{"id":3448,"date":"2024-09-21T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/?page_id=3448"},"modified":"2026-10-11T21:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T21:09:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/?page_id=3448","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3448\" class=\"elementor elementor-3448\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b2dc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78b2dc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31d5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e31d5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ab-page\">\n\n  <!-- Hero 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<p>SMBI is a scientific association dedicated to bioinformatics: the analysis of biological data and the computational methods that turn it into knowledge, from computational biology to precision medicine.<\/p>\n        <p>Attached to the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Tangier, part of Abdelmalek Essa\u00e2di University, we organise high-quality meetings, international conferences and training events that connect the Moroccan community with researchers around the world.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <aside class=\"ab-facts\" aria-label=\"SMBI at a glance\">\n        <h3>At a glance<\/h3>\n        <dl>\n          <dt>Type<\/dt><dd>Scientific association<\/dd>\n          <dt>Based in<\/dt><dd>Tangier, Morocco<\/dd>\n          <dt>Affiliation<\/dt><dd>Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Tangier, Abdelmalek Essa\u00e2di University<\/dd>\n          <dt>Fields<\/dt><dd>Bioinformatics, biological data analysis, computational biology, precision medicine<\/dd>\n          <dt>Membership<\/dt><dd>100 DH per year<\/dd>\n        <\/dl>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- What we do -->\n    <section class=\"ab-section\" aria-labelledby=\"ab-do-h\">\n      <h2 id=\"ab-do-h\">What we do<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"ab-line\"><\/div>\n      <ul class=\"ab-activities\">\n        <li>\n          <h3>International conferences<\/h3>\n          <p>Scientific meetings that bring together researchers and practitioners to share results and build collaborations.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <h3>IBC colloquium series<\/h3>\n          <p>A recurring series of colloquia devoted to bioinformatics and its applications.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <h3>Summer schools<\/h3>\n          <p>Training programmes for students and young researchers, such as the ExaO summer school.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <h3>Thematic workshops<\/h3>\n          <p>Focused sessions on specific topics, including the bioinformatics and data analysis workshop organised with ENSA Tangier and the LTI laboratory.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <div class=\"ab-gallery\">\n        <figure class=\"ab-fig\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/solazur2.jpg\" alt=\"Conference venue at the Solazur hotel\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <figcaption><strong>International conferences.<\/strong> Conference venue at the Solazur hotel.<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <figure class=\"ab-fig\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-04-at-20.44.44-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A participant at an IBC colloquium\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <figcaption><strong>IBC colloquium series.<\/strong> A participant at an IBC colloquium.<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <figure class=\"ab-fig\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20221008_150830-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"People working together during an SMBI session\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <figcaption><strong>Workshops and training.<\/strong> Participants working together during a session.<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- Join -->\n    <section class=\"ab-join\" aria-labelledby=\"ab-join-h\">\n      <div>\n        <h2 id=\"ab-join-h\">Become a member<\/h2>\n        <p>Register online or renew your membership for the year. 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