Ruth A Byrne, PhD; Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

For the last ten years, Dr. Byrne has studied cephalopods at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, universities in the USA and Israel, and beneath the pristine waters of the Caribbean. She first investigated behavioral lateralization and arm use in the Common Octopus, and subsequently the complex body pattern communication system of the Caribbean Reef Squid. Most recently, she has been working on human cell biology.

Host: Michael Kuba ( michael.kuba@oist.jp) , Physics and Biology Unit.

National holiday. OIST administrative offices closed.

"Making the Right Moves" book is one of the main resources for the “Development of Early-Career Scientists”. This time we will discuss "Chapter 2: Understanding University Structure and Planning for Tenure" - Guest Experts: Dr. Greg Stephens - When: noon – 1 pm; Wednesday, August 10 - Where: Ctr Bldg - Seminar Room C210 - Register on www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

Dear all,

We would like to cordially invite you to a seminar conducted by BIOVIA, the Material Studio developer.

[Date] August 10th, 2016 [Time] 9:30 – 15:00 [Room] Lab 1 level B, B503 [Agenda]

9:30-11:30 Introduction with DEMO of the Material Studio with some example case studies 11:30-12:30 General modeling discussion with user 13:00-14:00 Quantum Mechanics discussion with user 14:00-15:00 Molecular Mechanics discussion with user

Please contact it-help@oist.jp for any further questions regarding this seminar. We look forward to seeing many of you there!

Sincerely, Information Service Section

OIST will have a special campus tour for kids during summer school vacation.

LinkedIn - Tuesday, 9 August 2016 (12:30-15:30) - Registration Deadline: 17:00 Monday, 8 August 2016 - To register go to www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

When: Monday, August 8th - 14:00-16:00; Where: Ctr Bldg - Seminar Room B503; Speaker: Mr. Gwilym Roberts, Partner and Chairman, © Kilburn & Strode LLP, UK; No Need for registration; all are welcome!

To read more about the event and the speaker, please go to PCDA's webpage: https://groups.oist.jp/pcda

Ms. Erika Kawakami, Delft University of Technology, Language: English

* * * !!! * * * INPUT A SUMMARY! * * * !!! * * * such as "Dr. Jill Tanner, Distinguished Professor, Stanford University", "Language: Japanese. No interpretation.", "By invitation only.", "Registration required. Go to www.oist.jp/reserve for more information."

「SharePoint一般ユーザー向け説明会」開催のご案内です。

「SharePoint一般ユーザー向け説明会」開催のご案内です。

管理部門　「SharePoint一般ユーザー向け説明会」

This is a spin-off event of Ryukyu Shimpo’s column. OIST will hold a workshop hosted by Dr. Masashi Yoshimura (Economo Unit), Coordinator of an ongoing environmental observation network project “OKEON Churamori Project”. Participants will experience of collecting ants and observing them. Discussion with Dr. Yoshimura gives the participants the new way to see nature around us.

Please see the link below for the details. (Available only in Japanese) https://ryukyushimpo.jp/style/article/entry-316670.html

The 2016 Update Session on Health and Safety and Safety Seminar will be held on July 28. Guest speaker is Professor Masato Murakami, President of Shibaura Institute of Technology, who is a world-renowned researcher of super conducting materials. We are excited to hear about his fascinating story of development of super conductors in addition to laboratory safety.

By Invitation Only

This is an externally organized closed event. 外部主催イベントです（関係者のみ）

Prof. Feng Yan　from Hong Kong Polytechnic University

3rd Admissions Selection Workshop.

This workshop will target Japanese university students, and is timed to coincide with the main application and selection periods of the major research universities PhD programs across Japan. Students who come to the 2016 July workshop will generally be looking for entry to a PhD program in 2017.

Everyone is welcome to join the festival. Admission Free. Various entertainment, local foods, games for kids, science demonstrations by OIST and others.

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: March 13 2016 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Practical Sessions are only for registered participants - website: https://groups.oist.jp/dnc/dnc2016

Thursday, July 21st - 16:00-18:00 - Lab 3 - Seminar Room C700 - Instructor: Dr Joanna Young, Director of The Scientific Editing Company, Scotland - Registration deadline: Tuesday, July 19th - To read more about the workshop and to register, please CLICK HERE or go to www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

"Orientation session for OIST New Postdocs and Staff Scientists"; 11 am to noon on Thursday, July 21st; Lab 3 - Seminar Room C700; OIST Postdoctoral Scholars, Staff Scientists and Researchers; No registration required.

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

Professor Andrei Nefiodov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

National Holiday.

Seminar by Andrew Smerald (EPFL, Lausanne) on Friday, July 15th at 3pm. Location: C016, Lab1.

Language: Japanese only. Purpose of this training: Learn convenient functions and utilization methods.

This seminar with the OIST Media Section explores how your research can get visibility on the OIST Website and on the Internet.

Seminar July 15th (C016) : 10:00-11:00 "Triggering of earthquakes: a review” , Prof. Takahiro Hatano (Unv.Tokyo) , 11:00-12:00 “High precision prediction of catastrophic mechanical phenomena”, Prof. Tetsuo Yamaguchi (Kyushu Univ.)

Seminar by Yuan Wan (Perimeter Institute) on July 14th (Thu) 11:00-12:00 in D014, Lab1.

Inauguration of the OIST Marine Station at Seragaki.

Professor Yun Lai, Soochow University

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: April 13, 2016 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - website: https://groups.oist.jp/fsu/udn-2016

Seminar by Prof. Tetsuo Hatsuda (RIKEN) on Monday 11th at 15:30 in B250, as part of OIST-iTHES-CTSR workshop.

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

Dr. Vienna Kowallik, Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionsbiologie

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

"OIST-iTHES-CTSR 2016" International Workshop. Date: 8-11 July. Venue: Campus.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Come make a wish at Tanabata Teatime! And join us for coffee, tea, and cookies.

Seminar by Prof. Zinn-Justin,CEA Saclay, on July 7th at 3pm in C209.

Seminar: "Patent Law as Career Path" ; July 6th - 13:30-15:00; Ctr Bldg - SR C209; Instructor: Dr Todd E. Garabedian (Patent Attorney - Partner at Cantor Colburn LLP, USA); All OIST are welcome.

Seminar "The physiological role of poly(A)-binding protein-interacting protein 1" Dr. Akiko YANAGIYA.

OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: 2016-04-31 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Practical sessions are only for registered participants - Website: https://groups.oist.jp/pbm

Grant Peer Support Group - 2nd meeting - 12:00 - 13:00 on Friday, July 1st - Seminar Room C210 - For more info or to join, please go to www.groups.oist.jp/pcda

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

This event is open to all. Event in English (no interpretation). For details contact organizers.

Maiko Furubayashi is a Postdoctoral Associate in Chris Voigt lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received her PhD in Engineering from Chiba University in 2014 under the supervision of Daisuke Umeno, working on non-natural pathway construction by directed evolution.

Mini-course: "Communicating Effectively in English: Building Linguistic and Cultural Strategies for Scientists" - Online bootcamp and in-person bootcamps on June 3, 4, 24 and 25 - Venue: SR C700

Seminar "Screening of phosphorylation dependent protein-protein interaction inhibitors" Dr. Takahisa Nakamura.