News Research Update A mutated eye offers a glimpse of a key protein for preventing cancer Researchers have showcased the central role of a specific protein for stopping cell death and regulating the cell cycle. 09 August 2022 Research Update Into the brain of comb jellies: scientists explore the evolution of neurons A new study into the neurons found in the earliest-diverging animal lineages reveals key clues about the form of the most ancestral nervous system, and how it first evolved. 09 August 2022 Research Update Long-standing professor named 2022 IUPS Fellow Professor Tomoyuki Takahashi has been named a 2022 International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Academy Fellow. 08 August 2022 Institutional News New Partnership Launched to Inspire Startups in Agriculture and Food Technology AgVenture Lab, an innovation lab comprised of eight Japan Agricultural Cooperatives organizations across Japan, and OIST signed a partnership agreement to tackle social issues and promote new businesses in agriculture 05 August 2022 Research Update New global map of ant biodiversity reveals areas that may hide undiscovered species Researchers have combined data from around the world with predictions from machine learning to create a high-resolution map of ant diversity, revealing areas that should be the focus of exploration and research. 04 August 2022 Research Update Researchers design the cheapest and most efficient squid aquaculture system to date Squid have always been difficult to farm but now researchers have developed the first squid aquaculture system that has the potential to be commercialized. 02 August 2022 Research Update Can Science and Technology Help Increase our Confidence? Researchers search for the neural mechanisms behind optimism, as part of the Moonshot Goal 9 protect, a large-scale national research project 26 July 2022 Institutional News Life after a PhD: OIST alumni give advice to current students In May, six OIST alumni returned to Okinawa to give workshops on what to expect after a PhD and stay connected to the OIST community. Here’s what they had to say. 20 July 2022 Research Update Going against the flow: scientists reveal garden eels’ unique way of feeding The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents. 20 July 2022 Institutional News Strategic Partnership formed between OIST and the International House of Japan OIST and the International House of Japan formed a strategic partnership on July 13th, 2022. 13 July 2022 Research Update Podcast: Unravelling enzymes The recipient of this year’s Excellence in Mentoring Award, Professor Paola Laurino, leads a group that investigates the structure, function and evolution of proteins called enzymes, which are vital parts of all life. 11 July 2022 Research Update Hidden in genetics: The evolutionary relationships of two groups of ancient invertebrates revealed Using high quality molecular data, researchers have re-investigated a long-standing question about the position of two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates—Kamptozoa and Bryozoa—on the evolutionary tree. 02 July 2022 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 32 Next page ›› Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update A mutated eye offers a glimpse of a key protein for preventing cancer Researchers have showcased the central role of a specific protein for stopping cell death and regulating the cell cycle. 09 August 2022
Research Update Into the brain of comb jellies: scientists explore the evolution of neurons A new study into the neurons found in the earliest-diverging animal lineages reveals key clues about the form of the most ancestral nervous system, and how it first evolved. 09 August 2022
Research Update Long-standing professor named 2022 IUPS Fellow Professor Tomoyuki Takahashi has been named a 2022 International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Academy Fellow. 08 August 2022
Institutional News New Partnership Launched to Inspire Startups in Agriculture and Food Technology AgVenture Lab, an innovation lab comprised of eight Japan Agricultural Cooperatives organizations across Japan, and OIST signed a partnership agreement to tackle social issues and promote new businesses in agriculture 05 August 2022
Research Update New global map of ant biodiversity reveals areas that may hide undiscovered species Researchers have combined data from around the world with predictions from machine learning to create a high-resolution map of ant diversity, revealing areas that should be the focus of exploration and research. 04 August 2022
Research Update Researchers design the cheapest and most efficient squid aquaculture system to date Squid have always been difficult to farm but now researchers have developed the first squid aquaculture system that has the potential to be commercialized. 02 August 2022
Research Update Can Science and Technology Help Increase our Confidence? Researchers search for the neural mechanisms behind optimism, as part of the Moonshot Goal 9 protect, a large-scale national research project 26 July 2022
Institutional News Life after a PhD: OIST alumni give advice to current students In May, six OIST alumni returned to Okinawa to give workshops on what to expect after a PhD and stay connected to the OIST community. Here’s what they had to say. 20 July 2022
Research Update Going against the flow: scientists reveal garden eels’ unique way of feeding The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents. 20 July 2022
Institutional News Strategic Partnership formed between OIST and the International House of Japan OIST and the International House of Japan formed a strategic partnership on July 13th, 2022. 13 July 2022
Research Update Podcast: Unravelling enzymes The recipient of this year’s Excellence in Mentoring Award, Professor Paola Laurino, leads a group that investigates the structure, function and evolution of proteins called enzymes, which are vital parts of all life. 11 July 2022
Research Update Hidden in genetics: The evolutionary relationships of two groups of ancient invertebrates revealed Using high quality molecular data, researchers have re-investigated a long-standing question about the position of two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates—Kamptozoa and Bryozoa—on the evolutionary tree. 02 July 2022
