🧬 We're back! 🖤
Join us for a BWCB Member Social to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new professionals in the field of computational biology. Whether you're a long-time member or new to the community, this is a great chance to build connections and share space with others doing impactful work in #CompBio and related fields.
Register now: at the link in our bio!
Are you a Black woman in computational biology?
Now is the perfect time to become a BWCB member to take advantage of all the benefits 2024 has to offer. Join today for free and tap into your new community!
1. Complete the online form
2. Create your online account
3. Activate your Membership Plan (Beta)
As a BWCB Member, here are some benefits you will enjoy:
✨ Online networking platform
✨ Exclusive events
✨ Access to grants + discounts
✨ A team dedicated to you
Get started now: https://buff.ly/3Sikeqd (link in bio).
#BlackWomenInSTEM #WomenInCompBio #BlackWomeninSTEM #WomenInScience #STEMWomen #ScientificLeadership #EmpowerWomenInScience #InnovativeWomen #ScienceCommunity #WomenInSTEM #STEMLeadership #DiverseScientists #WomenInResearch #ScienceAdvocacy#InspiringScientists #FemInSTEM #ScientificExcellence #WomenInTech #ResearchDiversity #STEMInnovation #STEMInclusion #EmpowerBlackWomen #TechSisters #ComputationalBiology #bioinformatics #datascience #biology
✨ Happy New Year! ✨
👩🏾💻 Kickoff 2025 with BWCB's upcoming workshop, "Graphic Design for Scientists," led by Dr. Francesca Tuazon, quantitative developmental biologist and founder of @Scienceandorg .
🗓️ Date: February 5th
⏰ Time: 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT
🔗 RSVP is open to all, link in our bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #DataScience #BioinformaticsResearch #Biotech #Stem #GraphicDesign
✨ Are you #BlackInCompBio?
🌏 Join BWCB and other members of the #BlackInCompBio community on Friday, Nov 8th, for an open social event to connect with others across the globe.
👩🏾💻 All working or interested in computational life sciences are welcome to attend.
🔗 Learn more and RSVP at the link in our bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #DataScience #BioinformaticsResearch #Biotech #blackinstem #stem #blackintech #diversityinstem #biotech
Members, registration is still open for our upcoming workshops: Getting Started with Workflows for Bioinformatics, hosted by @SeqeraLabs on 10/17 and 10/18. Don't miss this chance to get up to speed with in-demand knowledge in #Nextflow.
Register today for Day 1 and Day 2 to secure your spot while they last!
https://buff.ly/3Y28l9k
REMINDER: Command Line for Bioinformatics Workshop tomorrow at 11 am ET!
Members with an active BWCB online account can register today for the remaining spots: https://buff.ly/4ehdCAJ
❗️Current registrants: don't forget to complete the pre-course survey before the workshop starts!
For the month of September, we are highlighting:
✨ Quindel Jones, PhD (🇺🇸) who recently started a position as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Laboratory for Systems Medicine at the University of Florida. Congratulations 🎉
✨ Namutebi Shakirah (🇺🇬) who recently joined BWCB! Currently a Laboratory Technologist at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI). Welcome!
✨ Tijia Fuller (🇺🇸) who recently started a position as a Laboratory Technician at GeneDX. Congratulations 🎉
#BWCBhighlights
💡 Are you a BWCB member curious about Nextflow?
Partnering with Seqera, we're bringing you from "zero to hero" in a series of 3 hands-on workshops.
Day 0's workshop on 9/27 is a gentle into to the command line with Dr. Rhondene Wint.
Register today!
🔗 in our bio.
🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨
📆 BWCB's Mentorship Program is in need of more members willing to be a mentor, specifically from the Africa/Europe region. Because of this, we have extended the sign-up deadline to August 21st!
This is a great opportunity to find a mentor with a similar academic or professional background, or to give back to the BWCB community by becoming a mentor.
📰 Sign up info in the July Newsletter.
**🚨 Must attend the August 30th kickoff event. 🚨**
Questions? Contact [email protected]
📣 Interested in finding a mentor who shares your academic or professional background? Eager to give back to the BWCB community by mentoring others?
Exclusively for BWCB members, the BWCB Mentorship Program is a great way to forge connections and enhance your professional growth!
📆 Sign up by August 12th to become a mentor and/or mentee and get paired with another member for one-on-one mentorship sessions.
📰 Sign up info in the July Newsletter!
**🚨 Must attend the August 30th kickoff event. 🚨**
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
✨👩🏾💻 Thank you @iscbnews for hosting us as a first-time exhibitor at #ISMB2024! We enjoyed meeting our supporters, members, and new partners in the dynamic and unique environment that is ISMB. Until next time!
📸 Photography: @mjadephoto
🎙️The #CompBioCafePod returns with a new episode titled "From Internships to Innovations: Exploring Computational Modeling" featuring Stacey Finley, PhD (USC)!
Full episode available at the link in our bio.
#CompBioCafePod #ComputationalBiology #Podcast #blackinstem #blackwomeninstem #womeninstem #blackintech #womenintech #stem #diversityinstem
