Past Events
Seminar: Microsystems for Shaping and Sensing Cellular Interactions
Dr. Alexander Revzin, Professor, Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering Mayo Clinic, USA
Seminar: Light and nanotechnology tools for understanding the brain
Dr. Vincent Daria, Leader of the Neurophotonics Research Group, John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU, Australia
How to deal with stress and anxiety - Teatime and discussion session
Many situations in a research environment can cause a large amount of stress and impact our daily lives. Some of us are able to deal with it easily, others have a harder time doing so. Come to the OIST cafeteria, Level B at 4 pm on November 24 to discuss with your colleagues and Ganjuu and get insightful tips and tricks on how to deal with stress and anxiety in both the workplace and at home!
All this while enjoying free coffee, tea and snacks!
Seminar: Progress in Bi-2223 high-Tc superconductor (HTS) development
Dr. Hitoshi Kitaguchi, Deputy Director, Research Center for Functional Materials/ National Institute for Materials Science.
Science Careers Journal Club: Lab Leadership
Next roundtable: Lab Leadership; Guest Expert: Nick Luscombe, Adjunct Professor at OIST; Who: ALL are welcome, although OIST Scientists are strongly encouraged to join/attend; When: noon - 1 pm on Thursday, Nov. 24; Where: Ctr Bldg - SR B503; Coordinator: Dr. Garth Ilsley, Sience and Technology Group, OIST; To get more info about the Club and the event, please go to https://groups.oist.jp/pcda
[Seminar] "Standalone Simulator and Cloud Service for Multilevel Physiological Model Simulations" - Prof. Asai, Yamaguchi University
Professor Yoshiyuki Asai, Yamaguchi University
[Seminar] "Design and Implementation of High Performance Biochemical Simulator" - Prof. Funahashi, Keio University
Professror Akira Funahashi, Keio University
Okinawa Underwater Photographic Society Meeting in November
This event is open to all. Event in English (no interpretation). For details contact organizers.
Seminar: Evolutionary Design of biosynthetic pathways and regulatory networks
Dr. Daisuke Umeno, Associate Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Japan , PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan E-mail address: umeno@faculty.chiba-u.jp
Seminar by Bret Grasse “A look into the deep: Collecting and keeping deep-sea cephalopods in public aquaria”
Speaker: Bret Grasse, Aquarist, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Workshop: "Identify and Leverage your Skills and Strengths: Part 2 – Using Your Strengths"
When: 15:45-17:30 on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016; Where: Lab 3, Seminar Room C700; Whom: OIST Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists are strongly encouraged to attend; Instructors: Dr. Natalie Lundsteen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA; Registration: is required. Please fill out the form below; Registration deadline: Monday, Nov. 14; To register and read more about the workshop please go to https://groups.oist.jp/pcda/workshops-and-seminars
HOW TO SURVIVE IN 会社 (JAPANESE COMPANY)
Working in a Japanese company, Kaisha ( 会社 ) , as a foreigner is a very scary process that only few have attempted so far. Both the daunting hierarchy and bewildering Keigo ( 敬語 ) frighten most people away. On the other hand, Japanese companies are also famous in their generosity to provide a full range of career trainings and supports to their employees. To know how to get a entry ticket from Kaisha and how to survive in it, we invite you to join with us!!
*** The poster says B600 for the location but it is a typo, the location is B700, Lab3 ***
Workshop: "Identify and leverage your skills and strengths: Part 1 - Transferable Skills"
When: 13:30-15:30 on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016; Where: Lab 3, Seminar Room C700; Whom: OIST Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists are strongly encouraged to attend; Instructors: Dr. Natalie Lundsteen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA; Registration: is required. Please fill out the form below; Registration deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 15; To register and read more about the workshop please go to https://groups.oist.jp/pcda/workshops-and-seminars
Successfail lunchtime discussion group
22nd International Congress of Zoology (ICZ) "Animal evolution: genomics, genes, development and physiology"
Diwali event: Special dinner and dancing
Members of the Indian community at OIST invite you all on the auspicious occasion of Diwali . Come, join hands and overwhelm yourself in a vibrant synergy of traditional Indian music, dance and sport. Rediscover the exotic taste of Indian food and switch your mind for some frivolous Bollywood action!
***Tickets for this event are 2000 JPY. Tickets are limited***
This is one of mulitple Diwali events this week. For more information, visit the website .
Diwali event: Cricket match
Members of the Indian community at OIST invite you all on the auspicious occasion of Diwali . Come, join hands and overwhelm yourself in a vibrant synergy of traditional Indian music, dance and sport. Rediscover the exotic taste of Indian food and switch your mind for some frivolous Bollywood action! This is one of mulitple Diwali events this week. For more information, visit the website .
Diwali event: Bollywood Movie
Members of the Indian community at OIST invite you all on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. Come, join hands and overwhelm yourself in a vibrant synergy of traditional Indian music, dance and sport. Rediscover the exotic taste of Indian food and switch your mind for some frivolous Bollywood action! This is one of mulitple Diwali events this week.
Seminar: DNA polymerases that defend genomes against double-strand breaks
Dr. Richard D. Wood, Professor The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis The Virginia Harris Cockrell Cancer Research Center https://gsbs.uth.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/faculty-profiles.htm?id=1347028
Successfail lunchtime discussion group
“Symmetry-protected topological phases in SU(N) cold fermion systems” Keisuke Totsuka (YITP, Kyoto University)
Seminar by Prof. Keisuke Totsuka (YITP, Kyoto U), Tue 8th Nov 2-3PM at D015.
Percolating Cluster Devices: Possible Neuromorphic Applications
Nanoparticles by Design Unit (Sowwan Unit) would like to announce a seminar by Prof. Simon Brown
Speaker : Prof. Simon Brown, The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, 8140, Christchurch, New Zealand
Title : Percolating Cluster Devices: Possible Neuromorphic Applications
Abstract :
When clusters (nanoparticles) are randomly deposited on a surface they produce percolating films which have remarkable electrical properties. [1] Here we will focus on devices that contain percolating films of Sn clusters, and especially those that are deliberately constructed so as to guarantee that the film is close to the percolation threshold (onset of conduction). In these devices quantum mechanical tunnelling...
Memorial Service for Laboratory Animals 実験動物慰霊祭のご案内
Animal Resources Section cordially invites researchers involved in laboratory animal experiment as well as other members to attend the annual memorial service for laboratory animals.
Grant Peer Support Group - 6th meeting
Time: 12:30-14:00, Monday - Nov 7, 2016; Venue: Lab 3, SR C700; Coordinator: Dr. Cecilia Lu, Group Leader, Van Vactor Unit, OIST; To register and read more about the event, go to https://groups.oist.jp/pcda
Bootcamp: "Building Communication Skills for Lab Leadership"
10:00 am - 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 5th; Ctr Bldg - Seminar Room C210; Instructor: Bill Lindstaedt; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services (CAIPS); University of California, San Francisco, USA; Please register on https://groups.oist.jp/pcda by Friday, October 28th
Workshop: Brief Description of “Negotiating Your Faculty Start-up Package”
12:30 - 2 pm on Friday, November 4th; Ctr Bldg - Seminar Room C210; Instructor: Bill Lindstaedt; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services (CAIPS); University of California, San Francisco, USA; Please register on https://groups.oist.jp/pcda by Wednesday, November 2nd
Workshop: " Launching Your Academic Job Search and Preparing Your Application Materials"
10:00 - 11:30 am on Friday, November 4th; Ctr Bldg - Seminar Room C210; Instructor: Bill Lindstaedt; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services (CAIPS); University of California, San Francisco, USA; Please register on https://groups.oist.jp/pcda by Wednesday, November 2nd
OIST-JST Presto Joint Symposium on Frontiers in Optics and Photonics
As OIST is encouraging researchers to obtain external funding, this is a unique occasion for JST, the second biggest funding agency in Japan, and OIST, to get to know each other. This meeting is open to ALL OIST RESEARCHERS and MEMBERS of the OIST community.
Workshop: "Put your PhD to work: Planning for a successful career in science"
Workshop: "Put your PhD to work: Planning for a successful career in science" - 13:30-15:30 on Friday, October 28 - Ctr Bldg, SR C210 - Instructor: Dr. Philip Clifford, University of Illinois, USA - Registration required on groups.oist.jp/pcda - Registration deadline: Tuesday, October 25
Seminar: "Comparable senescence induction in 3D human cartilage model by exposure to therapeutic doses of X-rays or C-ions" by Yannick Saintigny, CEA
Dr Yannick Saintigny. French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). Research Laboratory and Open Facility for Radiation Biology with Accelerated Ions (LARIA). Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator (GANIL).
Workshop: "Fostering scientific careers with individual development plans"
Workshop: "Fostering scientific careers with individual development plans" - 13:30-14:30 Thursday, October 27 - Lab 3 - Seminar Room C700 - for OIST Faculty (This event is not open to others) - Instructor: Dr. Philip Clifford, University of Illinois, USA - Please read more on www.groups.oist.jp/pcda
Successfail lunchtime discussion group
"Orientation session for OIST New Postdocs and Staff Scientists"
"Orientation session for OIST New Postdocs and Staff Scientists"; 11:30-12:30 on Monday, Oct. 24; Lab 3 - Seminar Room C700; Postdoctoral Scholars and Staff Scientists hired between June-October 2016; No registration required. More info on https://groups.oist.jp/pcda
MCM2016: Moduli space, conformal field theory and matrix models
OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: Aug 21, 2016 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - website: https://groups.oist.jp/mtpu
Software Week2016: Intro to GPU Programming
Intro to GPU Programming by Jan Moren (OIST HPC Team)
"The Geometry of Fluid Membranes: Variational Principles, Symmetries and Conservation Laws"
"Professor Jemal Guven, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, "Language: Engrish. No interpretation."
Successfail lunchtime discussion group
Software Week2016: LabVIEW
LabVIEW Seminar by Ryuji Kuwashima (National Instruments Japan Corporation)
Software Week2016: Allinea
Allinea Hands-on Session by Florent Lebeau (Allinea Software Ltd.)
Software Week2016: Allinea
Enhance research production using Allinea Performance Reports
Presenter: Florent Lebeau (Allinea Software Ltd.)
Talk & Event: Sculpture "Mathematics and Art"
Sculptor Rinus Roelofs. Language: English. No interpretation.
Workshop on "Paying attention to what makes a difference: an introduction to the skills of emotional intelligence for Scientists"
12:30-14:00 on October 17, 2016; SR C700; Whom: OIST Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists; Instructor: Laura Sanger, Clinical Psychologist, Ganjuu Wellbeing Service; Registration is required. Please register on PCDA website: https://groups.oist.jp/pcda
Zometool Installation
Mr. Paul Hildebrandt, Inventor of Zometool, Language: English. Interpreters exists. Registration required: e-mail to naoko.tokumoto[at]oist.jp
GEMS 2016: Geometry and Material Sciences (Pacific Graphics 2016 Satellite Workshop)
The workshop is open to the research community for participation.
IT COFFEE Vol.7
Please come, grab some sweets, and talk about your IT problems. Unless we hear about your issues, we won’t be able to solve it. あなたが抱えている、 ITに関する問題を共有しましょう。 問題が起こっている事を教えて頂く事が 解決への第一歩になります。
Roundtable: Grant Peer Support Group - 5th meeting
Time: Noon-13:00, Thursday - Oct 13, 2016; Venue: Lab 3, SR C700; Coordinator: Dr. Cecilia Lu, Group Leader, Van Vactor Unit, OIST; Read more on https://groups.oist.jp/pcda