10. June 2021 - 10:00

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita joins OIST Board of Governors

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita, who is renowned for his development of cutting-edge Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologies in the United States and well-known in the areas of medicine, U.S.-Japan relations, arts & culture and academia, has joined the OIST Board of Governors.
4. June 2021 - 0:00

Investigating the impacts of ocean acidification using natural analogues

OIST marine scientists amongst those awarded funding to create an international standard for research on ocean acidification.
28. May 2021 - 0:00

Gender diversity in STEM

On the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, and to mark OIST’s Women in STEM month, four female scientists discussed gender diversity and equality in the sciences.
26. May 2021 - 0:00

Unique ceremony celebrates OIST’s newest graduates

The most recent graduation ceremony celebrated 41 graduates from across two different years and was both an in person and virtual event.
13. May 2021 - 0:00

Analyzing the never-ending power struggle

Prof. Filip Husnik talks symbiosis and what it can tell us about evolution and cell biology on the most recent episode of the OIST podcast.
11. May 2021 - 0:00

A green and blue planet: Ecology symposium highlights need for collaborations

OIST-RIKEN Joint symposium was the first step to creating research collaborations through a mutual understanding and the exchange of knowledge.
7. May 2021 - 14:06

OIST Professor Mahesh Bandi engineers DIY oxygen concentrator

The device can produce medical-grade oxygen – a life-saving treatment currently in short supply in India.
28. April 2021 - 9:00

First year PhD student awarded Softbank scholarship

Hiroki Sawada, an OIST PhD student, has received a 1-million-yen scholarship for his proposed research on AI for space rovers.
27. April 2021 - 0:00

Value from sewage? New technology makes pig farming more environmentally friendly

A novel nitrate removal system, trialed in Okinawa, can clean up the wastewater produced by swine farms, finds a recent study.
19. April 2021 - 10:02

Professor Hiroaki Kitano recognized as AAAI Fellow

Adjunct Professor, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, has been recognized for his pioneering work in robotics and AI.
16. April 2021 - 0:00

Triangular-shaped spikes key to coronavirus transmission, finds new study

Scientists have modeled the spikes of the coronavirus particle to unravel how their shape and number may influence the transmissibility of the virus.
13. April 2021 - 9:00

OIST-Born Startup to address the drought issue on Awaji Island

EF Polymer partners with startup and local farmers in a new project on Awaji Island, that aims to address the problems of drought caused by climate change.
12. April 2021 - 11:28

Dendritic computers: When 1 + 1 = 3

Scientists discover a new way that neurons distinguish important signals from background noise.
1. April 2021 - 0:00

OIST Welcomes Dr. Takashi Toda as Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Toda, who has over 35 years of higher education and international development experience from his time in JICA, was appointed as COO of OIST.
30. March 2021 - 11:21

Reboot Japan: The nation of science and technology <OIST FORUM 2021>

OIST Forum 2021 was held online for 3 days from March 2, 2021 to March 4, 2021.
22. March 2021 - 12:00

Reading the book of life

Eugene “Gene” Myers, a pioneer of bioinformatics who created the BLAST algorithm and played a decisive role in decoding the human genome, joined OIST last year as an Adjunct Professor.
19. March 2021 - 10:20

Uncovering the secrets of the octopus

Professor Sam Reiter, who leads the Computational Neuroethology Unit, talks neuroscience, cephalopods, and why researching camouflage is important on the latest episode of the OIST podcast.
17. March 2021 - 10:00

OIST researchers awarded JST FOREST grant

Dr. Yosuke Yamada, Dr. Reina Komiya and Prof. Ryota Kabe were awarded a place on the FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program.
5. March 2021 - 10:00

Beyond our physical world: Researcher studies mathematics in other spaces

Mathematician strives to understand functions in metric spaces – abstract settings that go beyond the physical world.
25. February 2021 - 17:00

OIST’s Science Festival goes online for 2021

This year, OIST’s Community Relations Section, alongside many researchers and other members of the community, used a combination of livestreaming and pre-recorded videos to move the entire Science Festival online.