Past Events

Public Lecture

Public Lecture: ADHD impacts on everyone, individuals themselves, parents and families: Let not just focus on burden but emerging solutions

Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 10:00
OIST Auditorium
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.
Culture

OPERA "THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF"

Saturday, March 19, 2016 - 15:00 to 16:30
OISTAuditorium
Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. Admission free. Registration required.
Seminar

Okinawa Underwater Photographic Society Meeting

Friday, March 18, 2016 - 19:00 to 21:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250
This event is open to all. Event in English (no interpretation). For details contact organizers.
Workshop

OIST Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program 2016

Friday, March 18, 2016 - 17:30 to Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 17:30
OIST, Seminar Roon C210

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

HEART All Users Meeting - Stage 2

Friday, March 18, 2016 - 13:30
Center Bldg, B250

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...

Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Spencer V. Nyholm "The Hawaiian bobtail squid as a model for studying beneficial host-microbe interactions"

Friday, March 18, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30
C700 (Lab 3, Level C)
Speaker: Prof. Spencer V. Nyholm, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut
Seminar

"The Future of Species Distribution Modeling" Dr. Dan Warren

Friday, March 18, 2016 - 09:00 to 10:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Dan Warren, DECRA Research Fellow, Macquarie University
Campus

St. Patrick's Day: Green Teatime

Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Restaurant
It is St. Patrick's Day, so let's celebrate with some tea, coffee, and cookies, y'all.
Seminar

Seminar by Bret Grasse 'An Introduction and Overview of the World’s First Large-Scale Cephalopod Exhibition'

Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
C700 (Lab 3, Level C)
Speaker: Bret Grasse, Aquarist, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Seminar

"Quantifying Roughness Effects on Frictional Drag" Prof. Michael Schultz

Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
C209, seminar room
Professor Michael Schultz, Director of Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy
Seminar

"How can we develop deep mind of robots?" Dr. Jun Tani

Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Prof. Jun Tani, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Seminar

[Seminar] LightFab 3D Printer

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Lab 2, Level A, A613
[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 Workshops

OIST Marine Science Workshop Series. 1. Multi-Island Connectivity

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 09:00 to Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 17:00
OIST Seaside House
OIST Workshop - This workshop is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Video Conferencing System Training by Cisco - JA 2

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 13:30 to 15:00
B250
Japanese-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.
Seminar

"Tuning the cerebellar clockwork" Dr. Marylka Yoe Uusisaari

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Marylka Yoe Uusisaari, Marie Curie Individual Fellow, Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Video Conferencing System Training by Cisco - EN 2

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 10:00 to 11:30
B250
English-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.
Seminar

"From big data to big insights: Processing large data streams by compact representations" Prof. Justin Dauwels

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Prof. Justin Dauwels, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University
Seminar

Seminar by Prof Banerjee 'The ‘light’ machine: Manipulation of mesoscopic systems using optical tweezers'

Monday, March 14, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
B503, Level B, Centre Building
Dr. Ayan Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Kolkata, India Language: English Desired audience: Researchers and Technicians

Video Conferencing System Training by Cisco - JA 1

Monday, March 14, 2016 - 13:30 to 15:00
B250
Japanese-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.

Video Conferencing System Training by Cisco - EN 1

Monday, March 14, 2016 - 10:00
B250
English-language training session on how to use Cisco Collaborate Meeting Rooms system.

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

Monday, March 14, 2016 - 00:00
Lab3 B717
[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717
Graduate School

[Science Challenge] Final Presentation by Participants

Friday, March 11, 2016 - 09:15 to 12:00
B250, Level B, Center Building
Final presentation by the Science Challenge participants: ‘What would you do in Graduate School?’

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 - 00:00
Lab3 B717
[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717
Campus

Hop on over to Teatime

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Restaurant
Spring is in the air! Hop on over to teatime.
Public Lecture

OIST Forum 2016: Japan’s Future – Science-Based Innovation

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 13:00 to 17:45
Yurakucho Asahi Hall (100-0006 Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Yuraku-cho Mario 11F, Japan)
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"

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 13:00 to 14:00
C016, Lab 1
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
External Events

MSJ Okinawa Branch Symposium 2015

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 11:00 to 17:00
OIST Conference Center, Meeting Room #1
This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.
Seminar

Time Changed:"Spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates: Raman dressing and lattice-band pseudospins" Peter Engels

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30
D015, Level D, Lab 1
Prof. Peter Engels, Washington State University, USA
Seminar

"Exploiting collective dynamics for quantum optomechanics, metrology and transport applications" Dr. Claudiu Genes

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Dr. Claudiu Genes, Senior Scientist, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck
Seminar

"A journey from an ancient finger print of Rossmann fold enzymes utilizing different ribose based cofactors to the cofactor engineering of DNA methylase" Dr. Paola Laurino

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Paola Laurino, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel
Seminar

"Structural biology of P-type ion translocating ATPases: towards complete understanding of the mechanism" Prof. Chikashi Toyoshima

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Prof. Chikashi Toyoshima, Professor, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo

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

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 00:00
Lab3, B717
[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717
Seminar

Seminar by Dr Leary 'Polarization-based control of spin-orbit hybrid modes of light in biphoton interference'

Monday, March 7, 2016 - 14:30 to 15:30
C700, Level C, Lab 3
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
Campus

90-min TV Special about OIST - Bring Your Lunch!

Friday, March 4, 2016 - 11:30 to 14:00
Lab 1 B503
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.
Seminar

"X-ray Dark-Field Imaging: Its Details and BioMedical Applications - Progress Overview since 2000 -"

Friday, March 4, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C210
"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
Campus

Teatime O'Clock

Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
What time is it? Teatime O'Clock!
Seminar

“Dynamic sensory representations in auditory cortex” Dr. Hiroyuki Kato

Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Dr. Hiroyuki Kato, Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, San Diego
Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Rydberg Atoms for Quantum Technologies"

Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 09:00 to Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 17:00
OIST Seaside House
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

Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 00:00
Lab3, B717
[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717
Seminar

"Identification and design of cancer immunotherapy agents" Prof. Su-Ying Wu

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 13:00 to 14:00
Seminar Room C210, Center Bldg
Prof Su-Ying Wu, Investigator, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research)
Seminar

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

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 13:00 to 14:00
C015, Lab 1
Seminar "Signaling by WW Domain Proteins in Hippo-YAP Tumor Suppressor Pathway, Mechanotransduction and a Genetic Disorder of the Brain" Prof. Marius Sudol.
Seminar

"Genetic Dissection of Entorhinal-Hippocampal Neural Circuits Underlying Learning and Memory" Dr. Takashi Kitamura

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Takashi Kitamura, Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seminar

Seminar 'Development of DNAi-mediated gene knockdown and analysis of maternal factors using DNAi screening in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica.'

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 11:00
C015, Lab1
Seminar: 'Development of DNAi-mediated gene knockdown and analysis of maternal factors using DNAi screening in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica.' by Dr. Tatsuya Omotezako ---------------------------------------------------------- Date : Tuesday, March 1st 2016 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Venue: C015 (Level C, Lab1) ----------------------------------------------------------
Seminar

"Nonclassical laser interferometry for precision metrology and gravitational wave astronomy" Dr. Michèle Heurs

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Dr. Michèle Heurs, Junior Professor at Leibniz Universität Hannover
Seminar

Seminar "Formalism of spin and thermal transport in high-dimensional antiferromagnets" by Yurika Kubo

Monday, February 29, 2016 - 13:30 to 14:30
C016, Lab1

Seminar by Yurika Kubo (Waseda University), Mon. Feb 29th @ 1:30pm in C016, Lab1.

Seminar

Prof. Jason Ellis - Sleep Health: An opportunity for action

Monday, February 29, 2016 - 13:00
B250
Wellbeing Matters: Sleep Professor Jason Ellis, Director of Sleep Studies at Northumbria University will give a presentation entitled Sleep Health : An Opportunity for Action
Seminar

Seminar by Dr. Eisuke Abe "Spins in various semiconductor systems: Coherence, entanglement, and applications"

Monday, February 29, 2016 - 10:00 to 11:00
Lab1, D015 seminar room
Dr. Eisuke Abe, School of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University English.
Culture

HIROE YAMADA KOTO RECITAL

Saturday, February 27, 2016 - 14:00 to 16:00
OIST Auditorium

Japanese Traditional Music by Hiroe Yamada, Satomi Kurosu, Masaya Hasegawa Admission free. Registration required.

Graduate School

Workshop 3: How to prepare an effective CV for positions in "industry"

Friday, February 26, 2016 - 14:00
Lab 3 Seminar Room C700
Workshop series on "How to prepare an effective CV and/or Résumé for jobs in academia and industry!"
Seminar

"Results of Hayabusa asteroid mission and future Japanese small-body missions" by Prof. Hirdy Miyamoto

Friday, February 26, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209 seminar room
Prof. Hirdy Miyamoto, University of Tokyo

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