African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | |
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Type | Non-profit organisation |
| Purpose | Professional association for bioinformatics and computational biology in Africa |
Region served | Africa |
| Services | Professional membership Networking Research projects Conferences |
| Fields | Bioinformatics Computational Biology |
| Affiliations | International Society for Computational Biology |
| Website | https://www.asbcb.org/ |
The African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB)[1] is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the advancement of bioinformatics and computational biology in Africa.
Origins
ASBCB was established in February 2004 at a meeting in Cape Town, South Africa[2].
Objectives
- Identify, promote and establish opportunities for networking.
- Encourage and develop bioinformatics and computational biology nodes.
- Increase awareness and promote the use of bioinformatics and computational biology.
- Facilitate access to bioinformatics and computational biology infrastructure.
- Promote bioinformatics and computational biology education.
Activities
The Society serves as an international forum and resource devoted to developing competence and expertise in bioinformatics and computational biology in Africa. It complements its activities with those of other international and national societies, associations and institutions, public and private, that have similar aims, including in Nigeria[3] and South Africa[4]. It also promotes the standing of African bioinformatics and computational biology in the global arena through liaison and cooperation with other international bodies[5].
Affiliation
It is an affiliated regional group of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) [6].
Conferences
Since 2007 it has been hosting the ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference on Bioinformatics[7] at different locations in Africa to bring together scientists working in bioinformatics from different African nations together with other international researchers in the field.
References
- ^ https://www.asbcb.org/
- ^ "About – ASBCB".
- ^ Fatumo, SA (2014). "Computational Biology and Bioinformatics in Nigeria". PLOS Comput Biol. 10 (4): e1003516. Bibcode:2014PLSCB..10E3516F. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003516. PMC 3998874. PMID 24763310.
- ^ Mulder, NJ (2016). "The Development of Computational Biology in South Africa: Successes Achieved and Lessons Learnt". PLOS Comput Biol. 12 (2): e1004395. Bibcode:2016PLSCB..12E4395M. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004395. PMC 4742231. PMID 26845152.
- ^ "Alan Christoffels: Building bioinformatics in Africa". Nature Africa Briefing. Nature. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ ISCB Affiliates. "Africa". International Society for Computational Biology. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ de Villiers, Etienne; Kumuthini, Judit; Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik (October 2011). "ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference on Bioinformatics and eBioKit Workshop". EMBnet.journal. 17 (2): 7–9. doi:10.14806/ej.17.2.248. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
