Join us for an engaging Research Talks session showcasing how OIST's Core Facilities are driving groundbreaking research, with topics ranging from nanotechnology and laser-written nanochannels to metabolic vulnerabilities in breast cancer and animal behavior studies. Networking cafe after the talks!

Speaker: Prof. Raphael Winter (Cardiff University)

Abstract: Our internal organs are often moving during their normal functions: hearts beat, lungs expand, and bladders fill. The mechanical forces generated by these movements are actively detected by the nervous system to drive physiology. Force detection in mammals is accomplished through mechanosensory PIEZO ion channels, which are critical for several internal sensory processes, including baroreception and the detection of bladder filling. We use PIEZO ion channels as molecular handles to understand how mechanosensory information is detected, and how it influences important physiological processes in the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts.

You can join the seminar via this ZOOM link

[Seminar] "Cell type-specific omics in neuron-glia co-cultures" by Prof. Indrek Koppel, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia)

Join RAM2024 Lab Tours and see how labs operate!

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).

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Lars Hultman

https://groups.oist.jp/orc/lab-tours-3

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Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

QG Seminar

Speaker: Maxfield Linus Hartley

Title: The Stochastic Thermodynamics of Music

Special Lecture by Professor Torbjörn Lundh followed by panel discussion

RAM will take you on seven unique Lab Tours , thoughtfully designed by your friends and colleagues. Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for one or more tours and see how the labs operate.

This week, from 7th to 11th, RAM will take you on seven unique Lab Tours , thoughtfully designed by your friends and colleagues. Good news — there are still spots available! Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for one or more tours and see how the labs operate.

Prof. Kentaro Somiya - Associate Profesor, Tokyo Tech

Registration for Lab Tours during RAM2024

EMBO Workshop | Co-funded by OIST | Main organizer: Marco Terenzio ( Molecular Neuroscience Unit ) | Website |

Unlock the Power of Sentence Stress!

Join us for an engaging seminar on Stressing Keywords in a Sentence .

Date: October 4th Time: 3:00 PM Location: Lab 2, Room C600B

Discover how to make your speech more dynamic and impactful by learning the art of sentence stress. Avoid the monotone trap by emphasizing the right words and enhancing your communication skills.

Date: September 27th Time: 2 PM

Learn effective techniques to:

Limited spots available! Secure your place today: https://forms.office.com/r/zJKnAR29Yj

All OIST staff are invited to attend a friendly competition for students and researchers to present their research projects in 3-minute Blitz talks . Bring your coffee mug and attend a Networking Cafe after the talks.

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops.

October 4, 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (JST UTC+9), Online(Zoom), Language: English, Target: Prospective students

The Community Cooking Series aims to bring the OIST community and residents of Okinawa closer through a shared love of food. Each session has thus far been different, featuring cuisine from different cultures and taught by a different instructor.

RAM2024 Kickoff with Poster presentations, Art in Science display and Networking Cafe.

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).

Prof. Dario, Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Language: English, no interpretation.

The UK Ageing Network (UKAN), a consortium of 11 interdisciplinary networks dedicated to understanding the biological mechanisms of ageing and their impact on human health, is pleased to announce an upcoming event hosted by OIST. This event will feature representatives from three key UKAN networks: CELLO, BLAST, and SMiHA.

Top entrepreneurs and investors from Silicon Valley will share insights from a global perspective and deepen the dialogue with the startup community in Okinawa. This is an exceptional opportunity to connect Okinawa with Silicon Valley, one of the world's leading innovation hubs. | Mon, 30 Sep 2024 | 2:00PM-3:00PM | C209 | EN-JP interpretation available

[CQD2024 Open Seminar]

Title: From Quantum Optics to Bits and Pieces

Speaker: Prof Klaus Mølmer, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

At the upcoming seminar for the professional development program, I will have the opportunity to share my unique experiences transitioning from academia to industry, as well as my involvement with non-profit organizations. These experiences serve as examples of the diverse career opportunities available within the field of science.

Talk 1: 10:00-11:00

Speaker: Prof. Tatsuya Miura (Kyoto University)

Title: Variational stabilization of degenerate p-elasticae

Talk 2: 11:15-12:15

Speaker: Prof. Hiroyoshi Mitake (University of Tokyo)

Title: Quantitative homogenization of state-constraint Hamilton–Jacobi equations on perforated domains and applications

Talk 1: 15:00-16:00

Speaker: Prof. Mitsuru Sugimoto (Nagoya University)

Title: On a global inverse function theorem for homogeneous map and its application

Talk 2: 16:15-17:15

Speaker: Prof. Futoshi Takahashi (Osaka Metroplitan University)

Title: The Hardy inequality on bounded domains for mean zero functions

OIST's Communication and Public Relations Division will host a talk event in Tokyo on Science and Art.

By combining the inspiration of art with the insights of science, science communicators, scientists, and artists can collaborate and then reach a wider audience with the results of their interactions.

In dynamic presentations, five innovators will share their ideas, passions, and work in science and art, highlighting the opportunities, challenges, and implications of bringing these two worlds together.

The audience is anyone involved in science communication, including universities, research institutes, NGOs, corporations, embassies, and government agencies. We invite you to join us to spark your imagination and inspire your work.

The event will take place in person in Tokyo, but will be delivered online as part of the UN Science Summit program.

Please use the form below to register for both in-person and online participation.

https://forms.gle/mPXxBN3b9XsQpZ1X9

Ahead of the spring 2025 opening of the YIL (Yagami Innovation Laboratory), which will bring a fresh breeze to education and research, OIST-KEIO will host an exchange event! Tom Froese, Assistant Professor leading the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit, will discuss how the human mind is shaped by interactions with "agents" such as avatars and robots, as well as with the environment. He will share insights from his research and discuss future directions.

QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "New unified formulation of General Relativity and Yang-Mills".

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Síle Nic Chormaic (Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

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).

National holiday

National holiday

September 21, 2024 (Saturday) 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tancha Beach, Onna Village, Okinawa

The AQTTI workshop will be hosted by the Experimental Quantum Information Physics Unit.

Prof. Hiroki Takahashi

We welcome startups from OIST and Okinawa Prefectural Government-certified partner venture capital firms as guests and host an event to discuss the innovation that begins in Okinawa and at OIST.

*Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

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).

In the talk “Adapting Basic Spectroscopic Research to Commercial Medical Devices: Lessons Learned from EPR Measurements of Molecular Oxygen in Tissues,” Prof. Swartz and Prof. Flood will discuss the application of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in measuring tissue oxygen levels. The talk will highlight the challenges and successes in developing EPR for human use, particularly in oxygen and radiation exposure measurements.

OIST Town Hall with President Markides

Talk by Nicky Kai Hong Li, Technical University of Vienna (Austria)

Seminar Summary: Certifying entanglement is an important step in the development of many quantum technologies, especially for higher-dimensional systems, where entanglement promises increased capabilities for quantum communication and computation. A key feature distinguishing entanglement from classical correlations is the occurrence of correlations for complementary measurement bases.

Ganjuu Wellbeing Service thanks those who donated, stopped by, and participated in the "Compassion Chain" artwork.

National holiday

日本語後に続きます。

Enjoy the music and learn the depth of Okinawa’s classical music. English translation is available.

Date: Sep.13, Friday 15:00 - 15:45 Venue: Atrium, Level DE, Lab 5

Title: Encoding mechanical and chemical information in cell membrane organization: a sensory engram

Speaker: Dr. Satyajit Mayor