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

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? We welcome your ideas and questions!

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

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? We welcome your ideas and questions!

National holiday

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).

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.

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday .

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

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

The Society for Neurodiversity is inviting you to a neurodivergent-friendly afternoon get-together. We want to be with each other and offer a safe space, free of judgment where neurodivergent individuals can talk (or not talk) about their experience at OIST/Japan or just simply exist together.

The “Biological, Artificial, and Quantum Intelligence 2025 (BAQ2025)” International Workshop. will bring together world-leading experts in neural networks, neuroscience, quantum machine learning, and related areas of intelligence and complexity. It aims to provide a platform for discussions on recent developments and future perspectives in these fields. Open to OIST Community!

Jonathan Brundan , University of Oregon Title: Quasi-split 2-iquantum groups

[Speaker] Prof. Samriddhi Sankar Ray, Associate Professor, International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India

Silver Workshop : Complex geometry and related topics VII (Series final)

(List updated on March 6, 2025)

Organizer: N. Yui (Queen’s Univ.), K. Saito (RIMS, Kyoto), S. Hikami (OIST) Local organizer: N. Kawazumi (Univ. Tokyo) Support: OIST funding

OIST organizer: Yutaka Yoshida (Neural Circuit Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Please show your OIST badge when entering the venue.

Mechanism of Brain and Mind Winter Workshop 2025

The workshop will be held March 10 (Mon) – 12 (Wed), 2025 at Rustsu Resort Hotel. Registration is available now.

[Affiliation] Research Fellow: Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

[Seminar Title] NcRNA in neural development, degeneration, and aging

Title: Nonlinear Photonics in High-Q Microcavities: From All-Optical Switches to Microresonator Frequency Combs

Speaker: Dr Takasumi Tanabe, Professor, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Japan

Cultural Events Series team cordially invites you to celebrate the culture of South Africa on the 8th of March at Seaside House (second floor, lounge)!

OIST Science Talk Series ：What is "NORMAL"? Embracing Neurodiversity Movie “Normal 17-Year-Olds: We have ADHD” + Science Talk

[Seminar] "Elucidation and Control of Advanced Photofunctions based on Triplet Excited States in Molecular Materials" by Prof. Kiyoshi Miyata

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday .

QG visitor seminar for general OIST audience. Speaker: Rennan Barkana (Tel Aviv University). Title: "Cosmology with radio waves: from dark matter to the dark ages"

Title: First order mean field games on networks

Speaker: Prof. Claudio Marchi (University of Padova)

The Provost Lecture Series 17

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

Title : Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing

TSVP Symposium linked to Thematic Program on "Computational and Physical Understanding of Biological Information Processing"

In this talk, Bianca Oudshoff explores how to move beyond academic publishing to create real-world impact by collaborating with industry, policymakers, and entrepreneurs. It highlights pathways for translating research into practical solutions, the challenges of launching science-based businesses, and the importance of interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Through real-world examples and personal insights, the talk provides practical guidance on how to bridge the gap between research and innovation.

Are you new to OIST? Or have you been here for a while, but still enjoy meeting new people? Are you a family member looking to connect with other OISTers and their families? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then join us for a fun evening! We will kick things off with a short get-to-know-everyone game, followed by 1:1 chats.

Speaker: Dr. Forin Albeanu, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Talk title: "A closed-loop framework for investigating sensorimotor predictions and errors in head-fixed mice"

Hosted by Fukunaga Unit

Speaker: Dr. Simon R Schultz, Neurotechnology in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London

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

Learn about the best technologies that are currently moving from OIST labs to commercialization and meet the researchers from Proof of Concept (POC) projects and Technology Pioneer Fellows who are turning their innovative ideas into products and services that benefit society.

The OIST COI-NEXT Program is excited to announce the Call for New Projects 2025! We are looking for interdisciplinary projects that are dedicated to delivering tangible outcomes in support of the One World, One Health vision. Proposals are due by March 31, 2025 , at 12:00 PM.

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Makoto Yamada (Machine Learning and Data Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants.

OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday .

Language: English. Registration: Not required.

Language: English. Registration: Not required.

Speaker: Dr. Junichiro Kishine, Professor, The Open University of Japan, The University of Tokyo, and Institute for Molecular Science.

Language: English

Prof. Nobuhiro Hagura. Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Graduate School of Frontiers Biosciences, Osaka University

Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)

Dr. Kathrine Tan, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, National Institute for Basic Biology

University Community Services and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team will host a Family and Community Orientation on Thursday, February 27 from 10am-12pm in OIST Conference Center Meeting Room 1. This orientation is for OIST family members to foster networking, relationship building, and awareness of resources available to OIST family members. Whether you are new or have been here for years, please join us!

An interdisciplinary conversation to explore the latest breakthroughs, challenges, and opportunities in the transition toward a sustainable energy future.

Announcing the OIST Energy Open Center, a new interdisciplinary effort to address sustainable energy challenges.