Title : Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing

TSVP Symposium linked to Thematic Program on "Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing"

In this talk, Bianca Oudshoff explores how to move beyond academic publishing to create real-world impact by collaborating with industry, policymakers, and entrepreneurs. It highlights pathways for translating research into practical solutions, the challenges of launching science-based businesses, and the importance of interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Through real-world examples and personal insights, the talk provides practical guidance on how to bridge the gap between research and innovation.

Are you new to OIST? Or have you been here for a while, but still enjoy meeting new people? Are you a family member looking to connect with other OISTers and their families? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then join us for a fun evening! We will kick things off with a short get-to-know-everyone game, followed by 1:1 chats.

Speaker: Dr. Forin Albeanu, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Talk title: "A closed-loop framework for investigating sensorimotor predictions and errors in head-fixed mice"

Hosted by Fukunaga Unit

Speaker: Dr. Simon R Schultz, Neurotechnology in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London

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Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Learn about the best technologies that are currently moving from OIST labs to commercialization and meet the researchers from Proof of Concept (POC) projects and Technology Pioneer Fellows who are turning their innovative ideas into products and services that benefit society.

The OIST COI-NEXT Program is excited to announce the Call for New Projects 2025! We are looking for interdisciplinary projects that are dedicated to delivering tangible outcomes in support of the One World, One Health vision. Proposals are due by March 31, 2025 , at 12:00 PM.

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Makoto Yamada (Machine Learning and Data Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants.

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday .

Language: English. Registration: Not required.

Language: English. Registration: Not required.

Speaker: Dr. Junichiro Kishine, Professor, The Open University of Japan, The University of Tokyo, and Institute for Molecular Science.

Language: English

Prof. Nobuhiro Hagura. Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Graduate School of Frontiers Biosciences, Osaka University

Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)

Dr. Kathrine Tan, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, National Institute for Basic Biology

University Community Services and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team will host a Family and Community Orientation on Thursday, February 27 from 10am-12pm in OIST Conference Center Meeting Room 1. This orientation is for OIST family members to foster networking, relationship building, and awareness of resources available to OIST family members. Whether you are new or have been here for years, please join us!

An interdisciplinary conversation to explore the latest breakthroughs, challenges, and opportunities in the transition toward a sustainable energy future.

Announcing the OIST Energy Open Center, a new interdisciplinary effort to address sustainable energy challenges.

Can Legal Contracts be Smart or can Smart Contracts be Legal? Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

Nikon DAY @ OIST

Neuroscience Online Seminar + Social Event at Lab 5 D23

Prof. Claudia Clopath on Engram dynamics during consolidation - Bioengineering Department at Imperial College London

All OIST community is invited for one more meeting of the Society for Neurodiversity.

TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

Speaker: Dr. Meta Virant-Doberlet, Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

COI Annual Symposium 2025 Convergence: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Solving Complex Problems

Time: 14:00 Feb 25 – 16:30 Feb 26 Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250)

QG visitor seminar. Speaker: Yair Mulian (Academia Sinica) Title: "Scattering amplitudes for entangled states"

National holiday

National holiday

Neural Computation Unit will hold a retreat/reunion at Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (Seminar Room B250) on OIST main campus. If you are interested in joining, please contact <ncus@oist.jp>.

TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday .

Homogenization has been a very active area of research in both PDE and probability theory for many years. In this talk, we will first review classical results on periodic homogenization for divergence form operators. We will then present our recent results on periodic homogenization for non-local, stable-like operators. Both qualitative and quantitative results will be discussed. Moreover, we will explore quantitative periodic homogenization on bounded domains, where the rate of convergence near the boundary slows down

Title: Principles and applications of optical and acoustic trapping combined with Raman spectroscopy Speaker: Dr Silvie Bernatova, CNR Italy

[Affiliation] Associate Professor, SSTF Investigator, SUHF Young Investigator School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University

[Seminar Title] Dissecting the senescence regulatory network

Admission free. Registration required.

Talks by the Chairperson, Mr. Ietsugu and the President, Mr. Asano of Sysmex Corporation. Languaage: English and Japanese (simulteneous interpretation provided). No registration needed for OIST community.

Speaker : Prof. Andrew Lobb (Durham University, UK) Title : Handles and surgery Date and time& Location :

Lecture 1) Friday 14 ^th Feb 10h00-12h00 (L4F01)

Lecture 2) Monday 17 ^th Feb 13h30-15h30 (L4E01)

Lecture 3) Friday 21st Feb 10h00-12h00 (L4F01)

Lecture 4) Friday 28 ^th Feb 10h00-12h00 (L4E01)

Lecture 5) Monday 3 ^rd March 13h30-15h30 (L4E01)

Lecture 6) Friday 7 ^th March 10h00-12h00 (L4E01)

Lecture 7) Monday 17 ^th March 13h30-15h30) (L4E01)

Language: English

Speaker: Prof. Robert Dan Holt

Title: Apparent competition: Reflections on humans as mediators, agents, and victims

Affiliation: Affiliate Eminent Scholar, Center for African Studies, University of Florida, USA

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Title: Exploring the neurobiological mechanisms of aggression escalation in mice

Speaker:Aki Takahashi, Laboratory of Behavioral Neurobiology, Institute of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Language: English, no interpretation

National holiday

Speaker: Prof. Robert Dan Holt

Title: SARS-Cov2 meets the ecological niche

Affiliation: Eminent Scholar and Arthur R. Marshall Jr. Chair in Ecological Studies, University of Florida, USA

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Presidential Lecture by Robert D. Holt on "The Value of Long-Term Experiments in Ecology"

HPC on AWS is a one-day hands-on tutorial, run by Amazon Web Services, that teaches you how to set up a Slurm-based cluster in the cloud. The event needs pre-application.

Talk title: Individually Addressable Atom Array Coupled to an Optical Nanofiber Cavity: Advancing Towards Quantum Computing with Optical Nanofiber Cavity-QED

Speaker: Dr Jameesh KELOTH, Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Japan

TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

OIST and Kyusyu University have signed an MOU in 2023 to pursue broad research collaboration. As part of this initiative, we have been holding joint symposia to deepen exchanges between our researchers. The first symposium was held at OIST last year with the theme "Bio-inspired Energy." The 2nd Joint Workshop will be held in Kyushu University focusing on Quantum Technology and AI.

Speaker: Prof. Hye Jin Park

Title: From Extinction to Expansion: The Role of Vacancies in the Evolution of Cooperation

Affiliation: Department of Physics, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

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Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English