News Institutional News Research Update Facet News type Algebra Analysis Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Cyber Security Data science Deep learning Developmental biology Developmental neuroscience Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Informatics Machine learning Marine sciences Material science Mathematics Mechanics Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Optics Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Polymer chemistry Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Robotics Soft matter physics Structural biology Synthetic biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Topology Virology Facet Specialty 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 Facet Date Created Clear filters Institutional News OIST Welcomes Dr. Takao 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. 19 March 2021 Research Update 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 Institutional News 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. 19 March 2021 Research Update 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. 16 March 2021 Research Update 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. 05 March 2021 Research Update How the trap-jaw ant got its ultrafast bite Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals. 02 March 2021 Institutional News 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. 25 February 2021 Research Update Colorful connection found in coral’s ability to survive higher temperatures A coral’s color can tell of its resilience to climate change, and a new study has shed light on the underlying genetic factors that may be at work behind this. 21 February 2021 Research Update A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 DNA variants passed on to modern humans from Neanderthals can increase as well as decrease our ability to fight SARS-CoV-2, a new PNAS study finds. 18 February 2021 Research Update Cell division research explores questions at the core of life OIST researcher uses state-of-the-art imaging and techniques to study the spindle within our cells, and to reveal which proteins are necessary for it to operate correctly. 05 February 2021 Research Update Silicon anode structure generates new potential for lithium-ion batteries Scientists reveal a new nanostructure that could revolutionize technology in batteries and beyond. 05 February 2021 Research Update Not too big, not too small: Goldilocks analogy found in maze navigation Researchers took a close look at how fluids navigate around mazes and obstacles and found a surprising randomness in how they choose their path. 01 February 2021 Pagination First page … 32 33 34 … Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Institutional News OIST Welcomes Dr. Takao 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. 19 March 2021
Research Update 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
Institutional News 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. 19 March 2021
Research Update 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. 16 March 2021
Research Update 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. 05 March 2021
Research Update How the trap-jaw ant got its ultrafast bite Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals. 02 March 2021
Institutional News 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. 25 February 2021
Research Update Colorful connection found in coral’s ability to survive higher temperatures A coral’s color can tell of its resilience to climate change, and a new study has shed light on the underlying genetic factors that may be at work behind this. 21 February 2021
Research Update A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 DNA variants passed on to modern humans from Neanderthals can increase as well as decrease our ability to fight SARS-CoV-2, a new PNAS study finds. 18 February 2021
Research Update Cell division research explores questions at the core of life OIST researcher uses state-of-the-art imaging and techniques to study the spindle within our cells, and to reveal which proteins are necessary for it to operate correctly. 05 February 2021
Research Update Silicon anode structure generates new potential for lithium-ion batteries Scientists reveal a new nanostructure that could revolutionize technology in batteries and beyond. 05 February 2021
Research Update Not too big, not too small: Goldilocks analogy found in maze navigation Researchers took a close look at how fluids navigate around mazes and obstacles and found a surprising randomness in how they choose their path. 01 February 2021
