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Groundbreaking for Lab 3

OIST has embarked on the construction of a new research laboratory building on the south side of campus.

Research Update

OIST Researchers Succeed in World’s Largest Neuronal Network Modeling

Researchers from Japan and Germany including OIST have succeeded in simulating a network of 1.73 billion nerve cells connected by 10.4 trillion synapses.

Research Update

Computational Models of Gene Regulation in Entire Fruit Fly Embryo

OIST's Dr. Garth Ilsley has succeeded in modelling early regulation of development in the fruit fly Drosophila.

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Next-Gen Leaders Gather at DNC

OIST hosted its fourth Developmental Neurobiology Course, an intensive program that provides participants with a developmental overview, model systems and experimental methods of neurobiology.

Research Update

Behind the Scenes in Ant Research

Ants specimens were collected over a two-week trip to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens. The species richness in Xishuangbanna is now being threatened by deforestation.

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Seeing is Believing

The members of the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Science Technology and Innovation visited OIST on July 25.

Research Update

Major Addition to Student and Researcher Accommodation

The West Court Apartments are now complete, and new residents have started moving in since early July.

Research Update

Prof. Economo Wins Presidential Award from ASN

Prof. Evan Economo, who leads OIST’s Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, was awarded the 2013 Presidential Award from the American Society of Naturalists (ASN).

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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.

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Undergrads Experience Life at OIST

The second OIST Research Intern Summer Program is now underway.

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Climate Change and Coral

On June 29 and 30, the International Conference on Climate Change and Coral Reef Conservation, organized by the Ministry of the Environment and Okinawa Prefecture with the support of OIST and the University of the Ryukyus, was held at the OIST campus.

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The Intersection of Art and Architecture

The Art Exhibition “A Crossing of Minds”, jointly held by OIST and the faculty of Arts and Crafts of the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, opened on June 27 at the OIST campus.

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