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Institutional News OIST Adjunct Professor, Svante Pääbo, receives the Japan Prize After a two-year postponement, Professor Svante Pääbo accepts the Japan Prize trophy in a ceremony at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. 19 May 2022
Research Update New Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Disease Revealed Researchers have identified the toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of alpha-synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease, in neurons. 02 June 2017
Institutional News Protein Scaffold OIST researchers chart a protein that scaffolds the chromosome along its length to help perpetuate life. 27 May 2015
Research Update The building blocks of gum disease Research focusing on the bacteria responsible for gum disease has revealed the unique assembly mechanism of its pili – adhesive filaments used for attachment. 13 April 2020
Research Update Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor. 20 December 2025
Research Update Identifying the limits of protein evolution Large-scale computational study describes limiting factors for protein evolution, highlighting unexplored protein design possibilities and origin of life insights. 31 March 2026
Research Update What Makes a Jellyfish? Genomic study reveals how jellyfish develop into floating beauties, rather than staying stationary like corals or sea anemones. 15 April 2019
Research Update 100 million years ago, an ‘evolutionary fuse’ was lit in the deep ocean, sparking squid diversification New evolutionary mapping suggests deep sea origins and mass extinction triggered diversification of modern squid and cuttlefish. 30 March 2026
Research Update These arms are made for loving Study discovers how octopuses use “taste by touch” sensory system to feel out potential mates. 03 April 2026
Research Update Signs of dementia are written in the blood, reveals new study 33 metabolic compounds linked to dementia could be key to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. 14 September 2021
Research Update Beyond the Nobel Prize: Professor Pääbo’s quest to uncover what makes humans unique After identifying genetic variants found only in modern humans, Adjunct Professor Svante Pääbo is now exploring whether these genes have been consequential in our evolution. 09 December 2022
Research Update Global study reveals effectiveness of protected areas Certain countries perform significantly better than their neighbors in the effectiveness of their protected areas, finds new study. 13 July 2021