Two QCB Alumni Were Named ISCB Fellows

Two QCB alumni, professors Haixu Tang (left) and Sophie Schbath (right), were named ISCB fellows this year. Dr. Schbath, who was a postdoc with QCB founder Dr. Michael Waterman in 1996, is globally recognized as a distinguished statistical bioinformatician, heading MalAGE laboratory in INRAE and Migale bioinformatics facility in France. Dr. Tang, Indiana University, who was a postdoc with Dr. Waterman in 1999-2001, made pioneering contributions to genomics, metagenomics, proteomics, glycomics, and genomic privacy, including Bruijn framework for genome assembly. Please read more details on the ISCB's 2026 fellow announcement here.