The OIST Mini-Workshop on Gauge Theory and Low-Dimensional Topology is a three-day research meeting bringing together researchers working in gauge theory and low-dimensional topology.

The workshop is held as part of the OIST program New Frontiers in Gauge Theory, Topology, and Physics.

Dr Nicola J. Fairbairn, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo & University of Glasgow, UK

Bring your own lunch and join us to make new connections and enjoy some fun conversations! This month in conjunction with RAM.

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).

Latest research on the Darwinian evolution of RNA-protein self-replication systems, synthetic gene circuits, and mirror-image biology.

Today, we'll explore how culture influences communication, why misunderstandings happen even when everyone is speaking the same language, and what practical strategies we can use to create more open, inclusive, and effective conversations across cultures.

Seminar by Kwabena Boahen, Stanford University

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

Simon Lentner , OIST Title: Nichols algebras and Kazhdan Lusztig correspondences

Dynamics, Fluctuations, and Entanglement in Quantum Materials and Many-Body Systems

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 seminar will focus on risk management, with invited external experts discussing risk management in research laboratories and across the university as a whole.

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

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).

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Marco Terenzio (Molecular Neuroscience Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

In this workshop, OIST researcher, Dr. Tomoyuki Mano, and guest science communicator, Dr. Danna Staaf, invite participants to explore the fascinating world of the octopus mind. Octopuses may look strange, but they are smart and full of surprises! Join our two speakers and discover the secrets of the octopus! Registration Required

Language: English

Language: English

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).

In this seminar, I will present our studies of DNA replication origins from evolutionarily distant bacteria, including Escherichia coli, the hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritima, and the alphaproteobacterium Caulobacter crescentus. Comparison of these species reveals striking differences in origin architecture, providing a unique opportunity to explore how replication initiation systems evolve while maintaining the same fundamental function. By combining biochemical, genetic, and comparative approaches, we uncovered unexpected flexibility in DnaA-dependent origin function.

Monthly Co-working space - by Bioinformatics User Group

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).

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

The Provost Lecture Series

[Seminar] "Making input-specific synaptic changes last: from synaptic tagging mechanisms to cell-adhesion codes" by Dr. Mathieu Letellier, The Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience (IINS), University of Bordeaux

October 27, 2026 11:00-12:00 @B503, Center Bldg.

Seminar by JSPS Fellow: Asa Conover

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

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).

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

Prof. Takashi Ohshima, Professor. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University. Language: English

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tom Froese (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

A mini course on the application of machine learning in polymer chemistry

Professor Rong Tong is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

5 lectures over 5 weeks. October 16 to November 13 (Friday afternoons)

Plant Engineering Biology: Engineering green organisms for a sustainable future

Seminar by Dr. Florian Gabriel from Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)

[Speaker] Prof. Takahiro Tsukahara, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo University of Science

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Shu Zhang (Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

Save the date: a hands-on MRI workshop for life scientists, 27-28 January 2027.

Details to follow.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Makoto Yamada (Machine Learning and Data Science Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tomoyuki Arakawa (Chiral Representation Theory Unit) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Fumiaki Yokoyama (Buribushi Fellow; Yokoyama Group) |OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.