On March 23-24 senior experts and young scientists from Asia-Pacific island countries will come together for the "Meeting for Establishing a Network of Island Country Researchers". As part of this meeting the symposium “Island Environment and Climate Change in Asia-Pacific Region" will take place on March 24th. It is open to observers. No registrtaion required (on-site registration).

March 23 - "Meeting for Establishing a Network of Island Country Researchers " (closed session)

Program 13:30 - 17:00

March 24 - " Island Environment and Climate Change in Asia-Pacific Region" (Symposium is open to observers. On-site registration)

Program 9:00-10:00 Keynote Speech [Dr. Patrick Tellei, President, Palau Community College] 10:20-12:00 Oral Presentations 13:00-16:40 Parallel Sessions...

Seminar "Mechanisms of androgen action in hormone-dependent and advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer", Prof. Satoshi INOUE.

Dr. Michael Gutmann, Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Prof. Yoshiyuki Kubota, Division of Cerebral Circuitry, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan

Professor Rodney S. Ruoff, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and School of Materials Science Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST)

Dr. Kaori Fujita, Specific Researcher, Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University

Language: Simultaneous English and Japanese interpretation Registration required. Go to https://groups.oist.jp/osd/international-symposium-innovative-university for more information.

Mini Symposium - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - For more information, contact the organizers.

National Holiday.

Professor David Daley, professor of Psychological Intervention and Behavior Change Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Nottingham. Audience: Parents and grandparents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD as well as teachers and professionals who may work with children with ADHD.

Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. Admission free. Registration required.

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

Language: English Registration required. Go to https://groups.oist.jp/bds/oist-lean-startup-entrepreneurial-training-program-2016-0 for more information.

HEART's full functions (including purchase order and expenses settlement, etc.) will be available for use in 22nd of March. In this session, the system usage and new operations, rules will be explained by OIST Financial Management Divisions.

■HEART All User Meeting - Stage 2 [Date& Venue] Ⅰ.March 18th (Friday) 13:30-15:30 @ Center Bldg, B250 (Japanese Session) Ⅱ. March 25th (Friday) 10:00-12:00 @ Lab 3, C700 (English Session)

[Target Audience] OIST staff who will use the HEART system: Faculty, Researchers, Technicians, RAs, Executives, Administrative Staff.

[Main Topics] ・Final cutover announcement and initial setup ・Explanation on new operation and rules by OIST Financial Management Divisions

Registration not required. The session material will be uploaded on HEART web page...

Speaker: Prof. Spencer V. Nyholm, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

Dr. Dan Warren, DECRA Research Fellow, Macquarie University

It is St. Patrick's Day, so let's celebrate with some tea, coffee, and cookies, y'all.

Speaker: Bret Grasse, Aquarist, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Professor Michael Schultz, Director of Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy

Prof. Jun Tani, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

[Seminar] LightFab 3D Printer Speaker: Dr. Jens Gottmann, LightFab Time: 4 pm – 5pm Date : Wednesday, 16th of March Location: Lab 2, Level A, A613

OIST Workshop - This workshop is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Japanese-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.

Dr. Marylka Yoe Uusisaari, Marie Curie Individual Fellow, Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

English-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.

Prof. Justin Dauwels, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University

Dr. Ayan Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Kolkata, India Language: English Desired audience: Researchers and Technicians

Japanese-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.

English-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Final presentation by the Science Challenge participants: ‘What would you do in Graduate School?’

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Spring is in the air! Hop on over to teatime.

Forum featuring keynote speeches from leading Japanese and international experts - In Japanese and English with simultaneous interpretation. Registration required. Registration and information at https://groups.oist.jp/cpr/oist-forum-2016.

Seminar "IER5 generates a novel hypo-phosphorylated active form of HSF1 and contributes to tumorigenesis", Dr. Rieko Ohki, Division of Rare Cancer Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute

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

Prof. Peter Engels, Washington State University, USA

Dr. Claudiu Genes, Senior Scientist, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck

Dr. Paola Laurino, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel

Prof. Chikashi Toyoshima, Professor, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Speaker: Dr. Cody Leary, Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, The College of Wooster, USA Seminar Title:Polarization-based control of spin-orbit hybrid modes of light in biphoton interference Desired audience: Researchers, technicians, students

Bring your lunch and watch together a 90-minute special about OIST which has been shown in the Kanto area, which is Tokyo and surrounding megapolis.

"X-ray Dark-Field Imaging: Its Details and BioMedical Applications - Progress Overview since 2000 -" Prof. Masami Ando , Research Institute of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science Date and Time: March 4 (Fri.) 11:00 - 12:00 Place: C210

What time is it? Teatime O'Clock!

Dr. Hiroyuki Kato, Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, San Diego

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

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Seminar "Signaling by WW Domain Proteins in Hippo-YAP Tumor Suppressor Pathway, Mechanotransduction and a Genetic Disorder of the Brain" Prof. Marius Sudol.

Prof Su-Ying Wu, Investigator, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research)