Seminar "Generating, characterizing and targeting breast cancer stem cells.", Dr. Guillaume Varès, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences

Akihiro Takemura Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science University of the Ryukyus http://www.takemura-lab.jp/index.html

Welcome to New Students for AY2015

Student Enrollment Week

Seminar by Dr. Morgan Beeby, Lecturer in Structural Biology, Imperial College London. Language: English

Potluck party. Foods, drinks, performance and so on. Everyone is welcome!

Seminar "RNA decay-linked signaling to maintain cardiac homeostasis." Prof. Keiji Kuba, Akita University

The Update Session will take place on August 27 and 28. The same content will be covered on both days.

Prof. Frederic Berger, Senior Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute

Ms. Momoko Suda, science reporter, Science Environment Division at the Tokyo Head Office of Mainichi Shimbun Newspapers, author of award-winning book "Netsuzo no Kagakusha" (Fraudulent Scientists). The talk will be in Japanese with English interpretation.

The Update Session on health, safety and ethics will take place on August 27 and 28. The same contents will be covered on both days. The speaker of the special seminar is Ms. Momoko Suda, science reporter of the Mainichi Shimbun Newspapers. She will talk about the recent STAP cell scandal from the perspective of a journalist.

This training course is mandatory for those who participate in field activities.

Professor Te-Sheng Lin, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

実際の申請書を使った科研費書き方セミナー 8月25日(月) C700 13:30, 8月26日(水) C600b 10:00

Professor Ming-Chih Lai, Center of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

Kakenhi writing seminar using actual applications Aug 24 C700 13:30 & Aug 26 C600b 10:00

We will hold a demo session for OIST staff members to see the SAP's (new OIST ERP system) user interface and work-flow. HEART - SAP Demo Session ① August 20 (Thursday) 14:00-16:00 in room C210 ② August 25 (Tuesday) 10:00-12:00 in room C210

Join us for August's second Internal Seminar Series on August 21, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features the Quantum Dynamics Unit (Denis Konstantinov) and the Developmental Signalling Unit (Mary Ann Price).

This is an external event, organized by the Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office, and Okigin Economic Research Institute. The talk will be in Japanese

This is an externally organized event. Language: Japanese. For more information contact the organizers at http://robonokai.blogspot.com/

We will hold a demo session for OIST staff members to see the SAP's (new OIST ERP system) user interface and work-flow. HEART - SAP Demo Session ① August 20 (Thursday) 14:00-16:00 in room C210 ② August 25 (Tuesday) 10:00-12:00 in room C210

This event is intended for Japanese female researchers and will be conducted solely in Japanese.

Dr. Sergey Ryazantsev, from California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles

Carlo Barenghi ( Professor, Newcastle University, UK)

Language: English - Registration required - Registration deadline: August 3rd, 2015

OIST PhD students present on their Thesis research topics

Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Seminar by Dr. Byung-wook Park, Konkuk University, South Korea

Kakenhi Administration Seminar 科研費事務説明会（7/24&8/12） Target audience: Kakenhi PIs, Unit RAs, and Admin staff who would like to learn administrative procedures for Kakenhi Language: Japanese

Academic Mentor's Meeting which is open for all faculty members to go over expectations and duties of the mentors, and discuss any questions about the academic program you may have.

Ryukyu Shimpo, the local newspaper, organized event for kids at OIST. James Schloss, OIST student, will give a science talk and demonstration.

Join us for August's first Internal Seminar Series on August 7, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C210. This month's first seminar features the Neurobiology Research Unit (Jeff Wickens) and the Information Processing Biology Unit (Ichiro Maruyama).

Come to the Weekly Teatime to refresh with original Spanish music from the Quantum Poet, Juan Luis.

Prof. Floyd Reed, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Hawai’i

This is an external event organized by Kyushu Area High School Principals Association. 200 participants are expected. Please contact Community Relations Section for more information.

Seminar by Dr. Judit Romhanyi (MPI-FKF) / Aug 5th, 10:30-11:30 in D014, Lab1

Shizuya Saika, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Ophthalmology Wakayama Medical University, "Language: English No interpretation."

Undergraduates from Tokyo, Stanford and Harvard at OIST for a week of exploring many cutting-edge issues in the brain and brain research, from biological and physical perspectives, with a team approach to workshop activities.

OIST PhD students present on their thesis topic

Shinsuke Kawai, Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.

Come refine your tea drinking etiquette while enjoying poster presentations by graduate students. Thursday, July 30 at 4 p.m. in Restaurant Level B.

Safety Orientation for Contractors and Venders 御取引様向け安全研修会

Speaker: Prof. Thierry Mora, Département de Physique, École Normale Supérieure, France Title: Learning the collective dynamics of biological systems, from neurons to flocks

Prof. Jordi Mompart (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Safety Orientation for Contractors and Venders 　お取引先様向け安全研修会

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Speaker: Prof. Aleksandra Walczak, Département de Physique, École Normale Supérieure, France Title: Diversity Generation in Immune Receptor Repertoires

OIST Seminar New Horizons in Science Education – Motivating Young Students to take the Challenge

This is an externally organized event. The "Global Leadership Training Workshop" is organized by the Okinawa International Exchange & Human Resources Development Foundation. For more information, contact the workshop organizers: http://www.oihf.or.jp/

This is an External Event. Anyone is welcome to attend.