๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐-๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Exciting News for Structural Biologists!
RSG-India, in collaboration with EMBL-EBI, presents the AlphaFold Workshop โ a unique opportunity to enhance your skills in structural biology through hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools.
Donโt miss out!
The registration deadline has been extended to 10th October 2025 โ so if you havenโt registered yetโฆ no worries, thereโs still time!
๐ Register now using the link below https://forms.gle/hky5kkxtxNPXiM347
Letโs decode proteins, together!
๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐-๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Exciting Opportunity for Structural Biologists in India!
RSG-India, in collaboration with EMBL-EBI, presents an exclusive AlphaFold Workshop โ designed to enhance skills in computational structural biology with hands-on experience!
Reminder: Hurry up โ limited seats available!
Registration deadline: 8th October 2025
Scan the QR code on the poster or visit: https://forms.gle/hky5kkxtxNPXiM347
For queries: rsgindia.events@gmail.com
๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐-๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Dr. Martin Steinegger
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Seoul National University
๐น Expert in large-scale sequence data analysis, protein structure prediction, and AlphaFold-powered computational biology.
๐น Ph.D. from Technical University Munich & Max Planck Institute.
๐น Postdoc with Prof. Steven Salzberg, Johns Hopkins University, developing methods for pathogen detection, assembly contamination checks, and proteome annotation
๐น Advocate for open science & open source.
๐น Renowned for his contributions to AlphaFold, ColabFold, Foldseek, and MMseqs2, Dr. Steineggerโs research focuses on large-scale sequence data analysis and protein structure prediction, advancing open science and open-source bioinformatics.
Date: 7thโ8th Nov 2025
Venue: University of Delhi South Campus
Limited seats! This EMBL-EBI supported event by RSG-India & EMBL-EBIโRegister Now: ๐ https://forms.gle/hky5kkxtxNPXiM347
Donโt miss the chance to learn hands-on AlphaFold skills and connect with leading experts!
๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐-๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Exciting Opportunity for Structural Biologists in India!
RSG-India X EMBL-EBI proudly present:
๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐-๐ผ๐ป ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Learn cutting-edge methods in protein structure prediction
Network with peers and experts in the field
Registration Deadline: 8th October
Donโt miss out โ scan the QR code or visit https://forms.gle/WHtgwhATr5NXM2uL6 to register!
Hurry limited seats available
Expanding Horizons in Computational Chemistry
Join us for an insightful session on Computational Chemistry for Diverse Therapeutic Modalities with Dr. Faraz Shaikh (Senior Scientist, Oddity Labs, Cambridge, MA).
Date: 1st October (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 PM IST
Platform: Google Meet โ https://meet.google.com/mdb-yqwr-jfu
Organized by RSG-India TN Node and Department of Bioinformatics.
-Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Chennai.
Donโt miss this chance to explore the future of drug discovery and therapeutic innovations!
Enhancing Skills for Structural Biology in India: AlphaFold Workshop with Hands-on Experience
Date: 7thโ8th November 2025
Location: University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
This EMBL-EBI sponsored event, brought to you by RSG-India and EMBL-EBI, features keynote speeches, panel discussions, presentations, and hands-on AlphaFold tutorials.
Limited seatsโregistration opening soon!
RSG-INDIA X RSG-TAIWAN
EVOBIO CONNECT
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: BRIDGING GENOMICS AND ADAPTATION
Dates: 11-12 September 2025 (IST)
Day 1: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Day 2: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Mode: Online
Speakers:
Dr. Chuan Ku, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
โFrom microalgae to giant viruses: genomics and biology of key players in carbon cyclingโ
Prof. Wen-Hsiung Li, Biodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
โMy experiences in Computational Biologyโ
Dr. Deepa Agashe, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India
โProbing bacterial evolution using Breseqโ
๐ป Highlights:
โ Insightful talks on microbial evolution, genomics, and computational biology
โ Practical Breseq workshop: Hands-on demo for sequence analysis in evolutionary studies
โ Global collaboration to inspire students in bioinformatics and EvoBio
๐ Register Now: https://forms.gle/p3LQv853tKuDte5SA
MEET AND LEARN WITH THE BIOINFORMATICIAN (MLTB) SERIES- EPISODE 7
Exciting news from ISCB SC RSG-India!
Join us for MLTB Series Episode 7 featuring Dr. Rajnish Kumar, IIT (BHU)’s pioneer in AI-driven drug discovery and neurodegenerative disease therapeutics.
His pivotal contributions include:
- Bridging medicinal chemistry & AI to accelerate therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
- International collaborations with Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) and Osaka University (Japan) on tau-targeting drugs
- Developing AI-powered platforms for antimicrobial and small-molecule discovery
Session Title: AI-enabled Drug Discovery and Development: Opportunities and Challenges
Date & Time : 29th August 2025 | 3:30 P.M. IST | Virtual and In-Person
Registration: https://forms.gle/AsJex8rKf4eZAqoD6
Registration will close by 27th August 2025 | 11:59 PM IST
RSG-India x EMBL-EBI presents EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB
SERIES- EPISODE 2
RSG-India x EMBL-EBI presents EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB!
Episode 2: PDBe API Deep Dive
Date: 1 August 2025
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Mode: Online
Speaker: Cristian A. Escobar
Scientific Database Curator, EMBL-EBI
Expert in structural bioinformatics workflows and creates training resources for 3D biological data
Developer of PDBe’s data accessibility tools
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/oe7aUJkp8ZLg7aEn9
Donโt miss this deep dive into PDBe-KBโs powerful tools.
SERIES- EPISODE 1
RSG-India x EMBL-EBI presents EduSearch Series with PDBe-KB!
Episode 1: PDBe-KB Masterclass
Date: 6 June 2025
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Mode: Online
Speaker: Joseph Ellaway
Expert in protein conformational states, structural bioinformatics & open-source tools.
Developer of the modern PISA webservice
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/oe7aUJkp8ZLg7aEn9
Donโt miss this deep dive into PDBe-KBโs powerful tools.
Aminoverse: AI x Protein Biology ร Computational Biology โ Powered by ISCB-RSG!
Join AMINOVERSE, a groundbreaking 48-hour tech hackathon from 23rdโ25th April at Mahindra University!
Prize Pool: โน40,000
Team Requirements:
Teams of 3โ5 members from any engineering undergrad or postgrad background are welcome to participate.
Organized by ISCB-RSG (International Society for Computational Biology โ Regional Student Group), Centre for Life Sciences, Mahindra University, Hyderabad Node and EntrepX, the flagship entrepreneurship summit of Mahindra University.
Code. Discover. Conquer.
REGISTER NOW !! https://unstop.com/hackathons/aminoverse-entrepx-mahindra-university-1463604
Deadline – 22/4/25(Tuesday)
MEET AND LEARN WITH THE BIOINFORMATICIAN (MLTB) SERIES- EPISODE 6
Exciting news from ISCB SC RSG-India!
Join us for MLTB Series Episode 6 featuring Dr. Harpreet Singh, ICMR’s expert in genomic data systems and AI-powered health solutions.
With 15+ years at ICMR, his work on GWAS, RNA-seq, and therapeutic target discovery (4500+ citations | h-index 29) bridges cutting-edge bioinformatics and public health.
Session Title: Digital Health for Equitable, Affordable, and Safe Healthcare Delivery in India
Date & Time : 25th April | 3:30 P.M. IST | Virtual and In-Person
Registration: https://forms.gle/oN9Dp846do1CUfuH6
Registration will close by 23rd April 11:59 PM IST
RSG-India x EMBL-EBI PDBe Educational Series
Dear RSG-India Member,
Remember our past bioinformatics events? Now YOU design the next one!
ISCB SC RSG India ร EMBL-EBI PDBe present an exclusive PDBe Educational Series โ and we need YOUR input!
๐ Your 2-minute survey can:
โ๏ธ Choose which PDBe tools we cover (PDBe-KB? APIs?)
โ๏ธ Decide workshop format (hands-on/lectures)
โ๏ธ Get priority access to this limited-seat event!
๐ Take the survey NOW: https://forms.gle/CRyz2gm3BLzhYV6V6
(Closes 04 April 2025)
Why respond?
As a past attendee, your feedback ensures this collab delivers exactly what researchers need!
Letโs build this together!
MEET AND LEARN WITH THE BIOINFORMATICIAN (MLTB) SERIES- EPISODE 5
Exciting news from ISCB SC RSG-India!
Join us for the MLTB Series Episode 5 featuring Prof. G. P. S. Raghava , a pioneer in bioinformatics, immunoinformatics and database development.
Session Title : Research Based Service to Scientific Community
Date & Time : 7th March 2025 | 3:30 PM IST | Virtual & In-Person
Registration Link : https://forms.gle/VEFUv9r25boavpFw9
Limited seats based on first come first serve!
MEET AND LEARN WITH THE BIOINFORMATICIAN (MLTB) SERIES- EPISODE 2
Exciting news from ISCBSC RSG-India!
Join us for the MLTB Series Episode 2 featuring Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) bioinformaticians Dr. Sudakshina Ganguly and Dr. Paulyna Magaรฑa discussing core structural biology resources and the AlphaFold database.
Session title”: A journey through the Protein Data Bank with a focus on PDBe resources”
Date & Time : 26th July,2024 | 3PM IST | Virtual
Registration link: https://forms.gle/cj6CnENiUeCfkSKu8
Dive into the world of proteins with us ๐งฌ
Limited seats based on first come first serve!
MEET AND LEARN WITH THE BIOINFORMATICIAN (MLTB) SERIES- EPISODE 1
Exciting news!!
Introducing a brand new episode of ‘Meet and Learn with the Bioinformatician’ (MLTB) series. We are delighted to host Raja Mazumder and Michael Tiemeyer as the guest speakers for this session. Kindly register now and join us on 5th July, 2024 as the speakers enlighten us with their insights on the topic ‘Exploring Glycan and Protein Functions in GlyGen’.
Registration is open now. Register using this link or Scan on the QR code below.
Webinar on โCREATING IMPACT THROUGH SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: OPPORTUNITIES IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGYโ 15th JUNE 2024
ISCB RSG-India invites you to the webinar with our speaker Ms. Priyanka Dasgupta on Saturday, 15TH June, 15:00 (IST) onwards.
Working in the international standardization sector, she has an inside view into how internal organizations cooperate to keep pace with rapidly evolving technologies and tackle global challenges like sustainability or cyber security. She had been working on science communication projects in different waysโ Science slams, communicating climate change from trains, working on projects like Science Express and Mobile Science Labs with the Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre, and the Department of Science and Technology in India โ all aimed at raising scientific awareness and public engagement with science.
Click to register or scan QR code on flyer, or register by clicking on this link
15th JUNE 2024 | 3 pm IST | Venue: Online (Google meet)
Webinar on โAcademia to Industry : Computational Biology Career Advice and Tipsโ 27th APRIL 2024
Are you a bioinformatics or computational biology student and wondering whether to be in academia or industry for your bread and butter?
So Keep Your heads up, as you just scrolled to the right post!
ISCB RSG-India presents a webinar on “Academia to Industry: Computational Biology career advice and tips” by none other than ๐ฏ Dr. Ming “Tommy” Tang , Director of Computational Biology Immunitas Therapeutics, United states on 27 Arpil, 2024, in Virtual mode at 4:00 PM (IST).
Don’t forget to Register.
Click to register or scan QR code on flyer
To Know more about speaker: LinkedIN, OrcID, Google Scholar
27th April 2024 | 4 pm IST | Venue: Online (Google meet)
PANEL DISCUSSION ON DRUG DISCOVERY & BIOINFORMATICS IN ASSOCIATION WITH Biotech Society, DTU, NEW DELHI.
IN-PERSON (9th FEB 2024)
ISCB-SC RSG-India in association with BioSoc-DTU is organizing A PANEL DISCUSSION AT Delhi’s largest Techfest, Invictus 2024. Our esteemed panelists include:
Dr. Manish Kumar , HoD Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi & RSG India Faculty Advisor, Dr. Urmi Bajpai , PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Science, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Dr. Janendra Batra , INSA Senior Scientist, Dr. Dr. Dibyabhaba Pradhan , Senior Scientist-II, AIIMS Delhi
๐งฌJoin us for an insightful panel discussion on Drug Discovery & Bioinformatics!
9th Feb 2024 | 12 to 2 pm | Venue: Pragyan Hall, Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Rohini Sector 17, New Delhi, Delhi, 110042
For details & Registration, of our upcoming symposium , visit a dedicated page on our website here
RSG INDIA SYMPOSIUM
CBInd2023-24 (10th JAN 2024)
RSG INDIA VIRTUAL HACKATHON
DIABETES-HACK
CODE FOR BETTER LIVES
Each team shall have a minimum of 2 or a maximum of 4 members. If participants can form their own team, group registration can be done. All participants who register solo will be teamed up randomly based on their expertise specified in the registration form.
For guidelines please click here
SOLUTION SHARING & RESULTS WILL STREAM
ON 30th December 2023 | 10:00 am (IST) onwards
Interested audience can join by registering here!
ISCB RSG-India
College Campus Ambassador Program
The ISCB RSG-India College Campus Ambassador program is now live! Get access to exclusive webinars, workshops, and events organized by RSG-India, an opportunity to connect with profrssionals and researchers in the field of Computational Biology, recongition and certificates for your contributions as a Campus Ambassador, and more! To apply for a campus ambassador position, just scan the QR code!
Meet the Bioinformaticians (MTB) series
EPISODE 7
The seventh Episode of Meet the Bioinformatician (MTB) series welcoming Prof. Alok Bhattacharya Head of Department of Biology, Ashoka University will be conducted on 12th October 2023 at 3:30pm IST in Hybrid mode jointly in association with Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi South Campus. Register through the QR on the flyer or through this link to join us!
Key info: October 12th, 2023 | Virtual Mode
PREVIOUS EVENTS
The fifth eposide of MTB series with Dr. Rajiv K Kar, IIT Guwahati successfully conducted on 5th Aug 2023 .The recording can be found here shortly.
The Sixth eposide of MTB series with Dr. Sudhir Thakurela, Harvard Medical School successfully conducted on 28th Aug 2023 .The recording can be found here shortly.
The fourth eposide of MTB series with Prof. Ram Ramaswamy, IIT Delhi successfully conducted on 16th June 2023 at the University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi.The recording can be found here shortly.
The third eposide of MTB series with Prof. Andrew Lynn, SCIS , JNU successfully conducted on 30th May 2023 at the University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi.The recording can be found here shortly.
The second episode of MTB series with Dr. Kiyoko F. Aoki-Kinoshita concluded successfully on April 29th, 2023. The recording can be found here shortly.
The first episode of TechX organised on 06 May, 2023 in online mode with Dr. Rajan Shrivastava, Post Doc Research Associate, USA
The first workshop on Fundamentals of Molecular Docking studies was conducted with Dr. Sohini Chakraborti, Drug Discovery Scientist(PROTACs) , University of Dundee,UK on 24-25th June 2023 in online mode.
The Second workshop on “Recent Advances in Drug Discovery” was conducted in association with Department of Biophysics, University of delhi South Campus and Schrodinger , on 10-11th July 2023 in online mode.
The Second Episode of TechX–talk with the experienced Researcher welcoming Dr. Chinmay Dwibedi was successfully conducted on 30th July 2023 at 7:00pm IST in online mode.
The Third Episode of TechX–talk with the experienced Researcher welcoming Dr. Hemlata Agnihotri was successfully conducted on 02nd September 2023 at 3:00pm IST in online mode.