Dear all, Please find below an update on the BioSB 2021 conference <http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2021> that will be held on June 15-16. *Reminder call for abstracts * There is only one week left to submit your abstract <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2021/abstract-submission> for an *oral or highlight presentation* at the BioSB 2021 conference <http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2021>; *deadline: May 3rd (23:59)* The main programme of the conference will feature several parallel sessions that will be set up via abstract selection. You can submit an abstract for an oral presentation, a highlight presentation and/or for a poster or demo presentation. You can find the list with submission topics here <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2021/submissiontopics>. Submissions about services and infrastructure for researchers in the life sciences are also welcome, please make sure you then also select the* ELIXIR-NL topic*. *Submission deadlines:* - Oral & highlight presentations: May 3, 2021 - 23h59 (will not be extended!) - Notification date: May 17, 2021 - Posters & demos: May 23, 2021 *Call BioSB Young Investigator Award 2021* You can nominate a young researcher for the BioSB Young Investigator Award 2021 <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2021/yia> (12th edition). The award will be given to a promising young researcher in the bioinformatics or systems biology field. The candidate must have conducted his/her bioinformatics or systems biology research primarily in a Dutch institute.The winner will receive a prize of 500 Euros sponsored by the BioSB research school and will be invited to present an honorary lecture during the plenary program of BioSB 2021.* Nomination deadline: May 3rd!* *Keynote speakers* BioSB 2021 conference: - Sarah Teichmann, Head of Cellular Genetics and Senior Group Leader, Wellcome Sanger Institute - Edda Klipp, professor for Theoretical Biophysics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB) - Kathleen Marchal, Dept of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Fac of Sciences; Department of Informatics, IDLab, IMEC, Ghent University *About the BioSB 2021 conference - 15-16 June 2021* The BioSB 2021 conference discusses the latest developments in bioinformatics, systems and computational biology and interrelated disciplines, and their wide-ranging applications in life sciences & health, agriculture, food & nutrition. The conference will be organized as a virtual conference, featuring: - keynote lectures - parallel sessions featuring selected, highlight and invited talks - poster & demo sessions - network breaks *Registration is open!* Find more information via the conference website: www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2021. We look forward to meeting you at our conference in June! Best regards, on behalf of the BioSB programme & organizing committees Femke Francissen *Femke Francissen* Community manager BioSB BioSB research school E-mail: femke.francissen@biosb.nl Website: w <http://goog_1921660760>ww.biosb.nl