About MCBIOS

The purposes of the Society are scientific, educational, literary, charitable, and no other.

MCBIOS is currently accepting the following open nominations for 2 board seats for a 3-year term, 1 trainee seat, and 1 president elect. Nominees must be registered for the meeting by March 31st. We encourage nominees who have been involved in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology research, education, policy or related areas. Nominees will be screened by the nomination committee and voting will take place as soon as possible after March 31st and polls will remain open to all MCBIOS members until 11:59pm of the second day of our conference in Whova.

Nominations must be submitted by email to Dr. Weida Tong, Chair of the MCBIOS Nominations Committee (weida.tong@fda.hhs.gov) and cc’d to Dr. Jake Chen, President of MCBIOS (akechen@uab.edu)

Download the nomination forms:

Board of Directors Nomination Form Student Nomination to Board of Directors Form

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THE MISSION OF MCBIOS IS TO:

  • Advance the understanding of bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Bring together scientists of various backgrounds and disciplines
  • Facilitate the collaboration of researchers with similar or complementary backgrounds to solve biological, health and/or medical problems
  • Promote education in bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Inform the general public on the results and implications of current research in bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Promote other activities that will contribute to the development of bioinformatics and computational biology

PROGRAM CHAIRS

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Dr. Joshua Xu

Chair

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Dr. Aik Choon Tan

Abstract Review Chair

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Dr. Andy Perkins

Poster Session Chair

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Dr. Bernie Daigle

Young Scientist Award Chair

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Dr. Dongying Li

Whova/EasyChair/Website (Technology) Chair

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Dr. Ramin Homayouni

Publication Chair

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Dr. Robert Doerksen

Communication/Outreach Chair

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Dr. Zhichao Liu

Logistics and Workshop Chair