Past Events
Seminar: “Birdsong and human speech: parallels and neural mechanisms” by Prof. Sharon M. H. Gobes
Speaker: Prof. Sharon Gobes from Dept of Neuroscience Wellesley College, USA
Seminar: “Realizing Your Career Potential as Researcher”
This session discusses various career paths open after a period as a postdoc , including Universities, Laboratories and the “Big Wide World”.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Post-event survey SUMMARYSeminar: “Phenology: trees and birds under climate change ” by Ms. Eva Kolařova
Speaker: Ms. Eva Kolařova, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Seminar: “Comparative biology of parental behaviour in birds” by Prof. Vladimír Remeš
Speaker: Prof. Vladimír Remeš from Palacký University, Czech Republic
【Seminar】Structural analysis of biological macromolecules using 3D cryo-electron microscopy
"Structural analysis of biological macromolecules using 3D cryo-electron microscopy"
by Jaekyung Hyun (PhD), Nano-Bio Electron Microscopy Research Group
Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
[Seminar] "Edge modes and entanglement in diffeomorphism-invariant theories" by Antony Speranza
Speaker: Antony Speranza, University of Maryland Date : Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Time : 3:00pm-4:00pm
Seminar "Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy: from spectroscopy to microscopy to nano spectroscopy" by Paul Dumas (Research Director CNRS)
Seminar by Paul Dumas (Research Director CNRS and Emeritat at Synchrotron Soleil)
Seminar: “How parasites shape host behavior and evolution: mechanistic experiments to population-level comparisons” by Dr. Amanda Hund
Speaker: Dr. Amanda Hund, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Seminar: “Processes contributing to population divergence and hybridization: insights from barn and Pacific swallows” by Prof. Elizabeth Scordato
Speaker: Prof. Elizabeth Scordato, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, USA
Seminar "Development of ESR measurement systems at University of Fukui" by Dr.Yutaka FujiiUniversity of Fukui
Dr. Yutaka Fujii, University of Fukui
Language: English
Seminar "Physics in two-dimensional electron system in quantum Hall regime - introduction of our recent research" by Dr. Akira Fukuda, Hyogo College of Medicine
Dr. Akira Fukuda, Hyogo College of Medicine,
Language: English
[Topology and Geometry Seminar] “ A suspension flow with a Plykin attractor” by Dr Linling Ru, and "On groups whose actions on finite-dimensional CAT(0) spaces have global fixed points" by Motoko Kato (Tokyo University).
The seminar aims to introduce research topics in topology, geometry and its interactions with other sciences. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.
This week, we have two 30-mins talks. Dr Linling Ru (Tsvietkova Unit) will speak on "A suspension flow with a Plykin attractor", and Motoko Kato (Tokyo University) will talk about "On groups whose actions on finite-dimensional CAT(0) spaces have global fixed points".
[Seminar] "End to end approach for behavior generation in robot systems" by Prof. Tetsuya Ogata
"End to end approach for behavior generation in robot systems" by Prof. Tetsuya Ogata, Waseda University
Seminar "Quantum sensing nano-NMR using a single NV center in diamond" by Prof. Junichi Isoya, University of Tsukuba
Prof. Junichi Isoya, University of Tsukuba
Language: English
[Seminar] "Critical Brains for Autonomous Robots" by Dr. Herrmann
[Seminar] "Geometric transport in Quantum Hall Effect" by Prof. Paul Wiegmann
Seminar by Prof. Paul Wiegmann from University of Chicago
Seminar "Improvement and application of ancient DNA methods to study spider radiations on Pacific islands" by Dr. Cotoras
Dr. Cotoras, Entomology dept. California Academy of Sciences
"Möbius Kaleidocycles --- A New Family of Ring Mechanisms" by Dr. Johannes Schönke
The weekly Topology and Geometry Seminar, with Dr. Johannes Schönke (Mathematics, Mechanics, and Materials Unit)
Regulation of cell-fate decisions by stress-responsive p38/JNK MAPK signaling pathways
"Dr. Mutsuhiro Takekawa, Professor, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo. Language: English, no interpretation."
C3QS2018 Lecture "Event-ready loophole free Bell tests - From Foundations to Applications" Harald Weinfurter
Lecture title: Event-ready loophole free Bell tests - From Foundations to Applications Speaker: Prof. Harald Weinfurter, University of Munich, Germany
This is a part of the workshop C3QS2018 organized by Quantum Systems Unit. Everyone from OIST commuity is welcome!
Seminar "Loss of GABAB-mediated interhemispheric synaptic inhibition in stroke periphery" by Dr. Bojana Kokinovic
"Dr. Bojana Kokinovic, Postdoc, Umea University. Language: English"
Ecology & Evolution seminar series 3 : "Towards an ancient finger print of Rossmann fold enzymes and the evolution of SAM methylation" by Paola Laurino
Prof. Paola Laurino (Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit, OIST). "Towards an ancient finger print of Rossmann fold enzymes and the evolution of SAM methylation", 10:00-11:00, April 18 (wed).
C3QS2018 Lecture "Spin dynamics of individual neutral impurities in a Bose-Einstein condensate" Artur Widera
Lecture title: Spin dynamics of individual neutral impurities in a Bose-Einstein condensate Speaker: Prof. Artur Widera, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
This is a part of the workshop C3QS2018 organized by Quantum Systems Unit. Everyone from OIST commuity is welcome!
C3QS2018 Lecture "Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in quantum systems with loss and gain" Eva-Maria Graefe
Lecture title: Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in quantum systems with loss and gain Speaker: Dr. Eva-Maria Graefe, Imperial College London, UK.
This is a part of the workshop C3QS2018 organized by Quantum Systems Unit. Everyone from OIST commuity is welcome!
Internal Seminar: Maeva Techer, Postdoc, Ecology and Evolution (Mikheyev Unit)
Internal Seminar, Maeva Techer, Postdoc, Ecology and Evolution (Mikheyev Unit)
C700, 4:30-5:00 pm
Internal Seminar: Sebastien Lapointe, PhD Student, Coordination and Chemistry Catalysis Unit
Internal Seminar, Sebastien Lapointe, PhD Student, Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit
C700, 4:00-4:30 pm
[Seminar] "Racemic hydrogels from self-assembling mirror image peptides: Predictions from Pauling and Corey" by Dr. Joel P. Schneider, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Dr. Joel P. Schneider, Chief of Chemical Biology Laboratory Head, Peptide Design and Materials Section Center for Cancer Research Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Seminar "Reassessment of mechanism underlying cerebellar learning" by Dr. Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Speaker: Dr. Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Deputy laboratory head from Laboratory for motor learning control, RIKEN Brain Science Institute Language: English
[Lecture series] "Field-theory approach to quantum many-body systems" by Prof. Masaki Oshikawa
Lecture of 10:30 and 15:30 starting on Friday 13th.
"3-manifolds in trisections" by Dr. Dale Koenig
The seminar aims to introduce research topics in topology, geometry and its interactions with other sciences. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend
This week, Dr. Dale Koenig (Tsvietkova Unit) will talk on "3-manifolds in trisections".
Transcriptional control of human embryo genome activation
"Dr. Juha Kere, Professor of Molecular Genetics, Karolinska Institute and Professor of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, King's College London. Language: English, no interpretation."
[Seminar] "The ground states of two-dimensional SU(N) Heisenberg models" by Prof. Karlo Penc
Seminar by Prof. Karlo Penc from Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest
Seminar by Dr Mondal 'Application of contactless micromanipulation using one- and two-color femtosecond lasers in force and fluorescence spectroscopy'
Speaker: Dr Dipankar Mondal, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India
[Seminar] "Aspects of Spinning Witten Diagrams" by Prof. Heng-Yu Chen
Speaker: Prof. Heng-Yu Chen, National Taiwan University Date : Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Time : 10:30am-11:30am
Seminar by Mr Sylvain de Léséleuc 'Experimental many-body physics using arrays of individual Rydberg atoms'
Speaker: Mr Sylvain de Léséleuc, Institut d'Optique - Orsay, France
"Geometric algebras: from the wedge product to higher-spin holography" By Dr. Yasha Neiman
The weekly Topology and Geometry Seminar, with Dr. Yasha Neiman.
Seminar "Exploring human brain with single-cell transcriptional and epigenetic measurements" by Prof. Peter Kharchenko
Prof. Peter Kharchenko, Department of Biomedical Informatics of the Harvard Medical School, US
Seminar "Signals from the brain and olfactory epithelium control shaping of the face" by Prof. Igor Adameyko
Prof. Igor Adameyko, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Role of actin dynamics in reprogramming and fate determination of cells
"Dr. Hideyuki Saya, Professor, School of Medicine, Keio University. Language: English, no interpretation."
Seminar "PRE-NEURONAL SEROTONIN: A NEW OLD FUNCTION OF ANCIENT MOLECULE" by Dr. Evgeny Ivashkin
Seminar by Dr. Evgney Ivashkin
Seminar "X-midge: cell and tissue-specific mechanisms of tolerance to complete desiccation in a unique insect." by Dr. Oleg Gusev
Seminar by Dr. Oleg Gusev
Seminar by Dr Yang 'Introduction of surface nanoscale axial photonics (SNAP)'
Speaker: Dr Yong Yang, Senior research fellow, Institute of Photonics, Aston University, UK
"Circuit mapping with novel molecular genetic tools" by Dr Cetin
Dr Cetin, Senior Manager, Allen Institute for Brain Science and Assistant Professor (affiliate faculty), Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine
Internal Seminar: Alex Tang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit
Internal seminar: Alex Tang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit
C700, 4:30-5:00pm
Internal Seminar: Cindy Esporlas, PhD Student, Light-Matter Interactions Unit
Internal Seminar: Cindy Esporlas, PhD Student, Light-Matter Interactions Unit
4:00-4:30pm, C700
Seminar "What to do with two dozen (and counting) amphibian genomes" by Austin B. Mudd
Speaker: Austin B. Mudd Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley Date : Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time : 3:45pm-4:45pm Venue: C210, Center Building
Seminar "Long-read de novo genome assembly of Xenopus species: A practical introduction" by Jessen V. Bredeson
Speaker: Jessen V. Bredeson Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley Date : Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time : 2:30pm-3:30pm Venue: C210, Center Building
"Waves in lattices - opportunities and challenges"
Prof. Anasavarapu Srikantha Phani, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada. Language: English, no interpretation.
Seminar "Genomics illuminates the origin, evolution and domestication of citrus fruits" by Dr. G. Albert Wu
Speaker: Dr. G. Albert Wu U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Date : Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Time : 3:45pm-4:45pm Venue: C209, Center Building
[Topology and Geometry Seminar] “Introduction to Seiberg-Witten invariant” by Dr Tirasan Khandhawit
The seminar aims to introduce research topics in topology, geometry and its interactions with other sciences. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.













































