12. July 2013 - 9:10

A coral symbiont genome decoded for first time

The Marine Genomics Unit has decoded the genome of the algae Symbiodinium minutum. This is a major advance in understanding the complex ecology of coral reefs.
29. May 2013 - 8:48

Blind Zebrafish Shed Light on Human Retinal Diseases

Featured on the cover of Developmental Cell, a paper by OIST researchers revealed the mechanistic link between photoreceptor cell degeneration and defects in protein transport.
10. May 2013 - 16:58

OIST Looks to Future

The 6th meeting of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University’s (OIST) Board of Governors (BOG) took place on 9 and 10 May on the OIST campus. The University’s advisory body, the Board of Councilors, met on the same dates.
13. March 2013 - 14:30

OIST Lab Wins Award for Sustainable Design

OIST’s Lab 2 has earned a green building certification in new construction under the internationally recognized standard, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), for its innovative design and construction.
29. January 2013 - 10:00

Japanese Research Organizations Contribute to Human Brain Project

OIST and RIKEN join international efforts to understand and simulate the human brain for the creation of new technological advances for society.
19. November 2012 - 9:21

Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress of Japan Visit OIST

His Majesty the Emperor Akihito and Her Majesty the Empress Michiko of Japan visited OIST.
5. October 2012 - 19:00

Board of Governors Congratulates OIST on Progress

The 4th meeting of the Board of Governors took place on 4 and 5 October on the OIST campus.
5. October 2012 - 17:00

OIST and MBL Sign Scientific Cooperation Agreement

The OIST Graduate University and the Marine Biological Laboratory Concluded an agreement on scientific cooperation today.
6. September 2012 - 17:12

New Science and Technology Graduate School Opens in Okinawa

500 people packed into the new auditorium at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) on 6 September to celebrate the official opening of the Graduate School.

1. August 2012 - 6:00

Study Confirms Serotonin’s Role in Controlling Patience

By implanting a tiny drug delivery device into the brains of rats, researchers in OIST’s Neural Computation Unit were able to temporarily lower serotonin levels in the part of the brain responsible for patience, and to show that this loss caused the rats to give up before receiving an expected reward.