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Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
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| Mark your calendars for December 10, 2020! |
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December 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM EST, “Open Access” Data and the Continued Bio-Exploitation of Indigenous Genomes by Krystal Tsosie, Vanderbilt University. Hosted by ISCB |
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ISCB Writes Nature Communications Urging the Correction/Retraction of Recent Article on Mentoring
The Executive Committee and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) recently sent a letter to the Editor in Chief of Nature Communications regarding a recently published article in that journal and urging the publisher to (i) retract the paper or (ii) make authors mend all methodological flaws, cite and contextualize their work with respect to pertinent literature, and consider and discuss possible explanations for their observed findings.
The article, “The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance," by Alshebi et al, studies mentorship in scientific collaboration. After scientific review of the article and the related supporting material, the ISCB Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee found the outcomes of the article to be discriminatory with untenable recommendations that could have far-reaching consequences. The letter sent by ISCB to the publisher furthers details that the data the authors analyze do not to support their claims, findings and recommendations.
ISCB acknowledges, respects, and promotes the value of a diverse community as core to our international organization and culture. As an organization, we cannot stand by and allow such information to be published that could hurt our science. We stand for an inclusive spirit of our community that we regard as one of the foundations of successful science in a globalized world.
Read a copy of the letter to Nature Communications here.
Read a copy of the response here.
Nature Communications's investigation into the paper, “The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance," by Alshebi et al, has concluded. The authors have retracted this paper. You can find more information in our editorial (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20618-x) and in the retraction note (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20617-y).
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| Final Days to Submit a Nomination to the ISCB Fellows Program |
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| Recognize a Colleague for Distinguished Science Nominations Deadline - 08 December We consider two types of Fellow nominations: (i) Academic nominees: These are nominees who have done the bulk of their work in academia, including government and research institutions. Such nominations must demonstrate primarily excellence in research, which includes the development of methods or resources that advance research. The nomination can be strengthened by pointing to service to the computational biology community, education and/or administration. (ii) Industry nominees: These are nominees who have done the bulk of their work in industry. Such nominations must demonstrate primarily the impact of their industrial work on the field. The nomination can be strengthened by pointing to research, education, or service to the computational biology community, e.g. by providing research infrastructure. The Fellows program is nomination based and we strong encourage the submission of nominations that are diverse in nature. New Fellows are introduced at each year's ISMB conference. |
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| Final Day to Nominate a Colleague for an ISCB Award |
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Awards Nominations Deadline - TODAY 02 December |
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| Nominate a scientist for one of the four distinguished awards below | |||
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| The Overton Prize is awarded for outstanding accomplishment to a scientist in the early to mid-career stage (up to a decade post-degree), who has already made a significant contribution to the field of computational biology. | |||
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| The Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award recognizes a member of the computational biology community who is more than two decades post-degree and has made major contributions to the field of computational biology. | |||
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| The Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award is in recognition of outstanding service contributions by any member toward the betterment of ISCB through exemplary leadership, education, service, or a combination of the three. | |||
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| The ISCB Innovator Award is given to a leading scientist, 10-20 years post-degree, who consistently makes outstanding contributions to the field of computational biology and continues to forge new directions. | |||
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Nominations Deadline - 08 December We consider two types of Fellow nominations: (i) Academic nominees: These are nominees who have done the bulk of their work in academia, including government and research institutions. Such nominations must demonstrate primarily excellence in research, which includes the development of methods or resources that advance research. The nomination can be strengthened by pointing to service to the computational biology community, education and/or administration. (ii) Industry nominees: These are nominees who have done the bulk of their work in industry. Such nominations must demonstrate primarily the impact of their industrial work on the field. The nomination can be strengthened by pointing to research, education, or service to the computational biology community, e.g. by providing research infrastructure. The Fellows program is nomination based and we strong encourage the submission of nominations that are diverse in nature. New Fellows are introduced at each year's ISMB conference. |
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Update regarding ISMB/ECCB 2021:
The ISCB leadership, ECCB leadership, and ISMB/ECCB 2021 Steering Committee continue to monitor the global COVID-19 pandemic, always keeping the health and safety of our membership and community at the top of our minds. At this time, we remain optimistic that we will have the opportunity to gather together in Lyon, France in July 2021. We understand that many of you may still be concerned about traveling under travel restrictions. Thus we are offering to our community the ability to attend the ISMB/ECCB 2021 conference either in person or virtually. Continue reading...
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