The ISCB Overton Prize is a
computational biology prize awarded annually for outstanding accomplishment by a scientist in the early to mid stage of his or her career. Laureates have made significant contribution to the field of
computational biology
Computational biology refers to the use of techniques in computer science, data analysis, mathematical modeling and Computer simulation, computational simulations to understand biological systems and relationships. An intersection of computer sci ...
either through research, education, service, or a combination of the three.
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The prize was established by the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in memory of a major contributor to the field of ]bioinformatics
Bioinformatics () is an interdisciplinary field of science that develops methods and Bioinformatics software, software tools for understanding biological data, especially when the data sets are large and complex. Bioinformatics uses biology, ...
and member of the ISCB Board of Directors who died unexpectedly in 2000.[
The Overton Prize is traditionally awarded at the ]Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology
Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) is an annual academic conference on the subjects of bioinformatics and computational biology organised by the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). The principal focus of the con ...
(ISMB) conference.
Laureates
Laureates include[
*2023 - ]Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev (Hebrew language, Hebrew: אביב רגב; born 11 July 1971) is a computational biologist and systems biologist and Executive Vice President and Head of Genentech Research and Early Development in Genentech/Roche. She is a core membe ...
*2007 - Eran Segal
*2006 - Mathieu Blanchette
*2005 - Ewan Birney
*2004 - Uri Alon[
*2002 - David Baker][
*2001 - Christopher Burge][
]
References
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