African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

We are a professional association dedicated to the advancement of bioinformatics and computational biology in Africa

Established in February 2004 at a meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, ASBCB serves as a non profit professional association and resource devoted to developing competence and expertise in bioinformatics and computational biology in Africa. It promotes the standing of African bioinformatics and computational biology in the global arena through liaison and cooperation with other international bodies.

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ASBCB Omics Codeathon – October 2021

The National Institutes of Health Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), in partnership with the African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB), is pleased

ISCB Africa ASBCB 2021

The International Society for Computational Biology and the African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology are excited to bring you virtually ISCB-Africa ASBCB Conference on Bioinformatics, June 7-10 2021.

ASBCB Omics Codeathon – June 2021

The National Institutes of Health Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), in partnership with the African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB), is pleased to announce a virtual omics-focused codeathon on June 3-6, 2021