Dr. Shane Dooley, Postdoc Quantum Information Group, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo

Dr. Matin Miryeganeh, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University

Prof. Stephane Boubanga Tombet, RIEC, Tohoku University, Sendai Japan

Seminar by Arnaud Ralko (Néel Institute, CNRS) on Oct 22 (Thu) at 1:30pm in C016, Lab1.

Technical Seminar by: Dr. Wataru Kai, Fluidigm Application Scientist

Professor David A. Wheeler, Baylor College of Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Takuya Miyazawa, Dept. of Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

Seminar "Precision Cutting of Ceramic Mold by Micro Milling Tool of Single Crystalline Diamond by Laser Fabrication Process" Speaker: Dr. Hirofumi Suzuki, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Innovation Center for Production Engineering, Chubu University Date: Monday October 19, 2015 Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Location: C210

Join us for October's second Internal Seminar Series on October 16, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features a special talk by Prof. Kenji Doya from the Neural Computation Unit.

Dr. Darko Cotoras, Postdoctoral fellow, California Academy of Sciences

Dr. Yuimaru Kubo, Quantronics group, SPEC, CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Language: English. Everyone is welcome.

Title: Sustainable Energy for the 21 ^st Century and The Role of Nuclear Fusion

Speaker : R.J Cashmore CMG,FRS, Chairman ,United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abstract : There are many aspects to the provision of sustainable energy, nationally and globally, in the 21 ^st century ranging over issues of energy sources, security of supply, usage, cost and climate change. A solution must exploit all of the available carbon ‘free’ technologies and Nuclear Fusion, one such technology, can play a major role providing there is a sustained commitment to R&D internationally.

Introduction : Roger Cashmore was appointed Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority on 30 July 2010. He is a Fellow...

Seminar by Taehoon Kim, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK

Dr. Matthieu PY, EURAXESS Links Japan Country Representative. Participation free. Registration required.

Join us for October's first Internal Seminar Series on October 2, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's first seminar features the Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit (Yohei Yokobayashi) and the Continuum Mechanics Unit (Gustavo Gioia).

Seminar by Prof. John Chalker (Oxford University) at 2PM, Thursday October 1st.

Special lecture by Prof. Halina Rubinsztein Dunlop, The University of Queensland, Australia

Speaker: Associate Professor, Masayuki Mori, Kyoto University.

OIST Workshop - Application deadline: 2015-06-05 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - URL: https://groups.oist.jp/cqd

"Phylogenetics and Biomechanics of Coral Reef Fishes" by Dr. Mark Westneat, The University of Chicago Monday, September 28, 2015 - 2:00-3:00pm, Seminar room C700, Lab3 Speaker: Professor, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, the University of Chicago

Dr. Mary Collins, Professor of Immunology, University College London; Head of Division of Advanced Therapies, National Institute of Biological Standards and Control

Join us for September's first Internal Seminar Series on September 18, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features the Structural Cellular Biology Unit (Ulf Skoglund) and the Computational Neuroscience Unit (Erik De Schutter).

Admission Free. Registration Required (120 seats available). English and Japanese.

Seminar by Prof. Shinbrot ((Rutgers University, & Editor, Physical Review Applied) Title: Hardwiring: optical illusions and simulated neuronal architecture

Dr. Takahashi, Institution for Innovation, Ajinomoto

Join us for September's first Internal Seminar Series on September 4, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's first seminar features the Theory of Quantum Matter Unit (Nic Shannon) and the Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit (Matthias Wolf).

Ms. Sayaka Miwa, Marketing Manager, Thomson Reuters. Topics include Web of Science, EndNote Web, and ResearcherID. Registration required: https://groups.oist.jp/library/web-science-seminar-researchers-september-4th-fri

Seminar "Generating, characterizing and targeting breast cancer stem cells.", Dr. Guillaume Varès, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences

Akihiro Takemura Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science University of the Ryukyus http://www.takemura-lab.jp/index.html

Seminar by Dr. Morgan Beeby, Lecturer in Structural Biology, Imperial College London. Language: English

Seminar "RNA decay-linked signaling to maintain cardiac homeostasis." Prof. Keiji Kuba, Akita University

Prof. Frederic Berger, Senior Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute

Ms. Momoko Suda, science reporter, Science Environment Division at the Tokyo Head Office of Mainichi Shimbun Newspapers, author of award-winning book "Netsuzo no Kagakusha" (Fraudulent Scientists). The talk will be in Japanese with English interpretation.

Professor Te-Sheng Lin, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

実際の申請書を使った科研費書き方セミナー 8月25日(月) C700 13:30, 8月26日(水) C600b 10:00

Professor Ming-Chih Lai, Center of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

Kakenhi writing seminar using actual applications Aug 24 C700 13:30 & Aug 26 C600b 10:00

We will hold a demo session for OIST staff members to see the SAP's (new OIST ERP system) user interface and work-flow. HEART - SAP Demo Session ① August 20 (Thursday) 14:00-16:00 in room C210 ② August 25 (Tuesday) 10:00-12:00 in room C210

Join us for August's second Internal Seminar Series on August 21, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features the Quantum Dynamics Unit (Denis Konstantinov) and the Developmental Signalling Unit (Mary Ann Price).

We will hold a demo session for OIST staff members to see the SAP's (new OIST ERP system) user interface and work-flow. HEART - SAP Demo Session ① August 20 (Thursday) 14:00-16:00 in room C210 ② August 25 (Tuesday) 10:00-12:00 in room C210

This event is intended for Japanese female researchers and will be conducted solely in Japanese.

Dr. Sergey Ryazantsev, from California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles

Carlo Barenghi ( Professor, Newcastle University, UK)

Language: English - Registration required - Registration deadline: August 3rd, 2015

Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Kakenhi Administration Seminar 科研費事務説明会（7/24&8/12） Target audience: Kakenhi PIs, Unit RAs, and Admin staff who would like to learn administrative procedures for Kakenhi Language: Japanese

Seminar by Dr. Byung-wook Park, Konkuk University, South Korea

Join us for August's first Internal Seminar Series on August 7, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C210. This month's first seminar features the Neurobiology Research Unit (Jeff Wickens) and the Information Processing Biology Unit (Ichiro Maruyama).

Seminar by Dr. Judit Romhanyi (MPI-FKF) / Aug 5th, 10:30-11:30 in D014, Lab1

Shizuya Saika, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Ophthalmology Wakayama Medical University, "Language: English No interpretation."