Past Events
Christopher Petoukhoff, Ultrafast Spectroscopy: a Tool for Studying Electron Dynamics in Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures
Internal Seminar by Christopher Petoukhoff, Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit
Makoto Schreiber, Searching for Order within Disorder
Internal Seminar by Makoto Schreiber, Molecular Cryo-Microscopy (Wolf) Unit
Presidential Lecture - “New perspectives onto the Universe in the multi-messenger astronomy era” by Dr. Samaya Nissanke
Samaya Nissanke is an astrophysicist and the spokesperson of GRAPPA, the center of excellence in gravitation and astroparticle physics, at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Seminar "Epigenetic Variation Plays a Role in Plant Adaptation"
Prof. Ueli Grossniklaus, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Workshop: "Project management".
During this workshop participants will learn the foundation of a project management and how to achieve all of the project goals within the given constraints.
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARY[Seminar] "THz Spectroscopy: Studying Carrier Dynamics in Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion " by Prof. Charles Schmuttenmaer
Title : THz Spectroscopy: Studying Carrier Dynamics in Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
Speaker: Charles Schmuttenmaer
Affiliation: Yale University, Department of Chemistry
mini ECO-doc
Miklós Gyalai-Korpos a 'Plastic Pirate' is coming to OIST to present a short documentary on reducing plastic pollution and give a seminar to OIST and members of the public.
Bring your friends (and your lunch) along and enjoy this rare oppertunity
Science Digest Chalk Talk: The Solar Orbiter Project
Prof. David Williams, European Space Agency (ESA)
Seminar "The Free Energy Principle: Challenges and Implications for Thinking about Life-Mind Continuity" by Dr. Michael D. Kirchhoff
Title: The Free Energy Principle: Challenges and Implications for Thinking about Life-Mind Continuity
Speaker: Dr. Michael D. Kirchhoff, University of Wollongong
Special Lecture - "Role of non bilayer lipids in enzymatic conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin in the xanthophyll cycle" by Prof.Kazimierz Strzalka
Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology and Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
[Seminar] "One of the Biggest Mysteries in the Standard Model: Revealing Neutron Star Matter with Deep Learning" by Prof. Kenji Fukushima
"Quantum droplet formation and dynamics in a one-dimensional dipolar ferrofluid" Matthew Edmonds, Keio University
Speaker: Matthew Edmonds (Postdoc, Keio University, Japan) Language: English
Seminar "Artificial Relevance" by Dr. Julian Kiverstein
Title: Artificial Relevance
Speaker: Dr. Julian Kiverstein, Amsterdam University Medical Centre
Turkish Ispanakli Borek & Kiymali Pide ( spinach Borek & Minced Beef Pide) Foodie OISTers
Name Our New Cluster
OIST will get a new computing cluster this year. Cast your vote for the new cluster name! Go here to vote, or scan the QR code.
Seminar: "From Okinawa to the Milky Way Galaxy and Super-Massive Black Holes" by Prof. Mareki Honma
Prof. Mareki Honma, Director/Professor at Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). At a news conference in Tokyo on April 10, he represented the team of 22 Japanese scientists, who were among the 207 scientists in 17 nations and regions, to release the first image of the black hole.
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Andreas Thomasen
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Andreas Thomasen (Quantum Matter). Title: "Intuitions about topology in condensed matter physics".
[Seminar] "Senescence: a cellular phenotype in physiology and pathology" by Prof. Ana O'Loghlen
Title : Senescence: a cellular phenotype in physiology and pathology
Speaker: Prof. Ana O'Loghlen
Affiliation: Queen Mary University of London
Faculty Perspectives: "A not very well-planned career in marine sciences".
Join Dr. James Davis Reimer, Associate Professor, University of the Ryukyus for an interactive interview style discussion at OIST.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!Seminar by Dr. Anjan Soumyanarayanan, Magnetic Skyrmions: Spin Topology for Nanoscale Computing
Seminar by Dr. Anjan Soumyanarayanan from A*STAR and NUS, Singapore [Magnetic Skyrmions: Spin Topology for Nanoscale Computing]
Journal club seminar: Simplest black hole in 4d higher-spin gravity
Faculty Lunch Seminar: Yasha Neiman
Faculty Lunch Seminar. Speaker: Yasha Neiman (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Let us breed a Schrodinger's Cat"
Seminar "Replication, error, and emergence of life", Prof. Shoichi Toyabe
Prof. Shoich Toyabe, Associate Professor, Tohoku University.
Seminar "An update on K41 vs K62" by Prof. Robert Antonia
[Speaker] Prof. Robert Antonia, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (Mechanical Engineering) , The University of Newcastle, Australia
QG group meeting: Recent developments in higher-spin gravity
This is the weekly Quantum Gravity group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: Recent developments in higher-spin gravity.
IAS Users Meeting and Seminar: NMR
For OIST members:
Users meeting and Seminar are registration free. We look forward to seeing you at the venue.
For Non-OIST members:
Please contact ias@oist.jp for Seminar sign up. (Users meeting is an internal event.)
7th International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference
7th International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference
Guangzong Xing, High Power Factor of Copper Based Coordination Polymers and its Analogs for Thermoelectrics
Internal Seminar by Guangzong Xing, Quantum Transport and Electron Structure Theory Unit
Mohieldin Youssef, An Insight into the Mechanisms of Stress and Behavior
Internal Seminar by Mohieldin Youssef, Cell Signal Unit
Seminar "Single molecule junctions under high bias: Limitations of the single-level model"
Prof. Elke Scheer, Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, Germany
Seminar "Molecular electronics as a playground for nanoscale thermal transport"
Prof. Juan-Carlos Cuevas, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Department, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Seminar "The causes and consequences of cell-to-cell heterogeneity in growth, mutational impact, and drug resistance", Prof. Lucas Carey
Prof. Lucas Carey, Associate Professor, Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking Unviersiy
[Cancelled] [Seminar] "The Many Layers of Touch" by Randy M. Bruno, Ph.D
Title : The Many Layers of Touch
Speaker: Randy M. Bruno, Ph.D
Affiliation: Dept. of Neuroscience and the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University
[PhD Thesis Presentation] ‐ Ms. Bianca Sieveritz <Ventral motor thalamic projection neurons to prelimbic cortex in cost-benefit decision-making>
PhD public presentation
Seminar "Genomic Medicine: From Human to Plant"
Professor Bin Tean Teh, Ph.D., M.D Deputy Director (Research), National Cancer Centre of Singapore Deputy Director (Scientific), SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Senior Principal Investigator, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Senior Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
Location: B646
Time: 14:00-15:00
Seminar by Dr. Rémi Chaussenot, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
[Seminar] "Directed Evolution under genetic codes with reduced-size alphabet or with low fidelity" by Prof. Daisuke Kiga
Title: Directed Evolution under genetic codes with reduced-size alphabet or with low fidelity
Speaker: Prof. Daisuke Kiga from Waseda University
Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Waseda University
High Performance VDI Conference 2019
Learn about the latest trends in high-performance VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (仮想デスクトップ基盤)) and next-generation virtualization infrastructures, and share technical information. The conference consists of presentation sessions and hands-on workshops. | Language: Japanese (all presentation materials will be in English) | Program: https://www.highperformancevdi.com/en/meetings/2019/program.html | All scientific sessions are open to OIST members (additional fees apply for working meals)
The 26th Board of Governors Meeting
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
OIST Gratitude Month
Dear OISTers,
The purpose of “Gratitude Month” is to remind you what you have great in your life but just forgot because of having stress and other life problems.
From 1 st to 30 th Oct , you will find a Gratitude Glass jar with paper cards and markers at the E ntrance of the Tunnel .
Everyone is welcome to write down for what they are grateful in their lives. At the end of the month, all gratitude would be collected and published.
Pakistani Beef Nihari & Roghni Naan
Dear Foodies :)
Next class will be Pakistani Kitchen with "Beef Nihari & Roghni Naan" The chef will be Afshan Jamshaid. The class will be on 28th September Saturday at 6pm in Community Kitchen. Kindly confirm your availability for placing the order.
Journal club seminar: The Page curve of Hawking radiation from semiclassical geometry
[Seminar] "Neural Representations of Natural Self-Motion: Implications for Perception & Action " by Prof. Kathleen E. Cullen
Title : Neural Representations of Natural Self-Motion: Implications for Perception & Action
Speaker: Dr. Kathleen E. Cullen
Affiliation: The Johns Hopkins University
Thursday Tea Time
Thursdays | Grano Level B | 16:00-16:30
2019 IEEE “Okinawa Chapter pre-event” / Okinawa Future Semiconductor Technical Committee
The workshop is going to be held on September 26, 2019,
Panel discussion: “Writing a successful KAKENHI application”
Come and join a lively discussion with successful KAKENHI recipients.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!Seminar "Swimming water droplet in complex environment, confinement, gravity and collective effects" Charlotte de Blois
Language: English
[Seminar] "Epigenetics for thermal plasticity in a reef fish" by Dr Taewoo Ryu, APEC Climate Center, Republic of Korea
Name: Taewoo Ryu
Affiliation: APEC Climate Center, Republic of Korea
Abstract:
Elevated ocean temperature exacerbates physiology and survival of many marine organisms. Recent studies showed that some species can fully restore the physiological traits either within one or after multiple generations depending on the populations. Uncovering cellular mechanisms of such phenotypic plasticity is important to understand and predict species’ or populations’ response to climate change. We tried to identify epigenetic mechanisms related to within- and transgenerational plasticity using the high and low latitude population of Great Barrier Reef fish, Acanthochromis Polyacanthus , which showed thermal acclimation at the first or second generations, respectively. By sequencing genome and DNA methylomes of fish reared in the control and future predicted temperatures (+1.5 and +3 °C) at the whole genome level, differentially methylated genomic regions and related genes were identified. Functions related to nutrient homeostasis, cardiovascular capacity, and development and were significantly enriched among differentially methylated genes of high latitude F1 population, which were scarcely enriched among those of low latitude F2 population, indicating highly coordinated regulation of these functions for within- compared to transgenerational plasticity.