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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Building the Future of Bioinformatics through Student-Facilitated Conferencing
PLoS Computational Biology, Volume 10, No. 1, Article e1003458, Year 2014
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Sharing results, techniques, and challenges is paramount to advance our understanding of any field of science. In the scientific community this exchange of ideas is mainly made possible through national and international conferences. Scientists have the opportunity to showcase their work, receive feedback, and improve their presentation skills. However, conferences can be large and intimidating for young researchers. In addition, for many of the more prestigious conferences, the very high number of submissions and low selection rate are major limitations to aspiring young researchers aiming to present their work to the scientific community. To improve student participation and proliferation of information, regional student groups have successfully organized conferences and symposia specifically aimed at students. This gives more students the opportunity to present their work and receive valuable experience and insight from peers and leaders in the field. At the same time, it is an ideal way for students to gain familiarity with the conference experience. In this paper, we highlight some of the benefits of participating in such student conferences, and we review the challenges we have encountered when organizing them. Both topics are illustrated in detail with examples from different ISCB Student Council Regional Student Groups. © 2014 Ramdayal et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ramdayal, Kavisha
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Stobbe, Miranda D.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre - Nbic
Mishra, Tarun
India, Vellore
Vellore Institute of Technology
Michaut, Magali
Netherlands, Amsterdam
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 5
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Doi:
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003458
ISSN:
1553734X
e-ISSN:
15537358