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?

<Due to changing of flight schedule, this seminor got cancelled.>

Speaker: Javier Francisco MedinaProfessor & Brown Foundation Chair in Neuroscience Department of Neuroscience Baylor College of Medicine

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

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

The “Biological, Artificial, and Quantum Intelligence 2025 (BAQ2025)” International Workshop. will bring together world-leading experts in neural networks, neuroscience, quantum machine learning, and related areas of intelligence and complexity. It aims to provide a platform for discussions on recent developments and future perspectives in these fields. Open to OIST Community!

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.

[Affiliation] Research Fellow: Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

[Seminar Title] NcRNA in neural development, degeneration, and aging

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

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"

Title: First order mean field games on networks

Speaker: Prof. Claudio Marchi (University of Padova)

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

Speaker: Dr. Simon R Schultz, Neurotechnology in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London

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

Learn about the best technologies that are currently moving from OIST labs to commercialization and meet the researchers from Proof of Concept (POC) projects and Technology Pioneer Fellows who are turning their innovative ideas into products and services that benefit society.

The OIST COI-NEXT Program is excited to announce the Call for New Projects 2025! We are looking for interdisciplinary projects that are dedicated to delivering tangible outcomes in support of the One World, One Health vision. Proposals are due by March 31, 2025 , at 12:00 PM.

OIST Workshop | 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.

Language: English. Registration: Not required.

Language: English. Registration: Not required.

Speaker: Dr. Junichiro Kishine, Professor, The Open University of Japan, The University of Tokyo, and Institute for Molecular Science.

Language: English

Prof. Nobuhiro Hagura. Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Graduate School of Frontiers Biosciences, Osaka University

Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)

Dr. Kathrine Tan, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, National Institute for Basic Biology

An interdisciplinary conversation to explore the latest breakthroughs, challenges, and opportunities in the transition toward a sustainable energy future.

Announcing the OIST Energy Open Center, a new interdisciplinary effort to address sustainable energy challenges.

Can Legal Contracts be Smart or can Smart Contracts be Legal? 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).

Neuroscience Online Seminar + Social Event at Lab 5 D23

Prof. Claudia Clopath on Engram dynamics during consolidation - Bioengineering Department at Imperial College London

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: Dr. Meta Virant-Doberlet, Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

COI Annual Symposium 2025 Convergence: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Solving Complex Problems

Time: 14:00 Feb 25 – 16:30 Feb 26 Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250)

QG visitor seminar. Speaker: Yair Mulian (Academia Sinica) Title: "Scattering amplitudes for entangled states"

Neural Computation Unit will hold a retreat/reunion at Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (Seminar Room B250) on OIST main campus. If you are interested in joining, please contact <ncus@oist.jp>.

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).

Periodic homogenization for non-local stable-like operators Professor Takashi Kumagai Waseda University Abstract :

Homogenization has been a very active area of research in both PDE and probability theory for many years. In this talk, we will first review classical results on periodic homogenization for divergence form operators. We will then present our recent results on periodic homogenization for non-local, stable-like operators. Both qualitative and quantitative results will be discussed. Moreover, we will explore quantitative periodic homogenization on bounded domains, where the rate of convergence near the boundary slows down

Andrea Solotar , University of Buenos Aires Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Title: On the tau-tilting Hochschild (co)homology of an algebra

Title: Principles and applications of optical and acoustic trapping combined with Raman spectroscopy Speaker: Dr Silvie Bernatova, CNR Italy

[Affiliation] Associate Professor, SSTF Investigator, SUHF Young Investigator School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University

[Seminar Title] Dissecting the senescence regulatory network

Speaker : Prof. Andrew Lobb (Durham University, UK) Title : Handles and surgery Date and time& Location :

Lecture 1) Friday 14 ^th Feb 10h00-12h00 (L4F01)

Lecture 2) Monday 17 ^th Feb 13h30-15h30 (L4E01)

Lecture 3) Friday 21st Feb 10h00-12h00 (L4F01)

Lecture 4) Friday 28 ^th Feb 10h00-12h00 (L4E01)

Lecture 5) Monday 3 ^rd March 13h30-15h30 (L4E01)

Lecture 6) Friday 7 ^th March 10h00-12h00 (L4E01)

Lecture 7) Monday 17 ^th March 13h30-15h30) (L4E01)

Language: English

Speaker: Prof. Robert Dan Holt

Title: Apparent competition: Reflections on humans as mediators, agents, and victims

Affiliation: Affiliate Eminent Scholar, Center for African Studies, University of Florida, USA

Hosted by Dieckmann Unit