Past Events

Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Protein Cages"

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 09:00 to Friday, January 15, 2016 - 17:00
OIST Main Campus (C210)

OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate

Seminar

"Switches and Latches: The Control of Entry into Mitosis" Prof Tim Hunt

Friday, January 8, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
Center Building C209
Prof Tim Hunt (2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine), Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute
Seminar

"Reflecting on an alternative quantum theory, and its analog in optics" Ray-Kuang Lee

Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C015, Level C, Lab1
Prof. Ray-Kuang Lee, Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing-Hua University, China
OIST Workshops

10th Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles and Cosmology

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 (All day) to Saturday, January 16, 2016 (All day)
OIST Conference Center (Auditorium and Meeting Rooms)
Jointly-organzied workshop - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - website: https://groups.oist.jp/aws
Seminar

"Material symmetry and periodic homogenization in linear elasticity"

Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Professor Brian Seguin, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago. Language: English.
Research

Demo: Fluidigm C1 Single-Cell Auto Prep System

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 (All day) to Thursday, December 17, 2015 (All day)
C771, Lab 3
Stop by to see the demontration
Seminar

''First-principles investigation on the electronic states of the organic single-crystals and the organic-metal interfaces: importance of accurate prediction of the crystal and the interface structures'' Prof. Susumu Yanagisawa

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C015, Lab1
Seminar by Prof. Susumu Yanagisawa "First-principles investigation on the electronic states of the organic single-crystals and the organic-metal interfaces: importance of accurate prediction of the crystal and the interface structures"
Seminar

"Biolocomotion and fluid-body interactions at small scales"

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Professor Gwynn Elfring, Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia
Seminar

[Seminar] Synthetic biology for bioalcohol production by Associate Prof. Taizo Hanai

Monday, December 14, 2015 - 15:00 to 16:00
C700 Lab 3, Level C
Associate Professor Taizo Hanai, Laboratory for Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Systems Life Science, Kyushu University
Seminar

Internal Seminar: Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit and Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00
C700
Join us for this years last Internal Seminars Series on December 11, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This seminar features the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit (Amy Shen) and Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit (Tsumoru Shintake).
Seminar

Seminar: Adverse sensory input of the abuse modified by early experience

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 16:30
Lab 3 B700
Professor Akemi Tomoda, Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui will be giving a talk on "Adverse sensory input of the abuse modified by early experience". (in English)
Seminar

Seminar: Oxytocin and more: what we have learned from the developmental disorders of the brain

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 15:30
Lab 3 B700
Professor Makoto Sato, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, will be giving a talk on "Oxytocin and more: what we have learned from the developmental disorders of the brain". (in English)
Seminar

Introduction of Hitachi's Latest FE-SEM and Atmospheric SEM

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 14:30 to 15:30
C016, Lab 1
2-part seminar by Hitachi
Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Vladimir Ya. Lee -"Towards the Silicon and Germanium Versions of Metathesis: Making M=C (M = Si, Ge) Bonds"

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C756 (Lab 3, Level C)
Prof. Vladimir Ya. LEE, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Seminar

Internal Seminar: Busch Unit and Zhang Unit

Friday, November 27, 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00
C700
Join us for November's second Internal Seminar Series on November 27, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features the Quantum Systems Unit (Thomas Busch) and the Bioinspired Soft Matter Unit (Ye Zhang).
Seminar

[SEMINAR] “Zebrafish research uncovers previously unidentified signaling in cardiovascular development” by Dr. Mochizuki

Thursday, November 26, 2015 - 15:00 to 16:00
Seminar room C016 (Lab.1, Level C)
"Dr. Naoki Mochizuki, Deputy Director, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) Research Institute", "Language: English. No interpretation.", "All OIST members are welcome"
Seminar

"Regular seven-membered loops with arbitrary join angle in R3"

Thursday, November 26, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C015 - L1 Bldg
Dr. Barry Cox, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia
Research

Exhibition by Brain Science idea, Malvern, Biolabs, Otsuka, Ina Optika, Scrum, M&S Instruments, OptoSigma and Funakoshi

Thursday, November 26, 2015 - 10:00 to 17:00
C210, Center Building
Exhibition by Brain Science idea, Malvern, Biolabs, Otsuka, Ina Optika, Scrum, M&S Instruments, OptoSigma and Funakoshi
Seminar

"Dynamics of perceptual decision-making under temporal uncertainty", Nestor Parga

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 15:00 to 16:00
Lab 1, Level D, Meeting Room D015
"Dynamics of perceptual decision-making under temporal uncertainty", Dr. Nestor Parga, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. No registration required.
Seminar

"Folded conformations of graphene"

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Dr. Barry Cox, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia
Seminar

OIST Marine Genomics Seminar Ser 33rd by Ken Naito

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 13:00 to 14:00
Lab 1 C016

Genus Vigna -the Wild and Sexy- Speaker: Dr. Ken Naito Genetic Resource Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

Seminar

Spontaneous supersymmetry breaking in matrix model and superstring theory

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C756
Dr. Tsunehide Kuroki from National Institute of Technology, Kagawa College. Language English.
Seminar

Modeling soil community resiliency to climate change

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Timothy Keitt, Associate Professor, Section of Integrative Biology The University of Texas at Austin
Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Roger T. Hanlon - "Rapid adaptive camouflage in cephalopods: linking neuroscience, ethology and imaging to bio-inspired materials and engineering"

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 13:00 to 14:30
Seminar Room C209, Center Bldg.
Roger T. Hanlon, Ph.D. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence RI, USA
Seminar

Seminar "Venoms and Toxins: A Source of Inspiration " by Prof. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Prof. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore
Seminar

Internal Seminar: Luscombe Unit and Qi Unit

Friday, November 13, 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00
C700
Join us for November's first Internal Seminar Series on November 13, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's first seminar features the Genomics and Regulatory Systems Unit (Nicholas M. Luscombe) and the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (Yabing Qi).
Seminar

"Chemosensory function of desert toads" Dr. Takatoshi Nagai

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Lab1 Level C016

" Chemosensory function of desert toads" Prof. Takatoshi Nagai, Dept. Biology, Keio Univ. School of Medicine

Seminar

Seminar by Prof Tame 'Quantum plasmonics'

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00
B700, Level B, Lab 3
Professor Mark Tame, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Seminar

Recent Advances in Research on Kampo

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:30
Seminar Room C209
Seminar by Prof. Koji Yakabi (Vice Director of Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University Medical School) and Dr. Tomohisa Hattori (Director of the Kampo Scientific Strategies Division Tsumura Research Laboratories) - Language: English (no interpretation) - Open to all.
Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Galarraga:Comparison of the synaptic responses of striatal neurons to cortical and thalamic afferents.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Meeting Room D015, Level D, Lab 1
Institute of Cellular Physiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
OIST Workshops

EAJS2015: East Asia Joint Symposium 2015

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 09:00 to Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 17:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 & OIST Auditorium (or R&D Cluster Hall Facilities)
Jointly-organized symposium - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.
Seminar

Seminar by Dr Hoogerland 'From the Quantum to the Classical in a Chaotic System'

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C700, Level C, Lab 3
Dr Maarten Hoogerland, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Bargas:The pathophysiological signatures of functional connectomics in the striatal microcircuit

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Meeting Room D015, Level D, Lab 1
nstitute of Cellular Physiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Seminar

TIME TO TRASH THE JOURNAL? - Seminar by Dr. Paul Guinnessy

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C700, Level C, Lab 3
Dr. Pauy Guinnessy, Web Director, Physics Today
Seminar

Technical Seminar: Introducing New Technologies and System for AFM for Life Science

Friday, November 6, 2015 - 14:30 to 16:00
C016, Lab 1
Introduction of Park Systems AFM, Park NX-BIO
Research

Pipetman On-Site Diagnosis

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 11:00 to 16:00
B503, Center Building
Gilson Pipetman Clinic from 11:00 to 16:00
Seminar

Seminar; "The dentate-hippocampal network support spatial working memory", Takuya Sasaki

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00
Seminar by Dr. Takuya Sasaki, The University of Tokyo.  Registration is not required. 
Seminar

"Mathematical modelling in nanotechnology" Vol. 2

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Professor Ngamta Thamwattana, School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Seminar

[Technical seminar] LC columns selection base on matrix chemistry and target compound

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 13:30 to 14:15
A720 lab3
Technical seminar: LC columns selection base on matrix chemistry and target compound
Seminar

"Mathematical modelling in nanotechnology" Vol. 1

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Professor Ngamta Thamwattana, School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Seminar

"Structural studies of histone variants in chromatin" by Prof. Hitoshi Kurumizaka, Waseda University

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C210 (Center Bldg., Level C)
Prof. Hitoshi Kurumizaka Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, and Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University
OIST Workshops

3rd CCP4-OIST School

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 09:00 to Saturday, November 7, 2015 - 17:00
OIST Seaside House
OIST Workshop - Application deadline: 2015-08-22 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Practical sessions are sessions are only for registered participants - URL: http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/OIST-2015/index.php
OIST Workshops

RMT2015: Random matrix theory from fundamental mathematics to biological applications

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 09:00 to Friday, November 6, 2015 - 17:00
OIST Campus, C209
OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: 2015/09/10 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - URL: https://groups.oist.jp/rmt
Seminar

Internal Seminar: Bandi Unit and Rokhsar Unit

Friday, October 30, 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00
C700
Join us for October's third Internal Seminar Series on October 30, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's third seminar features the Collective Interactions Unit (Mahesh Bandi) and the Molecular Genetics Unit (Daniel Rokhsar).
Seminar

Seminar "Translational control by poly(A)-binding protein during glucose-stimulated insulin biosynthesis in mouse pancreatic islets"

Friday, October 30, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00
D015, Lab1
Seminar "Translational control by poly(A)-binding protein during glucose-stimulated insulin biosynthesis in mouse pancreatic islets", Dr. Akiko Yamagiya.
Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Current Trends and Emerging Technologies in Nanofluidics and Nanofabrications"

Friday, October 30, 2015 - 09:00 to Sunday, November 1, 2015 - 17:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room C209
OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate.
Seminar

Climate Change: Fishing for Answers - A Talk by Professor A. P. Farrell

Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 13:30
C209
Professor A. P. Farrell, PhD., Dir. Fil. h.c., FRC, Tier I Canada Research Chair in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia, Canada
Workshop

MCM2015Autumn

Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 10:00 to Friday, October 30, 2015 - 17:00
University of Tokyo, Komaba
Shinobu Hikami (OIST), Jorgen Andersen (Univ. Auhuus), Takuya Sakasai (Univ. Tokyo), Takahiro Hayata (Yamagata Univ.), Jun Murakami (Waseda Univ.), Zinn-Justin, Yusuke Kuno (Tsuda College), Hirohiko Shimada (OIST)
Seminar

'Ordering the Viral Universe' - Prof. Dennis H. Bamford

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room C209
Prof. Dennis Bamford, Academic Professor, University of Helsinki Language: English

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