October 2026 ⏰ 10:00 UTC | Online 🔗 Register now: forms.gle/kdCytrAjnbLzpMPb9 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert and explore the world of genomic data! 🚀 #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Ensembl #EMBLEBI #ISCBSC #EduSearch #ComputationalBiology @ISCB_RSG_India @RSG_nigeria @ensembl

🧬🌍 Ready to explore genomes like a pro? The EduSearch Series is back with ENSEMBL! Get ready for three days of hands-on learning with the ISCB Student Council × EMBL-EBI EduSearch Series, featuring the Ensembl team! 🚀 Whether you’re new to genome databases or looking to sharpen your bioinformatics skills, this series will help you navigate genomic data, explore gene annotations, and investigate genetic variants. Its a collaboration in between Rsg-India, Rsg- Nigeria and RSG-Turkiye. 🔬 Here’s what’s coming your way: 📅 26 October | Session 1: Introduction to Ensembl, Selecting Genomes and Genome Browsing 📅 27 October | Session 2: Ensembl Genome Data Platform — Gene Annotation, Exploring Genomic Features and Exporting Data 📅 28 October | Session 3: Ensembl Genome Data Platform — Using the Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) to Annotate and Explore Variants ⏰ Time: 10:00 UTC each day 💻 Format: Online | 1 hour per day 📜 Certificates will be provided! From choosing the right reference genome to exploring genomic features and interpreting the effects of genetic variants, this is your chance to build practical skills with one of the leading genome data resources. 🎯 Register now: forms.gle/kdCytrAjnbLzpMPb9 A big thank you to the Ensembl team at EMBL-EBI, ISCB Student Council, and our collaborating Regional Student Groups for bringing this learning opportunity to the global bioinformatics community. ❤️ Tag a friend who would love to explore genomic data with you, and join us for three days of learning! 💻👇 #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #Ensembl #GenomeBrowser #Genomics #VariantEffectPredictor #EMBLEBI #ISCBSC #EduSearch #GenomicData @iscb @ISCB_RSG_India @niger

From protein structures to biological function, Episode 2 of EduSearch was all about connecting the dots! 🧬✨ Here’s a glimpse of Episode 2 of the ISCB-SC × EMBL-EBI EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB, where our global bioinformatics community came together to explore the fascinating protein landscape. 🌍🔬 We were delighted to welcome Dr. Maxim Tsenkov, Ph.D. (EMBL-EBI)* for his session, “Harmonising Structure and Function: An Illumination of the Protein Landscape.” The session offered an opportunity to explore the relationship between protein structures and their biological functions, bringing structural bioinformatics into focus through the lens of AlphaFold and protein structure data. A huge thank you to Dr. Maxim for sharing his expertise, to everyone who attended and engaged with thoughtful questions, and to RSG Pakistan for leading this episode, alongside all the collaborating Regional Student Groups and the ISCB Student Council. ❤️ This series continues to show how international collaboration can make bioinformatics education more accessible and engaging for students and early-career researchers worldwide. 📸 Swipe through the photos to relive some moments from Episode 2! Were you part of this session? Share your favourite takeaway in the comments! 💻👇 #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #StructuralBioinformatics #ProteinStructure #AlphaFold #PDBeKB #EMBLEBI #ISCBSC #EduSearch @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSG_nigeria @iscb

"🚨 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑! ⏳🧬 The EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB continues, and RSG Pakistan takes the lead in hosting Episode 2 tomorrow! Everything is locked in for an incredible session on ""Harmonising Structure and Function: An Illumination of the Protein Landscape"" with our distinguished guest speaker, Dr. Maxim Tsenkov from EMBL-EBI. If your registration form isn't submitted yet, consider this your absolute final wake-up call before we go live! 📅 Date: Tomorrow, September 30, 2026 💻 Format: Online via Zoom | 📜 Certificate of Completion ⏰ Global Time Zones (Synchronized): • 10:00 UTC • 🇵🇰 PKT (Pakistan): 3:00 PM | 🇮🇳 IST (India): 3:30 PM • 🇧🇩 BST (Bangladesh): 4:00 PM • 🇹🇷 TRT (Turkey): 1:00 PM • 🇳🇬 WAT (Nigeria): 11:00 AM • 🇰🇷 KST (South Korea): 7:00 PM Test your Zoom links, clear your schedule, and get ready for a world-class deep dive into structural databases! 🔗 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: forms.gle/5QBuWSTgvvUtFyHt7 Drop a 🔥 below if you're ready for tomorrow!" @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSG_nigeria @ban

"5 DAYS TO GO! 🚀 Are your laptops charged and your registration secured? In just 5 days, we are going live with Dr. Maxim Tsenkov from EMBL-EBI to illuminate the protein landscape and master database navigation tools like never before. 📅 Save the Date: September 30, 2026 📜 Certificate of Completion included for registered participants! If you haven't secured your virtual seat yet, don't miss out on this global scientific experience. 🔗 Register now: forms.gle/5QBuWSTgvvUtFyHt7 Drop a 🧬 in the comments below if you're ready to join us! 👇 " @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSGBangladesh @niger

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐃𝐁𝐞-𝐊𝐁 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐞 𝟐. Researchers, graduate students, and structural biology enthusiasts from across the globe are logging in live to master the protein landscape with Dr. Maxim Tsenkov from EMBL-EBI. If your registration form isn't submitted yet, this is your final wake-up call. WHY YOU CANNOT MISS THIS LIVE SESSION: • Direct training from an EMBL-EBI senior scientific expert. • Live walk-throughs of database navigation tools. • Official Certificate of Completion for registered attendees. 👇 SET YOUR LOCAL ALARMS FOR SEPTEMBER 30: • 10:00 UTC • 🇵🇰 PKT (Pakistan): 3:00 PM | 🇮🇳 IST (India): 3:30 PM • 🇧🇩 BST (Bangladesh): 4:00 PM • 🇹🇷 TRT (Turkey): 1:00 PM • 🇳🇬 WAT (Nigeria): 11:00 AM • 🇰🇷 KST (South Korea): 7:00 PM Charge your laptops, test your Zoom connectivity, and bring your notebooks! 🔗 REGISTER here: forms.gle/5QBuWSTgvvUtFyHt7 #Bioinformatics #Countdown #ProteinStructure #ComputationalBiologist #BiotechStudents #EMBLEBI" @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSG_nigeria

"𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚. 🧬 For Episode 2 of EduSearch Series, we are honored to host an exceptional leader from the core EMBL-EBI team! 👤 Speaker: Dr. Maxim Tsenkov 💼 Role: Senior Structural Bioinformatician at EMBL-EBI 🏛️ Background: PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Dundee, specializing in integrating, validating, and analyzing large-scale protein structure datasets. Our distinguished speaker will take us behind the scenes of database resources, showing you how to correctly query structural data and avoid common workflow pitfalls. Bring your project questions, your structural data hurdles, and your curiosity for our interactive live Q&A session! 🔗 Secure your virtual seat here: forms.gle/5QBuWSTgvvUtFyHt7 #Bioinformatics #MeetTheSpeaker #EMBLEBI #PDBe #StructuralBiology #ComputationalBiology #PostdocLife #GraduateResearch" @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSGBangladesh

"𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟐 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄. 🧬🚀 The EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB continues, and this time, RSG Pakistan takes the lead in hosting Episode 2. ISCB-Student Council and our collaborative RSGs are thrilled to bring you the next phase of our global training series in direct partnership with EMBL-PDBe! Predictive AI gave us the models, but mastering the database resources behind them is what turns raw data into publishable discoveries. 👉 SESSION DETAILS: 📅 Date: September 30, 2026 💻 Format: Online via Zoom 📜 Perks: Certificate of Completion provided! ⏰Time Zones • 10:00 UTC Turn your post notifications ON, team. Registration is officially OPEN! 🔗 Register now via the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer: forms.gle/5QBuWSTgvvUtFyHt7 #Bioinformatics #StructuralBiology #GlobalScience #ISCB #EMBLEBI #PDBe #ProteinDataBank #InternationalCollaboration #BiotechStudents" @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSGBangladesh

To all the computational science enthusiasts, here comes a great opportunity to interact with other researchers of the scientific community by attending ISCB rorganised events. ✈️ISCB Student Council (SC) offers fellowships to Students and Early Career Researchers in the Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and related fields to attend scientific meetings organized by our organization. We hope this opportunity would benefit your career goals. ⌛️Deadline for application: Saturday, 26th September 2026, Anywhere in the world time! Link to apply forms.gle/EG9PrQAsbuh3vyBZ6 We aim to announce the results at the earliest possible.

📣 Student Council–Wide Meeting | August 17, 2026 Hi everyone! 👋 The ISCB Student Council Executive Team would like to invite the entire Student Council (SC) community to a SC–wide meeting on Monday, August 17, 2026, at 9:00 AM GMT-4. 🌍 This is an opportunity for our entire community to come together, connect with each other, and share your thoughts with the Executive Team. 💬 Have questions or concerns? We want to hear them! A registration form will be shared shortly where everyone will have the opportunity to submit questions, raise concerns, or share ideas. The Executive Team (ET) will address these questions during the meeting. 🤝 Most importantly, the ET would love to hear from you and better understand how we can make the Student Council an even more thriving, connected, and supportive community—and how we can serve you better. SC is powered by each of you who do the heavy lifting and groundwork that keeps our community moving forward. We truly value all the time, energy, and enthusiasm you bring to the SC, and we want to make sure the Executive Team is supporting you in the best way possible. ✨ We hope to see everyone there! Come connect, ask questions, share ideas, and help shape the future of our community. 📅 Date: Monday, August 17, 2026 🕘 Time: 9:00 AM GMT-4 🔗 Registration form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #compbio #iscbsc #bioinformatics #computationalbiology

Who said structural biology had to be stressful? 🧬✨The global dry-lab squad just officially leveled up! Here’s your exclusive front-row glimpse into Episode 1 of the EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB, where six nations, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Turkey, and Korea, joined forces to make protein modeling look easy! 🇵🇰🇮🇳🇧🇩🇳🇬🇹🇷🇰🇷 We sat down with the brilliant Dr. Razan Abbara (Training Specialist for the AlphaFold DB at EMBL-EBI) to tackle the ultimate scientific boss battle: The Structure Prediction Problem. We went from yelling at our screens over Levinthal’s paradox to smoothly navigating AlphaMissense data, TED domains, and FoldSeek cluster tables like absolute pros. If you've ever spent weeks crying over protein folding, this session was the ultimate group therapy. ❤ Swipe through the slides to catch the vibe. A massive shoutout to everyone who showed up, asked burning questions, and proved that Pakistan's computational biology ecosystem is growing fast. Drop a :computer: in the comments if you were there live, or tell us what computational tool we should unpack next! #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #AlphaFold #EMBLEBI #ISCBSC @iscb @rsg_pak @RSG_nigeria @ISCB_RSG_India @RSGBangladesh

5 DAYS TO GO! 🚀 THE CLOCK IS TICKING — the Edusearch Series with PDBe-KB Episdoe 1 is almost here. Make sure you're registered and ready. We cannot wait to see you there! Drop a 🧬 below if you're joining us. #Countdown #computationalbiology #bioinformatics @iscb @RSG_nigeria @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @RSGBang

The wait is almost over. Here is everything you need to know about the Edusearch Series with PDBe-KB Episdoe 1. Diverse scientists, graduate students, and structural biology enthusiasts from Pakistan, India, South Korea, Turkey, Nigeria, and Bangladesh are logging in live to master The AlphaFold Database with EMBL-PDBe. If your registration form isn't submitted yet, this is your final wake-up call. WHY YOU CANNOT MISS THIS LIVE SESSION: • Direct training from an EMBL-EBI scientific insider. • Live walk-throughs of tool updates you won't find in old YouTube tutorials. • International participation certificate eligibility (for registered attendees). 👇 SET YOUR LOCAL ALARMS NOW: ⏰ PKT (Pakistan): 3:00 PM ⏰ IST (India): 3:30 PM ⏰ BST (Bangladesh): 4:00 PM ⏰ WAT (Nigeria): 11:00 AM ⏰ KST (South Korea): 7:00 PM Charge your laptops, test your internet connectivity, and bring your notebooks. Let’s show the world the strength of our regional bioinformatics community! 🔗 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: forms.gle/3JNnHHS6WCyLXF5F8 #Bioinformatics #Countdown #AlphaFold #ProteinStructure #ComputationalBiologist #Biotech @RSG_KOREA @RSGBangladesh @ISCB_RSG_India @rsg_pakistan @RSG_nigeria @emblebi @iscb

🎤 MEET THE EXPERT: Introducing our Guest Speaker for Episode 1! To master world-class databases, you need to learn directly from the scientists who manage them. For our opening session on The AlphaFold Database, we are incredibly honored to host an expert from the core EMBL-EBI team in Cambridge, UK! 👤 Speaker: Razan Abbara 💼 Role: Training Specialist for the AlphaFold data base (AFDB) 🏛️ Institution: European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), United Kingdom Our distinguished speaker will take us behind the scenes of how hundreds of millions of AI-predicted models are curated, cross-referenced, and optimized for global research workflows. This isn't just a passive lecture, this is your direct channel to get your pipeline bottlenecks answered during our interactive live Q&A session. Bring your project questions, your structural anomalies, and your curiosity! 💡 Pro-Tip: Read up on the difference between AlphaFold's pLDDT and structural experimental data from the PDB archive tonight so you can ask highly targeted questions in the chat! 🔗 Don't miss this opportunity. Secure your virtual seat here: forms.gle/3JNnHHS6WCyLXF5F8 #Bioinformatics #MeetTheSpeaker #EMBLEBI #PDBe #AlphaFoldDB #StructuralBiology #AIBiology #DataScience #PostdocLife #GraduateResearch #RSGs #ComputationalBiologist @RSG_nigeria @rsg_pak @ISCB_RSG_India @iscb @RSGBangladesh @RSG_KOREA @emblebi