Past Events
*zoom*【Technical Seminar】Latest Advances in 10x Genomics’ Single Cell and Visium Spatial Gene Expression Solutions by Dr.Leo Chan
DNA sequencing section would like to invite you to the following seminar by Dr.Leo Chan. He will introduce Latest Advances in 10x Genomics. This will be a precious opportunity for you to learn the latest advances in Targeted Gene Expression, Chromium Single Cell Immune Profiling v2 with Feature Barcode Technology, and the Visium Spatial Gene Expression Solution with Immunofluorescence.
[Seminar] The reductive glycine pathway - a plug-and-play tool for one-carbon assimilation by Dr. Arren Bar-Even
Dr. Arren Bar-Even, Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Seminar: "Magnetic and Volumetric Properties of Breathing Pyrochlore Magnets" by Dr. Yoshihiko Okamoto, Nagoya University
TQM unit is pleased to invite you to our zoom seminar!
[Zoom Seminar] An importin mechanism in chronic pain by Dr. Letizia Marvaldi, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 15:00
Location:Seminar Room Lab4 F01 or via Zoom link below
Speaker:Dr. Letizia Marvaldi, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Title:An importin mechanism in chronic pain
Food Drive - Aug 17th - Aug 20th 2020
Food drive to help people in Onna Village in need! All collected items will be donated to Onna Village Welfare Council, which will then distribute the items to people in Onna Village.
Inter-Unit Neuroscience Journal Club (Zoom)
Hoban et al. (2020) "Impact of α-synuclein pathology on transplanted hESC-derived dopaminergic neurons in a humanized α-synuclein rat model of PD" PNAS, 117 (26) 15209-15220.
Reviewed/presented for the journal club by Professor Gordon Arbuthnott from the Brain Mechanism for Behaviour Unit.
Zoom details will be announced closer to the date.
Journal club seminar: Twistorial superparticles, partial SUSY breaking and Higher spin fields on AdS(4)
Title : Twistorial superparticles, partial SUSY breaking and Higher spin fields on AdS(4)
Abstract : We are going to discuss the nice paper by Mikhail Plyushchay, Dmitri Sorokin and Mirian Tsulaia "Higher Spins from Tensorial Charges and OSp(N|2n) Symmetry" . Mirian Tsulaia will lead the discussion.
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Karol Gietka
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Karol Gietka (Quantum Systems). Title: "Quantum Simulators in Other Frames of Reference"
Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
Location B646
Time: 14:00-15:00
Journal club seminar: The spectrum of Laplacian on moduli space via Liouville theory
Title : The spectrum of Laplacian on moduli space via Liouville theory
Abstract : We are going to discuss the nice talk by Sarah Harrison on String Math 2020 conference "The spectrum on M_{0,4} via Liouville theory" . Slava Lysov will lead the discussion.
*Zoom*[PhD Thesis Presentation] - Mr. Hong Huat Hoh "Study on Alteration of Cellular Phenotypes and Processes in Cancer Using Exogenous Biological Agents"
Presenter: Mr. Hong Huat Hoh
Supervisor: Professor Tadashi Yamamoto
Co-supervisor: Professor Ye Zhang
Audience: OIST researchers and students
Representation Theory Seminar by Prof. Liron Speyer: Semisimple Specht modules indexed by bihooks
Hosted by Mathematics Department, Kyoto University.
https://www.math.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/event/seminar/4419
Prof. Speyer will give a talk at Lab4 F01 and it will be seen on Zoom.
Journal club seminar: Conformal higher spin gauge models in curved backgrounds
Title : Conformal higher spin gauge models in curved background
Speakers : Sergei Kuzenko and Michael Ponds
Abstract : Sergei Kuzenko and Michael Ponds from The University of Western Australia will tell us about conformal higher spin gauge models in curved background. The talk is based on their two recent papers "Generalised conformal higher-spin fields in curved backgrounds" and "New locally (super)conformal gauge models in Bach-flat backgrounds" .
zoom [PhD Thesis Presentation] - Mr. Sebastien Lapointe "Nickel Complexes of New Electron-Rich, Sterically-Hindered PNP Pincer Ligands"
Speaker: Mr. Sebastien Lapointe
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Khusnutdinova
Unit: Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit
Audience: OIST researchers and students
Seminar by Dr. Estelle Inack, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Hosted by: Theory of Quantum Matter unit (Nic Shannon)
The Science of Entrepreneurship in Japan [Webinar]
Moderated by one of the most outstanding women in the Japanese corporate sector today, and broadcast live from Tokyo, Okinawa, and New York, this webinar presents a conversation between entrepreneurs, business strategists and innovation leaders, which will lead to some practical suggestions for participants interested in exploring entrepreneurship in Japan.
Register here: https://oistfoundation.org/webinars/
QG Group meeting: D-branes of higher-spin gravity?
QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "D-branes of higher-spin gravity?"
*zoom*[PhD Thesis Presentation] - Mr. Ankur Dhar "Imaging Monopoles in Spin Ice via Electron Holography"
Presenter: Mr. Ankur Dhar
Supervisor: Professor Tsumoru Shintake
Co-Supervisor: Professor Nic Shannon
[Zoom] IAS Users Meeting and Seminar: Flow Cytometry
For OIST members:
Users meeting and Seminar are registration free. We look forward to your participation via Zoom.
For Non-OIST members:
Please contact ias@oist.jp for Seminar sign up. (Users meeting is an internal event.)
E-workshop series: "Designing Your Life".
During this short course, you will use design thinking framework to develop a constructive and effective approach to designing your career. With a bias toward action, you will tackle life "wicked" problems, acquire tools to prototype 3 different careers that fit your skills, values, and passion.
CLICK HERE to register. Space is limited to 12 participants.Journal club seminar: A short review of N=2 SUSY Quantum Mechanics
Title :A short review of N=2 SUSY Quantum Mechanics
Abstract : We are going to SUSY Quantum Mechanics. The good review of the subject is a paper by F. Cooper, A. Khare, U. Sukhatme "Supersymmetry and Quantum Mechanics" . Mirian Tsulaia will lead the discussion.
QG group meeting: Symplectic Reduction in Field Theory
Title: Symplectic Reduction in Field Theory
Speaker: Slava Lysov
Abstract: We will briefly review the symplectic recution in finite dimensional case and generalization to the field theory with possible inclusion of the edge modes. We will apply these ideas to the BF-model and compare the results with the predictions of algebraic topology.
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Matthias Gohlke
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Matthias Gohlke (Quantum what's the Matter). Title: "Kitaev's honeycomb model: an exactly solvable quantum spin liquid"
Inter-Unit Neuroscience Journal Club (Zoom)
Catavitello et al (2018) " A kinematic synergy for terrestrial locomotion shared by mammals and bird " eLife, 7:e38190.
Reviewed/presented for the journal club by PhD student Salvatore Lacava from the Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit.
Please see internal neuroscience mailing list for Zoom details or contact the organisers.
Interactive Webinar: "外部資金獲得に向けた申請戦略と研究計画の作成法", in Japanese ONLY.
プロポーザルの基本とは、相手を適切に想定し、相手の聞きたいポイントを聞きたい順に提示していくことです。
本勉強会では、個々の持っている研究テーマについて、深く広く考え、その学術的な価値を再認識していただく事から始め、
伝えるべきポイント、伝え方についても学んでいただきます。
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE . Post-workshop survey SUMMARY .Journal club seminar: Recent Progress on Black Hole Information
Title : Recent Progress on Black Hole Information
Abstract : We are going to discuss String Theory conference talk by J. Maldacena "Review: Recent progress on the black hole information paradox" . Slava Lysov will lead the discussion.
[Zoom Seminar] "Harnessing Conformational Dynamics to Engineer New Enzymes" by Prof. Lynn Kamerlin, Uppsala University
Dr. Caroline Lynn Kamerlin, Professor of Structural Biology, Uppasala University, Sweden.
Group Meeting Talk: Current Algebras and Celestial CFT Correlators
Title: Current Algebras and Celestial CFT Correlators
Speaker: Sudip Ghosh
Abstract: I will discuss the construction of a SL(2,C) current algebra using the subleading soft graviton theorem and the constraints imposed by this current algebra via null state relations on the spectrum of the putative CFT dual of Einstein gravity in (3+1)-d asymptotically flat spacetimes.
Seminar : Room-temperature Half-skyrmions and Bimerons in an antiferromagnetic insulator via the Kibble-Zurek mechanism
TQM UNIT is pleased to invite you to the seminar.
"Adult-neurogenesis for memory consolidation during sleep" by prof. Masanori Sakaguchi, M.D., Ph.D. (ONOS seminar series)
The second seminar in the OIST Neuroscience Online Seminars (ONOS), we will host Prof. Masanori Sakaguchi from International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS). He will give us a talk about
" Adult neurogenesis for memory consolidation during sleep".
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99572966347?pwd=RHBDV2pCNFBaQjk0d2dsTTdRaGlLUT09
Meeting ID: 995 7296 6347
Password: 562866
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Seminar : How hard is it to learn a quantum state? by Prof. Roger Melko
We are pleased to invite you to our seminar.
(Zoom) Strengthening transnational bonds in the era of online connections
Strengthening transnational bonds in the era of online connections: Research and Educational Exchange in the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines Sponsored by: Fulbright Japan, Fulbright Philippines, OIST Foundation
To register: click here
Science Digest Talk: Distinct behavioral effects of cannabinoids in 3D motion capture of freely moving mice
Speaker : Bogna Ignatowska-Jankowska (Postdoctoral Scholar at Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit led by Marylka Yoe Uusisaari)
Location : C700 (Lab 3), Zoom
Title : Distinct behavioral effects of cannabinoids in 3D motion capture of freely moving mice
TAW Donation Collection
TAW (Teacher Appreciation Week), the main event of PATO, will be held in late summer this year.
PATO will be collecting donations from CDC/SAP parents.
The money will be used to provide some special treats for the teachers and staff for TAW2020.
[CANCELLED] OCNC2020: OIST Computational Neuroscience Course
We regret to inform you that OCNC2020 has been cancelled due to the situation with COVID-19 | Website
Theoretical Physics Seminar: 'Hannes Schoenke
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: 'Hannes Schoenke (Mathematics, Mechanics, Materials, and other aspects of M Theory). Title: "A glimpse into the beauty of algebraic geometry (examples included!)"
Journal club seminar: AdS3 gravity and random CFT
Title : AdS3 gravity and random CFT
Abstract : We are goin to discuss the recent paper by Jordan Cotler and Kristan Jensen "AdS3 gravity and random CFT" . Yasha Neiman will lead the discussion.
Deigo Migration Information Session
Our new Deigo Cluster is coming! Learn all about the migration, and ask us any questions you may have.
Group Meeting Talk: Large N Phase Transitions and Small AdS-Schwarzschild Black Holes
Large N Phase Transitions and Small AdS-Schwarzschild Black Holes
Speaker: Sudip Ghosh
Abstract: We will discuss aspects of small AdS-Schwarzschild Black Holes in the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence. In particular we will consider issues related to dynamical instabilities of small black holes and their dual interpretation in the boundary gauge theory at large N.
Seminar : Purely dipolar dimers in two dimensions
TQM unit is holding a Zoom seminar.
Food Drive - June 22nd - June 25th 2020
Food drive to help people in Onna Village in need! All collected items will be donated to Onna Village Welfare Council, which will then distribute the items to people in Onna Village.
E-Workshop: "Handling difficult conversations".
Discover how to handle difficult conversations every day to discuss what matters most.
To register CLICK HERE .Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location B648 Meeting Room
Journal club seminar: Extended TQFT
Title : Extended TQFT
Abstract : This talk is the continuation of my TQFT discussion from last week. I am going to discuss the extended TQFT as an open-closed strings following the nice paper by Aaron D. Lauda, Hendryk Pfeiffer "Open-closed strings: Two-dimensional extended TQFTs and Frobenius algebras" . After that I am going to discuss 2-categories approach and compare it with asymptotic symmetries and edge modes.
QG group meeting: boundary locality vs. higher-spin symmetry
QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman Title: "Boundary locality vs. higher-spin symmetry"
2nd Admissions Workshop for 2020
2nd Admissions Workshop for 2020
OIST 2020 PRIDE "By the Letter" organized by The OIST LGBTQ+Allies Group
OIST 2020 Pride "By the Letter"
Sat. June 13 (T)rans TV: documentary watch -together 5PM@C700
Wed. June 17 (B)i myself: prompted discussion panel 5:30PM@C700
Sat. June 20 (L)ost in Lesbos: picnic get-together 4PM@OIST pond area
Wed. June 24 (A)ee of Hearts: book club discussion 5:30PM@C700
Sat. June 27 (G)rand Drag Karaoke: karaoke get-together 7PM@Seaside Lounge
Tue. June 30 (I)ntrospective: mini-docs watch-together 2020 5:30PM@C700