ISCB-UK 2026: Sequences, Structures, Systems Robinson College Cambridge, UK, April 21-22, 2026 |
| Conference website | https://www.iscb.org/uk2026/home |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iscbuk2026 |
| Submission deadline | February 5, 2026 |
| Abstract Decision Date | March 6, 2026 |
| Late-Breaking Posters Deadline | March 17, 2026 |
| Late-Breaking Posters Decision Date | March 20, 2026 |
The first ISCB UK conference will take place in Cambridge, UK, from April 21st - April 22nd 2026. The UK has a large diverse bioinformatics and computational community; this meeting will bring this community together to share cutting-edge science, foster collaborations, and build networks.
The programme will feature keynote lectures from internationally recognised leaders, sessions showcasing the latest advances in computational methods and their applications in the life sciences, a vibrant student-led symposium, and plenty of opportunities for networking and community building.
Whether you are an established researcher, an early-career scientist, or a student taking your first steps into the field, ISCB UK 2026 is your opportunity to be part of shaping the future of computational biology in the UK and beyond. We look forward to welcoming you in 2026 for this exciting first chapter in our journey!
Submission Guidelines
ISCB-UK 2026 welcomes abstract submissions featuring research at the forefront of bioinformatics and computational biology. We encourage the submission of original work for consideration for oral and/or poster presentation.
All presentations are categorized based on scientific topics, ensuring a cohesive organization of talks and posters. Please ensure that your abstract communicates a scientific result and refrains from serving as an advertisement for any commercial software package or products.
For a variety of reasons, ISCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. We understand that some presenters will have valid reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated with maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB requires notification at the time of acceptance and no later than March 9, 2026. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing presentationwaiver@iscb.org
Abstracts for Oral Presentation or Poster
The presenter should be identified during the submission process. Presenters of accepted abstracts are required to make the presentation themselves, and must register and pay to attend the conference.
Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for: (i) talk only, (ii) talk and poster or (iii) poster only. If you select talk and poster, and are unsuccessful for a talk, your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster presentation. Submissions must be received by February 5, 2026.
This conference will feature a student-organized symposium on the morning of April 21. The submitter will be asked to indicate their wish to be considered for presentation within this section of the conference. Students and Post-docs are strongly encouraged to consider opting into this option as well as the option to be considered for the main conference.
Participants who opt for (i) talk only or (ii) talk and poster are required to submit: Both a 250-word abstract to be posted on the conference website AND a long abstract of up to one (1) page in PDF format, to provide additional details including figures and graphics that support the main points of the abstract. Do not submit more than one page.
Participants who opt for (iii) poster only are required to submit: A 250-word abstract to be posted on the conference website.
The 250-word abstract should be a brief and concise summary of the background/motivation for the study, method and result (s), as well as a conclusion/statement of significance. The abstract is submitted through the EasyChair submission system. Accepted abstracts (maximum 200 words) will be posted on the conference website. Your abstract must not contain your title/position or any personal information (e.g. affiliation). These details will be collected through the EasyChair submission system.
All presentations are categorized based on scientific topics, ensuring a cohesive organization of talks and posters. Please ensure that your abstract communicates a scientific result and refrains from serving as an advertisement for any commercial software package or products.
All abstracts must be submitted using the conference submission site by the abstract deadline: February 5, 2026.
In-Person Poster Hall: When preparing accepted posters please note that your printed poster should not exceed the following dimensions: 46 inches wide by 46 inches high. There will be 1 or 2 poster per side on the each poster board. Additionally, we ask that you also follow the Virtual Poster Hall information below in addition to your in-person presentation. This ensures all posters are viewable to both in-person and virtual attendees thus providing more exposure to your work.
Virtual Poster Hall: When preparing accepted posters please note that your poster will need to be uploaded via the virtual platform portal in two formats - a PDF of the poster and a 5-7 minute flash talk video not to exceed 100MB. Poster portal information will be sent to all approved posters closer to the conference and after the notification deadline. All presentations MUST be uploaded and the CoP MUST be signed by March 31st. More specific upload dates will be given closer to the conference.
*Late Breaking posters will have a very short turn-around.
List of Topics
- AI and machine learning in Biology and Medicine
- Bioinformatics Education
- Bioinformatics resources and infrastructure
- Cancer genomics and personalised medicine
- Databases, Ontologies and Biocuration
- Disease Bioinformatics/Translational Medicine
- Drug Discovery and Repurposing
- Evolutionary, Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetics
- General Computational Biology
- Metagenomics and Microbiome Analysis
- Multi-Omic Informatics
- Network Biology and Systems Biology
- Protein/RNA Structure Analysis, Prediction and Design
- Single-Cell Analysis
Organizing Committees
- Mark Wass, University of Kent
- Geoffrey Barton, University of Dundee
- Alex Bateman, EMBL-EBI
- Franca Fraternali, University College London
- Megha Hegde, Kingston University
- Christine Orengo, University College London
- Farzana Rahman, Kingston University
- Stela Vilhar, University of Westminster
Venue
The conference will be held at Robinson College in Cambridge, UK.
Program activities will begin on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 and conclude on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to events@iscb.org.