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2 PhD Studentships in Biophysics are available in Benedetto’s Lab at the School of Physics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Two PhD positions now available in our research group in the framework of a Science Foundation Ireland SIRG award. Each studentship is for 3 years, with a potential extension for 1 extra year. The two PhD projects are based at the School of Physics, University College Dublin. They are in the field of biophysics and […]

IUPAB President-Elect honoured in Brazil

Recently our President-Elect, Professor Marcelo Morales, was elected to the Brazilian National Academy of Medicine.  He will be the 93rd Chair of the Academy, and his investiture took place in Rio de Janeiro on June 14. The Brazilian National Academy of Medicine is composed of the most august representatives of medicine in Brazil.  The Academy […]

April 16 Kumamoto Earthquake in Japan – message from the Science Council of Japan

On behalf of Professor Takashi Onishi, President of Science Council of Japan, I would like to extend his sincere gratitude for your kind concern and generous messages of sympathy and assistance from your countries, regions and international organizations for the damage suffered from the Earthquake centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture. On this […]

Fellowship in Digital Sustainability at the Digital Curation Institute in Toronto

The Digital Curation Institute at the University of Toronto is calling for applications for a funded Fellowship under the name of digital sustainability. Applications are due by April 20, 2016 (see below). This is the inaugural year of the 7-year Fellowship program. Sustainability – the capacity to endure – has become a crucial concern of […]

Data Science Training Opportunities – Funding Available – Deadline Approaching!

CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science, hosted at the International Centre of Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1-12 August 2016: http://indico.ictp.it/event/7658/ – FUNDING AVAILABLE – DEADLINE 18 April 2016. CODATA International Training Workshop in Big Data for Science, Beijing, 4-17 July http://www.codata.org/news/105/62/CODATA-International-Training-Workshop-in-Big-Data-for-Science-Beijing-4-17-July – FINDING AVAILABLE – DEADLINE 18 April 2016 ___________________________ Dr Simon Hodson | Executive […]

The Data Science Journal special issue

The Data Science Journal is seeking papers for a special issue devoted to advances in data modeling and knowledge representation. The deadline for submissions has been extended to April 29, 2016. For more information about this special issue please see: http://bit.ly/1Wa6x90 If you have any questions or would like feedback on a potential submission please […]

Inaugural BIOPHYSICS WEEK

The very first Biophysics Week is coming up March 7-11, 2016. Mark your calendars and join your peers in celebrating this special week. Biophysics Week is a global effort to encourage connections within the biophysics community and raise awareness of the field and its impact among the general public, policy makers, students, and scientists in […]

BBSRC Research Experience Placements 2016

The Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership is offering 10 undergraduate vacation bursaries to provide outstanding students with the opportunity to work in one of the BBSRC’s top training environments.   The scheme is designed to provide promising undergraduate students in the middle years of their degree with “hands-on” experience of research to encourage them to […]

Call for Papers for special edition of Data Science Journal

The Data Science Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal dedicated to the advancement of data science and its application in policies, practices and management of Open Data. The Data Science Journal is seeking papers for a special issue devoted to “Advances in Data Modeling and Knowledge Representation for Research Data”. Deadline for submissions: […]

IUBMB/IUPAB/IUPS joint Advanced School on “Receptors and Signaling”, Greece, May 2016

This School will be held on the island of Spetses, Greece from May 23-27, 2016.  It is a joint activity between the three BioUnions. The program includes lectures, posters and various training sessions that will enable young scientists to interact with some of the best international experts in this field. Additionally, there will be “tutorials” […]

Workshop on Engineering approaches to biomolecular motors: from in itro to in vivo; Canada, June, 2016

This Workshop will be held in Vancouver, Canada from June 14-17, 2016. It will focus on a new frontier in molecular motors research: how to design and exploit operating principles of energy-consuming biomacromolecular machines. It will bring together researchrs from diverse disciplines who are developing novel ways of measuring and controlling biomolecular motors inside and […]