The Israeli Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ISBCB) is a nonprofit and educational organization.

Our main goals are:

• To promote research and teaching in Israel the fields of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
• To link between academic and government agencies and research institutes in Israel where research in the field is conducted.
• To link between the Israeli society and other related societies world-wide.

Most of our members teach and carry out their research at universities. Others conduct research in various nonprofit research institutions, industry and government laboratories.

Society Board

President: Prof. Ron Unger
Vice President: Prof. Nir Friedman
Secretary: Dr. Yael Mandel-Gutfreund
Treasurer: Dr. Eitan Rubin

Board Members:
Prof. Nir Friedman
Dr. Chen Keasar
Prof. Shmuel Pietrokovski
Dr. Hanoch Senderowitz
Dr. Roded Sharan
Prof. Ron Unger

Audit Committee:
Dr. Hershel Safer
Dr. Zohar Yakhini

Membership history:
Dr. Mor Amitai (Founding Board member, 2002-2005)
Prof. Meir Edelman (Founding Board member, 2002-2006; Vice President, 2004-2006)
Dr. Paz Einat (Founding Board member, 2002-2005)
Dr. Daniel Fischer (Founding Board member, 2002-2005)
Prof. Nir Friedman (Audit Committee, 2002-2006; Board member, Vice President, 2006-present)
Dr. Chen Keasar (Audit Committee, 2002-2005; Board member, 2006-present)
Prof. Gadi Landau (Founding Board member, 2002-2005)
Dr. Yael Mandel-Gutfreund (Secretary, 2006-present)
Prof. Hanah Margalit (Founding Board member, 2002-2006; Founding President, 2002-2004)
Prof. Shmuel Pietrokovski (Board member, 2006-present)
Prof. Ron Pinter (Founding Board member, 2002-2006)
Dr. Rakefet Rosenfeld (Board member, 2005-2008)
Dr. Eitan Rubin (Founding Secretary, 2002-2003; Secretary, 2008-present)
Dr. Hershel Safer (Secretary, 2003-2006; Audit Committee, 2006-present)
Dr. Hanoch Senderowitz (Board member, 2008-present)
Prof. Ron Shamir (Founding Board member, 2002-2008; President, 2004-2006)
Dr. Roded Sharan (Treasurer, 2005-2008; Board member, 2008-present)
Prof. Ron Unger (Founding Board member, 2002-present; President, 2006-present)
Dr. Zohar Yakhini (Audit Committee, 2005-present)

ISBCB Activities

1. Organizing annual scientific meetings, where current research in all fields of bioinformatics and Computational Biology is presented by investigators from local institutions and by distinguished speakers from overseas. We always invite and encourage young faculty that recently joined the research institutes in Israel to present their work in a lecture in the annual meeting. Furthermore, many individual research projects are presented in a poster session. Prizes are awarded to the best posters.
2. Sustaining scientific relationships with other national and international bioinformatics and other biological societies. We are affiliated with ISCB and ILANIT.
3. Updating ISBCB members through e-mail messages and regular mail, about local and international meetings and courses.