Past Events
Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
9/18/2019
14:00-15:00
B646
Presidential Lecture-"The Molecular Circadian Clock and its impact on Health and Disease" by Professor Fred Turek
Charles E. & Emma H. Morrison Professor of Biology Departments of Neurobiology & Neurology Director, Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology Northwestern University
[Seminar] "The development of the information-theoretical method for the classification of texts and its application to the definition of authorship" by Dr. Nadezhda Savina
Dr. Nadezhda Savina, Leading Researcher, Novosibirsk State University
Seminar by Prof. Fred W. Turek "Mechanisms Linking Circadian Clocks to Sleep, Feeding Cycles, Seasonal Rhythms, and the Impact of Artificial Light at Night on Human Rhythms"
Seminar/Discussion by Prof. Fed W. Turek on " Mechanisms Linking Circadian Clocks to Sleep, Feeding Cycles, Seasonal Rhythms, and the Impact of Artificial Light at Night on Human Rhythms "
[Seminar] "Time-universal data compression and prediction” by Prof. Boris Ryabko
Prof. Boris Ryabko, Head of Laboratory of data protection, ICT, Siberian Branch of RAS.
[Seminar] "New Trends in D-Amino acid Biocatalysis" by Prof. Loredano Pollegioni
Prof. Loredano Pollegioni, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Han Yan
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Han Yan (Quantum Matter). Title: "Three types of phases".
Seminar "Conversion of Photon Energy based on Molecular Self-assemblies" by Prof. Nobuo Kimizuka
Prof. Nobuo Kimizuka, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
“QuickFix: Using LinkedIn to achieve your goals”
“QuickFix”- learn how to use LinedIn in an interactive and a time-efficient manner!
To register CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARYPakistani Butter Chicken
https://groups.oist.jp/foodies/signup-0
[Seminar]"Deep Turning Point" by Dr. Danilo Vasconcellos Vargas
Speaker: Dr. Danilo Vasconcellos Vargas, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
CEC Meeting
September 2019 CEC Meeting Information
Welcome to Class of 2019 New Students
Welcome Ceremony for Class of 2019 New Students
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Slava Lysov
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Slava Lysov (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Topological Quantum Field Theories".
“QuickFix: Developing LinkedIn profile”
“QuickFix”- improve your on-line LinkedIn profile in an interactive and a time-efficient manner!
To register CLICK HERE Post-workshop survey SUMMARYSeminar “Quantum rifling: how to protect a qubit from unwanted collapse” Prof. Arkady Fedorov
Prof.Arkady Fedorov, Associate Professor, Chief Investigator and Node Manager, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS), School of Mathematics and Physics, the University of Queensland, Australia
Mathematical Physics seminar: Chern-Simons theory 9
Joint Math and Theoretical physics seminar on Chern-Simons theory, Knot invariants and Volume conjecture. Vyacheslav Lysov will be leading the discussion.
ORC Assembly
This month, our guest will be Felix Rehnberg (R&D Cluster Programs Section) who will tak about an exciting new OIST business development program.
[Seminar]"Propagating waves in brain cortex: Cloud computing?" by Prof. Jian-young Wu
Seminar
OIST-NTHU Joint Seminar: Accelerating Research Towards Applications in the Life Sciences
Joint Seminar featuring faculty and researchers from OIST and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan to discuss research advances for applications in the life sciences. Open to all.
Fireside Chat: Building a Dream Team for University Startups
Lunchtime "fireside chat" about starting up a company based on university research. Featuring: Professor Margaret Dah-Tsyr Chang from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
[PhD Thesis Presentation] ‐ Mr. Neil Dalphin -"Functional Voltage Imaging of Mouse Super-Granular Layers, in Vivo"
public presentation
Hawaiian Hula Workshop
Hawaiian Dance Hula Worskshop taught by Kuma Hula Manaiakalani Kalua who resides in Hilo, Hawaii will provide OIST and the Okinawan community with a Hula Workshop.
When: Tuesday, August 20th
Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm
Location: Village Center Meeting Room
Cost: 4,000 JPY per person - please register by August 9th via the QR code on the advertisement.
Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: B648
Science Digest Chalk Talk: "Error-speed correlations in biopolymer synthesis"
Davide Chiuchiu (Postdoc at Pigolotti Unit)
The Art of Storytelling Through Hula - Hawaiian Cultural Lecture
OIST members and the local Okinawan community are invited to a lecture on The Art of Storytelling Through Hula and performances by three local Okinawan Hula studios.
Speaker: Manaiakalani Kalua
Performances by: Kalehua Hula Studio, Kailua Hula Studio, and Hālau Hula Uʻi Hula Studio
Monday, August 19th at 7pm in the OIST auditorium. The event will be translated from English to Japanese.
Seminar "Characterisation and modelling of wall turbulence with strong heat transfer" by Prof. Rene Pecnik
[Speaker] Prof. Rene Pecnik, Process and Energy Department , Delft University of Technology
Presidential Lecture by Professor Jim Smith "Making a Human: Lessons from the First Ten Hours in the Life of a Frog"
"The first ten hours in the life of a frog"
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Sudip Ghosh
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Sudip Ghosh (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Web of Dualities in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory".
"Neural encoding and decoding of auditory cortex during perceptual decision making" Dr. Funamizu
SEMINAR by Dr. Akihiro Funamizu, Postdoctoral Fellow, Zador Laboratory - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
[Seminar] "Rheology of dense ellipsoidal grains" by Prof. Ben Nadler
Title : Rheology of dense ellipsoidal grains
Speaker: Prof. Ben Nadler
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Cover Letter Writing for Scientists
Learn about writing an English cover letter for academic science positions.
Target audience: interns, Ph.D students and Post Docs who are interested in continuing their career in academia.
Speaker: Margaret Howell (Language Education Section, OIST)
Seminar "Illuminating Complex Fluid Flow" Peter Gilbert
Language: English
Seminar "Despicable Mites: Recent Findings in the Study of Two Honey Bee Parasites"
Dr. Samuel Ramsey, USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab
[Seminar] "Can I talk to a squid? Cephalopod behavioral ecology as a comparative model for understanding visual communication"
Speaker: Ryuta Nakajima, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: B648
OIST Summer Festival
Everyone is welcome.
Esther Lai, Inputs to Neurons in Layer 1 of Mouse Cerebral Cortex
Internal Seminar Series
Speaker: Esther Lai, Brain Mechanisms for Behaviour (Arbuthnott) Unit
Title: Inputs to neurons in layer 1 of mouse cerebral cortex
Abstract: In rodents, a major output from the basal ganglia arrives in layer 1 (L1) of frontal cortex. Neocortical L1, the most superficial layer of cerebral cortex, is composed of...
Alexandru Mihai, Capillarity, Geometry, and Surface Tension
Internal Seminar Series
Language Exchange Potluck
Did you just finish a language course this semester? Are you interested in practicing English or Japanese but don't have time to take a class?
Come to the potluck this Friday from 12-1 PM and meet a new language exchange partner! We ask that you bring a dish to share (main dish, appetizer, snack, dessert or drink are all OK) and come prepared to chat.
[Seminar] "Visualizing and Controlling Cell Adhesion Complexes at the Molecular Scale" by Prof. Tony KANCHANAWONG
Seminar
Presidential Lecture- "Advancing Nanophotonics for New Optical Technologies" by Prof. Pavel Belov
Pavel Belov, ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sharepoint Open Hours
Sharepoint Open Hours
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: B646
Work Seminar "Creating a good work environment"
This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.
Seminar "Investigating granule cell functionality using automated olfactory conditioning" by Janine Reinert
Dr Janine Reinert (University of Heidelberg)
In English
Hosted by Sensory and Behavioural Neuroscience Unit
Career-up Seminar for Women
This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.





































