The Provost Lecture Series 19

TSVP visitor, Prof. Le Bin Ho, Tohoku University , will give a seminar "On the principle of quantum-enhanced multiphase metrology under the squeezing effect"

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).

Dr. Piotr Łukasik, Associate Professor, Jagiellonian University, Kraków

Tomohito Noda

Ph.D. student The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biological Sciences

Fukatsu Lab at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Abstract: Intracellular symbiosis, in which a host organism harbors a microbial symbiont within its cells, has been widely observed across diverse lineages. This phenomenon is intriguing not only within the context of individual symbiotic relationships, but also more broadly, as the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts are thought to trace back to microorganisms that were incorporated into host cells. Therefore, the study of intracellular symbiosis may provide insights to the understanding of a crucial trigger for the acquisition of novel biological functions and evolutionary modifications. Despite the wide interest in intracellular symbiosis, the mechanisms and adaptations required to harbor microbial symbionts remain largely elusive. One contributing factor is that the majority of symbiotic organs are highly specialized and distinct from the rest of the body, and thus lack a clear “non-symbiotic” subject to compare with.

"Synaptic Machinery for Protein Turnover" by Prof. Chao Sun, Aarhus University, Denmark

The Provost Lecture Series 18

Mr. Yohei Nishino, Ph.D. student in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Tokyo

Title: Does Synaptic Strength Encode Sleep Need?

Speaker: Dr. Shoi Shi, Principal Investigator, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba

Language: English

Dr. Jonathan T. Sczepanski, Professor, Texas A&M University. Language: English,

The OIST Center for Quantum Technologies (OCQT) and AIST will jointly host a commemorative event for the Signing of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding – Collaboration Agreement) . The event will highlight our collaboration in the field of quantum science. Additionally, a symposium will be held to explore how quantum technology could transform future societies and corporate activities.

Title: Micro- and Nanomotors Driven by Optical Forces and Torques

Speaker: Dr Mikael Käll, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Sustainability for a connected world

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).

Title: Plasmonic Optical Tweezers: From Nanoparticles Trapping to Biomolecules Manipulation

Speaker: Dr Domna Kotsifaki, Assistant Professor of Physics, Duke Kunshan University, China

Title: Multipliers of orbital angular momentum of light

Speaker: Dr Georgiy Tkachenko, University of Bordeaux, France

Talk title: Bridging Science and Art: A Journey from Medicinal Chemistry to Photographic Expression

Speaker: Maya Beano, participating photographer in the Polar Blues, Island Hues exhibition at OIST with her images of Antarctica

Stefano Antonini

UC Berkeley

Iryna Kashuba, Southern University of Science and Technology Title: One-sided representations of Jordan algebras

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).

Vyacheslav Futorny, Southern University of Science and Technology Title: Smooth representations of Affine Lie algebras

Title: Ultrasensitive ultrasound sensing with integrated optical microresonators

Speaker: Dr Beibei Li, Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Neural coordination in (mal)adaptive memory - Prof. David Dupret (University of Oxford). Wednesday, April 2 ^nd , 4:00 pm, online talk at L1 D015 and Zoom

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).

Seminar by Prof. Valerio Orlando

Speaker: Asaki Kataoka Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Ph.D. course) - UTokyo WINGS-ABC Leading Research Assistant - Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Title: Towards understanding the learning rules for human-like neural representations

Hao Geng

Harvard University

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Title: First order mean field games on networks

Speaker: Prof. Claudio Marchi (University of Padova)

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"

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.

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