As part of Researcher Appreciation Month (RAM), join us for a dynamic and friendly session where OIST alumni share honest, insightful, and perheps unconventional perspectives on life after OIST.

"Perovskite Photovoltaics for Outdoor and Indoor Applications", by Prof. Zhanglin Guo

"Metal halide perovskite solar cells: stability issue and lead-free devices", by Dr. Tianhao Wu

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).

This webinar concentrates on the delivery aspects of scientific work. Content focuses on the main components of mindful communication and Elevator Speech development through lecture, discussion, and interactive exercises. We will also cover delivery techniques, storytelling narrative, enthusiasm, eye contact, camera presence for remote presentations, voice and diction.

Kino Store (Kinoza) Every Wednesday 15:00-17:00 Center Building, Level C, Center Court

Learn about opportunities from Horizon Europe

Ken's Burrito Dates: Every Wednesday Time: 12:00-until sold out Location: Center Building, Level C, Center Court

Research seminar by Prof. Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos: "From Nanoparticles by Design to Design by Nanoparticles".

Speaker: Prof. Ugur Abdulla (OIST)

This webinar is adapted from Speaking about Science written by Scott Morgan and covers the structure, organization, and delivery of talks to academic peers as well as the external community.

Dr. Rui Seabra, Researcher at CIBIO-BIOPOLIS, University of Porto

Dutch pastries and quiches

Research seminar by Dr. Yi-Jyun Luo “ Exploring animal evolution through chromosome-level comparative genomics ”.

OIST Innovation and Applied Cryptography Unit invite the OIST community to join an insightful talk by Mark Medum Bundgaard, Chief Product Officer of Partisia . Partisia is a global leader in the field, specializing in secure computing technology and Multiparty Computation, and has been providing solutions since 2008, initially for high-stakes auctions. Today, their technology supports various applications, including data security. Mark will explore how their technology helps protect data today to ensure its security in the future. He will also discuss the exciting potential of building "the Quantum Rocket" together and present Partisia's innovative solutions that create real impact in the digital world.

Speaker: Dr. Cintia Pacchiano ( Calgary University)

National holiday

OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .

Join us for an engaging Research Talks session showcasing how OIST's Core Facilities are driving groundbreaking research, with topics ranging from nanotechnology and laser-written nanochannels to metabolic vulnerabilities in breast cancer and animal behavior studies. Networking cafe after the talks!

Onna no Eki is coming to OIST every Friday, 12:30-13:30

Every Friday 12:00-16:00 Lab 1 Parking lot

Speaker: Prof. Raphael Winter (Cardiff University)

[Seminar] "Cell type-specific omics in neuron-glia co-cultures" by Prof. Indrek Koppel, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia)

Join RAM2024 Lab Tours and see how labs operate!

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).

Every Thursday 14:30-16:30 Baked goods Visitor parking near AEON

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Lars Hultman

https://groups.oist.jp/orc/lab-tours-3

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

QG Seminar

Speaker: Maxfield Linus Hartley

Title: The Stochastic Thermodynamics of Music

Special Lecture by Professor Torbjörn Lundh followed by panel discussion

RAM will take you on seven unique Lab Tours , thoughtfully designed by your friends and colleagues. Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for one or more tours and see how the labs operate.

This week, from 7th to 11th, RAM will take you on seven unique Lab Tours , thoughtfully designed by your friends and colleagues. Good news — there are still spots available! Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for one or more tours and see how the labs operate.

Prof. Kentaro Somiya - Associate Profesor, Tokyo Tech

Registration for Lab Tours during RAM2024

EMBO Workshop | Co-funded by OIST | Main organizer: Marco Terenzio ( Molecular Neuroscience Unit ) | Website |

OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .

All OIST staff are invited to attend a friendly competition for students and researchers to present their research projects in 3-minute Blitz talks . Bring your coffee mug and attend a Networking Cafe after the talks.

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops.

October 4, 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (JST UTC+9), Online(Zoom), Language: English, Target: Prospective students

RAM2024 Kickoff with Poster presentations, Art in Science display and Networking Cafe.

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).

The UK Ageing Network (UKAN), a consortium of 11 interdisciplinary networks dedicated to understanding the biological mechanisms of ageing and their impact on human health, is pleased to announce an upcoming event hosted by OIST. This event will feature representatives from three key UKAN networks: CELLO, BLAST, and SMiHA.

[CQD2024 Open Seminar]

Title: From Quantum Optics to Bits and Pieces

Speaker: Prof Klaus Mølmer, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

At the upcoming seminar for the professional development program, I will have the opportunity to share my unique experiences transitioning from academia to industry, as well as my involvement with non-profit organizations. These experiences serve as examples of the diverse career opportunities available within the field of science.

OIST Innovation opens its doors to OIST community every Friday .

Talk 1: 10:00-11:00

Speaker: Prof. Tatsuya Miura (Kyoto University)

Title: Variational stabilization of degenerate p-elasticae

Talk 2: 11:15-12:15

Speaker: Prof. Hiroyoshi Mitake (University of Tokyo)

Title: Quantitative homogenization of state-constraint Hamilton–Jacobi equations on perforated domains and applications

Talk 1: 15:00-16:00

Speaker: Prof. Mitsuru Sugimoto (Nagoya University)

Title: On a global inverse function theorem for homogeneous map and its application

Talk 2: 16:15-17:15

Speaker: Prof. Futoshi Takahashi (Osaka Metroplitan University)

Title: The Hardy inequality on bounded domains for mean zero functions

Ahead of the spring 2025 opening of the YIL (Yagami Innovation Laboratory), which will bring a fresh breeze to education and research, OIST-KEIO will host an exchange event! Tom Froese, Assistant Professor leading the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit, will discuss how the human mind is shaped by interactions with "agents" such as avatars and robots, as well as with the environment. He will share insights from his research and discuss future directions.