Dr Cetin, Senior Manager, Allen Institute for Brain Science and Assistant Professor (affiliate faculty), Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine

Prof. Michael Shadlen MD PhD

Department of Neuroscience

Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

Kavli Institute of Brain Science

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Columbia University

Internal seminar: Alex Tang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit

C700, 4:30-5:00pm

Internal Seminar: Cindy Esporlas, PhD Student, Light-Matter Interactions Unit

4:00-4:30pm, C700

Speaker: Austin B. Mudd Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley Date : Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time : 3:45pm-4:45pm Venue: C210, Center Building

Speaker: Jessen V. Bredeson Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley Date : Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time : 2:30pm-3:30pm Venue: C210, Center Building

Prof. Anasavarapu Srikantha Phani, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada. Language: English, no interpretation.

Speaker: Dr. G. Albert Wu U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Date : Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Time : 3:45pm-4:45pm Venue: C209, Center Building

The seminar aims to introduce research topics in topology, geometry and its interactions with other sciences. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.

Speaker: Dr. Therese Mitros University of California, Berkeley Date : Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Time : 2:30pm-3:30pm Venue: C209, Center Building

Neural Computation Unit will hold an internal workshop at Seaside House. By invitation only

Seminar by Prof. Murat Kazanci from Istanbul Medeniyet University.

Speaker: Prof. Tadashi Takayanagi, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University Date : Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Time : 10:30am-11:30am

Seminar " Onset of Random Matrix Behavior in Scrambling Systems" by Masanori Hanada (Kyoto/Colorado) Mar 26 (Mon) 11:00-12:00 C015, Lab1, English

Select female high school students from Okinawa will learn about cutting edge science by participating in fun, hands-on workshops.

Speaker: Dr. Dionysios Anninos, University of Amsterdam Date : Friday, March 23, 2018 Time : 10:30am-11:30am

"Effective Visual Communication of Science: how to visualize your scientific ideas and help your audience effortlessly grasp the essence of your research". This 2 day workshop is especially valuable for PostDocs, PhD students and other researchers who have to communicate complex ideas and results

Registration is required. Space is limited to 24 participants. Priority will be given to Postdocs.

Click HERE to register. Post-event survey SUMMARY

National holiday.

seminar by Dr Goda on March 20

Emergence of Intelligence through End-to-End Reinforcement Learning and Chaos-based Reinforcement Learning towards the Emergence of "Thinking" by Dr. Katsunari Shibata, Oita University

Speaker: Lashmi Piriya Ananda Babu

Title: Functional roles of microtubules in a giant presynaptic terminal

Speaker: Dr. Henrique von Gersdorff from Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

Mr. Terry O’Connor, Communications Director for the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2018 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Website: https://groups.oist.jp/mtpu/oist-symposium-bootstrap-approach-conformal-field-theories-and-applications

On Friday, March 16th, the last event of the OIST Science Talk Series featuring OIST scientists from Okinawa will take place. The talk series was very popular and well received by the public, so we decided to have an extra event in March in which five of the six speakers will get together and respond to questions come from the public. The event will start from 18:30-19:30 at Junku-do Book Store in Naha (1-19-29 Makishi, Naha-city). *The talk is in Japanese only.

Internal Seminar: Maki Thomas, PhD Student, Marine Biophysics (Satoshi Mitarai Unit)

4:00-4:30 PM, C700

Seminar "Phytoplankton swimming in a flow" by Massimo Cencini (CNR-ISC), Mar 15 (thu) 2-3pm

Dr. Rieko Ohki, Laboratory Head of Fundamental Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute. Language: English, no interpretation.

The ecology & evolution seminar series #3: Prof. Evan Economo, Wed 14th March at 10:00 (C210)

Millions of people around the world secretly worry they’re not as smart or talented as other people “think” they are. The so-called Impostor Syndrome impacts both men and women in a variety of disciplines and is especially rampant in academia. This special seminar will teach you what Impostor Syndrome is, how to recognize and handle it.

This Session is for Researchers, OIST Staff and Faculty Members ONLY. Seminar for Graduate Students will be held later in the afternoon.

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE .

Dr. Shiki Okamoto, Second Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, JAPAN. Language: English

Prof. Peter Engels Department of Physics and Astronomy Washington State University

The Accomplishing More With Less for Managers workshop is designed to help participants develop and practice the skills that are crucial for managing people successfully in today’s information overload and diverse work environment. This workshop is ideal for managers and supervisors who are overseeing the work of others and who want to enable their teams to achieve great results.

OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate.

OIST Science Challenge 2018 will be providing participants with a unique opportunity to extend their scientific education and experience research. We also offer valuable information to help them prepare for a doctoral program. Through various interactions with OIST faculty, postdocs, and Ph.D students, the participants will learn about research conducted at OIST, skills needed to survive and enjoy a Ph.D life. At the end of the workshop, participants will be asked to present submitted slide presentation on the "Joy of Discovery" in light of their experience throughout the week. The presentation will be shared with OIST community.

Airfare, travel insurance, accommodation, and meals during the workshop will be provided by OIST.

Apply from here ! For any questions, please contact gradschool.event@oist.jp (OIST Admissions and Career Development Section)

Seminar by Prof. Blanpied

The seminar aims to introduce research topics in topology, geometry and its interactions with other sciences. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.

This week, Dr Tirasan Khandhawit (postdoc in the Tsvietkova Unit) will speak on "Gauge theory and topology of manifolds".

Speaker: Professor Jörg Schumacher, Fluid Mechanics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany

"Dr. Nobumoto Watanabe, Unit leader, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science. Language: English, no interpretation."

Seminar by Professor Gul Dolen, Johns Hopkins University

Prof. Wolfgang Bangerth, Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, US. Language: English, no interpretation.

Lunchtime fireside chat with Omar Sultan, Managing Partner of Sultan Ventures , a venture capital firm based in Hawaii, USA. Get your startup questions answered.

Learn more about the competitive research funding programs around the world. For more information, please visit here .

By Invitation Only.

Language: Japanese with no interpretation.

YAPC::Okinawa 2018 ONNASON

Internal Seminar : Davide Chiuchiu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Biological Complexity Unit (Simone Pigolotti)

Internal Seminar: Leonidas Georgiou, Stargazing the brain

4:30pm, C700

Refreshments will be served following the seminar.

Dr. Ben Torben-Nielsen, Demiurge technologies, Switzerland. Language: English.

Dr. Michiel Ten Brinke, Erasmus MC, Netherlands. Language: English.

Language: Simultaneous English and Japanese interpretation Registration required. Go to https://groups.oist.jp/tdic/international-symposium-okinawa-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-summit-2018 for more information

Prof. Kaylene Young, Professor, University of Tasmania, Australia. Language: English