A talk by Dr. Kim Palacios-Flores

Postdoctoral Researcher at Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland

Tomohito Noda

Ph.D. student The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biological Sciences

Fukatsu Lab at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Abstract: Intracellular symbiosis, in which a host organism harbors a microbial symbiont within its cells, has been widely observed across diverse lineages. This phenomenon is intriguing not only within the context of individual symbiotic relationships, but also more broadly, as the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts are thought to trace back to microorganisms that were incorporated into host cells. Therefore, the study of intracellular symbiosis may provide insights to the understanding of a crucial trigger for the acquisition of novel biological functions and evolutionary modifications. Despite the wide interest in intracellular symbiosis, the mechanisms and adaptations required to harbor microbial symbionts remain largely elusive. One contributing factor is that the majority of symbiotic organs are highly specialized and distinct from the rest of the body, and thus lack a clear “non-symbiotic” subject to compare with.

Dr. Nozomi Ando is an associate professor at Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Cornell University.

This is one of the science event for Japan Science Week.

Venue: Nago Museum

Admission Free

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"Synaptic Machinery for Protein Turnover" by Prof. Chao Sun, Aarhus University, Denmark

Talk by Javier Rey Dominguez, PhD School of Electronic and electrical engineering, University of Leeds. Language: English, no interpretation. Open to OIST community.

Mr. Yohei Nishino, Ph.D. student in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Tokyo

"Geometric modular flows in 2d CFT and beyond" presented by Jacqueline Caminiti

Title: Does Synaptic Strength Encode Sleep Need?

Speaker: Dr. Shoi Shi, Principal Investigator, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba

Language: English

Dr. Jonathan T. Sczepanski, Professor, Texas A&M University. Language: English,

The OIST Center for Quantum Technologies (OCQT) and AIST will jointly host a commemorative event for the Signing of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding – Collaboration Agreement) . The event will highlight our collaboration in the field of quantum science. Additionally, a symposium will be held to explore how quantum technology could transform future societies and corporate activities.

Title: Micro- and Nanomotors Driven by Optical Forces and Torques

Speaker: Dr Mikael Käll, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

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Sustainability for a connected world

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).

Title: Plasmonic Optical Tweezers: From Nanoparticles Trapping to Biomolecules Manipulation

Speaker: Dr Domna Kotsifaki, Assistant Professor of Physics, Duke Kunshan University, China

Title: Multipliers of orbital angular momentum of light

Speaker: Dr Georgiy Tkachenko, University of Bordeaux, France

Talk title: Bridging Science and Art: A Journey from Medicinal Chemistry to Photographic Expression

Speaker: Maya Beano, participating photographer in the Polar Blues, Island Hues exhibition at OIST with her images of Antarctica

Stefano Antonini

UC Berkeley

This photographic exhibition presents stunning images of Antarctica and Okinawa, offering a visual journey through their contrasting landscapes. Through these images, we are invited to reflect on how global warming is altering these fragile environments.

Public Lecture : "How Do Animals Make Sound? … Even While Holding Their Breath" by Prof. Coen Elemans (University of Southern Denmark)

Language: English with Japanese simultaneous interpretation General audience, anyone with an interest in the topic. Recommended for 10 years old and over Registration required

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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).

Title: Ultrasensitive ultrasound sensing with integrated optical microresonators

Speaker: Dr Beibei Li, Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Seminar by Prof. Valerio Orlando

Talk by Florian Meier, TU-Wien. Physical devices operating out of equilibrium are inherently affected by thermal fluctuations, limiting their operational precision. This issue is pronounced at microscopic and especially quantum scales and can only be mitigated by incurring additional entropy dissipation. Understanding this constraint is crucial for both fundamental physics and technological design.

Speaker: Asaki Kataoka Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Ph.D. course) - UTokyo WINGS-ABC Leading Research Assistant - Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Title: Towards understanding the learning rules for human-like neural representations

Hao Geng

Harvard University

Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Ott, Assistant Professor, ECE, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Please RSVP by 7 am on Thursday, Mar. 27 : https://forms.gle/FnWHrH62KEoiJUwv7

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Speaker: Dr. Satoshi Takada, Associate Professor: Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.

language: English

Professor Stefan Mecking, Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz

Speaker: Philip Freund, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Title: Role of axonal importin β1 in presynaptic local translation and spatial memory

Marc A. Hillmyer, PhD , Professor, Department of Chemistry, Center for Sustainable Polymers, University of Minnesota

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National holiday

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Speaker: Mike Fainzilber, Professor in Molecular Neuroscience, Head, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel [ website ]

Title: How does a neuron grow?

<Due to changing of flight schedule, this seminor got cancelled.>

Speaker: Javier Francisco MedinaProfessor & Brown Foundation Chair in Neuroscience Department of Neuroscience Baylor College of Medicine

OIST Science Challenge is a unique opportunity for participants to extend their scientific education and experience research at OIST.

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Speaker: Norbert Hoffmann (Hamburg University of Technology / Imperial College London)

Dr. Rejjak Laskar, Senior Research Fellow from Aliah University in India