PacBio provides Sequel2 Analysis Webinar at 27 Aug.

Title : More quantum noise from wormholes

Abstract : We are going to discuss the nice paper by Douglas Stanford "More quantum noise from wormholes" . Sudip Ghosh will lead the discussion.

Sharepoint Open Hours

Location: B646

Time: 14:00-15:00

Date: 8/26/2020

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to our seminar!

For OIST members:

Users meeting and Seminar are registration free. We look forward to your participation via Zoom.

For Non-OIST members:

Please contact ias@oist.jp for Seminar sign up. (Users meeting is an internal event.)

Join the OIST information session with a cup of coffee! This session is for Japanese students currently seeking for opportunities in PhD in STEM. The sessions will be done in Japanese only. The program is consisted of OIST general introduction, PhD & Research Internship admission process, financial support and student life followed by the panel discussion by 2 OIST PhD students currently in Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit and Membranology Unit.

Hoban et al. (2020) "Impact of α-synuclein pathology on transplanted hESC-derived dopaminergic neurons in a humanized α-synuclein rat model of PD" PNAS, 117 (26) 15209-15220.

Reviewed/presented for the journal club by Professor Gordon Arbuthnott from the Brain Mechanism for Behaviour Unit.

Zoom Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/95700149323?pwd=VWQxY0FGQmxVQmtUTVZ2SXRnMGx6dz09

Meeting ID: 957 0014 9323 Passcode: 855303

DNA sequencing section would like to invite you to the following seminar by Dr.Leo Chan. He will introduce Latest Advances in 10x Genomics. This will be a precious opportunity for you to learn the latest advances in Targeted Gene Expression, Chromium Single Cell Immune Profiling v2 with Feature Barcode Technology, and the Visium Spatial Gene Expression Solution with Immunofluorescence.

Dr. Arren Bar-Even, Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to our zoom seminar!

Monday, August 17, 2020 - 15:00

Seminar Room Lab4 F01 or via Zoom link below

Dr. Letizia Marvaldi, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

An importin mechanism in chronic pain

Food drive to help people in Onna Village in need! All collected items will be donated to Onna Village Welfare Council, which will then distribute the items to people in Onna Village.

Deadline for POC and Tech Pioneer Letters of Intent

Hoban et al. (2020) "Impact of α-synuclein pathology on transplanted hESC-derived dopaminergic neurons in a humanized α-synuclein rat model of PD" PNAS, 117 (26) 15209-15220.

Reviewed/presented for the journal club by Professor Gordon Arbuthnott from the Brain Mechanism for Behaviour Unit.

Zoom details will be announced closer to the date.

Title : Twistorial superparticles, partial SUSY breaking and Higher spin fields on AdS(4)

Abstract : We are going to discuss the nice paper by Mikhail Plyushchay, Dmitri Sorokin and Mirian Tsulaia "Higher Spins from Tensorial Charges and OSp(N|2n) Symmetry" . Mirian Tsulaia will lead the discussion.

National holiday

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Karol Gietka (Quantum Systems). Title: "Quantum Simulators in Other Frames of Reference"

Title : The spectrum of Laplacian on moduli space via Liouville theory

Abstract : We are going to discuss the nice talk by Sarah Harrison on String Math 2020 conference "The spectrum on M_{0,4} via Liouville theory" . Slava Lysov will lead the discussion.

Sharepoint Open Hours

Location B646

Time: 14:00-15:00

Presenter: Mr. Hong Huat Hoh

Supervisor: Professor Tadashi Yamamoto

Co-supervisor: Professor Ye Zhang

Audience: OIST researchers and students

Hosted by Mathematics Department, Kyoto University.

https://www.math.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/event/seminar/4419

Prof. Speyer will give a talk at Lab4 F01 and it will be seen on Zoom.

Title : Conformal higher spin gauge models in curved background

Speakers : Sergei Kuzenko and Michael Ponds

Abstract : Sergei Kuzenko and Michael Ponds from The University of Western Australia will tell us about conformal higher spin gauge models in curved background. The talk is based on their two recent papers "Generalised conformal higher-spin fields in curved backgrounds" and "New locally (super)conformal gauge models in Bach-flat backgrounds" .

Speaker: Mr. Sebastien Lapointe

Supervisor: Prof. Julia Khusnutdinova

Unit: Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit

Audience: OIST researchers and students

Hosted by: Theory of Quantum Matter unit (Nic Shannon)

Moderated by one of the most outstanding women in the Japanese corporate sector today, and broadcast live from Tokyo, Okinawa, and New York, this webinar presents a conversation between entrepreneurs, business strategists and innovation leaders, which will lead to some practical suggestions for participants interested in exploring entrepreneurship in Japan.

Register here: https://oistfoundation.org/webinars/

National holiday

National holiday

QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "D-branes of higher-spin gravity?"

Presenter: Mr. Ankur Dhar

Supervisor: Professor Tsumoru Shintake

Co-Supervisor: Professor Nic Shannon

For OIST members:

Users meeting and Seminar are registration free. We look forward to your participation via Zoom.

For Non-OIST members:

Please contact ias@oist.jp for Seminar sign up. (Users meeting is an internal event.)

During this short course, you will use design thinking framework to develop a constructive and effective approach to designing your career. With a bias toward action, you will tackle life "wicked" problems, acquire tools to prototype 3 different careers that fit your skills, values, and passion.

Title :A short review of N=2 SUSY Quantum Mechanics

Abstract : We are going to SUSY Quantum Mechanics. The good review of the subject is a paper by F. Cooper, A. Khare, U. Sukhatme "Supersymmetry and Quantum Mechanics" . Mirian Tsulaia will lead the discussion.

Title: Symplectic Reduction in Field Theory

Speaker: Slava Lysov

Abstract: We will briefly review the symplectic recution in finite dimensional case and generalization to the field theory with possible inclusion of the edge modes. We will apply these ideas to the BF-model and compare the results with the predictions of algebraic topology.

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Matthias Gohlke (Quantum what's the Matter). Title: "Kitaev's honeycomb model: an exactly solvable quantum spin liquid"

Catavitello et al (2018) " A kinematic synergy for terrestrial locomotion shared by mammals and bird " eLife, 7:e38190.

Reviewed/presented for the journal club by PhD student Salvatore Lacava from the Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit.

Please see internal neuroscience mailing list for Zoom details or contact the organisers.

プロポーザルの基本とは、相手を適切に想定し、相手の聞きたいポイントを聞きたい順に提示していくことです。

本勉強会では、個々の持っている研究テーマについて、深く広く考え、その学術的な価値を再認識していただく事から始め、

伝えるべきポイント、伝え方についても学んでいただきます。

Title : Recent Progress on Black Hole Information

Abstract : We are going to discuss String Theory conference talk by J. Maldacena "Review: Recent progress on the black hole information paradox" . Slava Lysov will lead the discussion.

Dr. Caroline Lynn Kamerlin, Professor of Structural Biology, Uppasala University, Sweden.

Title: Current Algebras and Celestial CFT Correlators

Speaker: Sudip Ghosh

Abstract: I will discuss the construction of a SL(2,C) current algebra using the subleading soft graviton theorem and the constraints imposed by this current algebra via null state relations on the spectrum of the putative CFT dual of Einstein gravity in (3+1)-d asymptotically flat spacetimes.

TQM UNIT is pleased to invite you to the seminar.

The second seminar in the OIST Neuroscience Online Seminars (ONOS), we will host Prof. Masanori Sakaguchi from International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS). He will give us a talk about

" Adult neurogenesis for memory consolidation during sleep".

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99572966347?pwd=RHBDV2pCNFBaQjk0d2dsTTdRaGlLUT09

Meeting ID: 995 7296 6347

Password: 562866

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We are pleased to invite you to our seminar.

Strengthening transnational bonds in the era of online connections: Research and Educational Exchange in the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines Sponsored by: Fulbright Japan, Fulbright Philippines, OIST Foundation

To register: click here

Speaker : Bogna Ignatowska-Jankowska (Postdoctoral Scholar at Neuronal Rhythms in Movement Unit led by Marylka Yoe Uusisaari)

Location : C700 (Lab 3), Zoom

Title : Distinct behavioral effects of cannabinoids in 3D motion capture of freely moving mice

TAW (Teacher Appreciation Week), the main event of PATO, will be held in late summer this year.

PATO will be collecting donations from CDC/SAP parents.

The money will be used to provide some special treats for the teachers and staff for TAW2020.

We regret to inform you that OCNC2020 has been cancelled due to the situation with COVID-19 | Website

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: 'Hannes Schoenke (Mathematics, Mechanics, Materials, and other aspects of M Theory). Title: "A glimpse into the beauty of algebraic geometry (examples included!)"

Title : AdS3 gravity and random CFT

Abstract : We are goin to discuss the recent paper by Jordan Cotler and Kristan Jensen "AdS3 gravity and random CFT" . Yasha Neiman will lead the discussion.

Our new Deigo Cluster is coming! Learn all about the migration, and ask us any questions you may have.

Large N Phase Transitions and Small AdS-Schwarzschild Black Holes

Speaker: Sudip Ghosh

Abstract: We will discuss aspects of small AdS-Schwarzschild Black Holes in the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence. In particular we will consider issues related to dynamical instabilities of small black holes and their dual interpretation in the boundary gauge theory at large N.