Overton Prize

ISCB Overton Prize
Awarded for“outstanding accomplishment to a scientist in the early to mid stage of his or her career”
Sponsored byInternational Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
First awarded2001
Websitewww.iscb.org/iscb-awards/overton-prize

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 either through research, education, service, or a combination of the three.[1]

The prize was established by the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in memory of G. Christian Overton [Wikidata][2] a major contributor to the field of bioinformatics and member of the ISCB Board of Directors who died unexpectedly in 2000.[1]

The Overton Prize is traditionally awarded at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) conference.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference laureates was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ http://www.bioinfo.de/isb/2000/01/0021/Chris-Overton.html Dr. G. Christian Overton