Rahel Collyer-Hoar

Grant Clinic: Mutually beneficial knowledge transfer

Institutional News

New research projects launched at OIST!

We introduce two labs and their new research projects, which were made possible after being awarded a “KAKENHI” grant.

Prof. Artur Ekert in Lab5

Institutional News

Using entangled particles to create unbreakable encryption

The father of quantum cryptography, Prof. Artur Ekert, is introducing his work and his new role at OIST.

Liquid springs

Research Update

Surprising properties of elastic turbulence discovered

Revealing elastic turbulence has more in common with classical Newtonian turbulence than expected.

Header image of podcast episode with Prof Doya

Research Update

How the serotonin system connects robots with mental health

This podcast episode focuses on research in artificial intelligence and how these findings can translate into neuroscience.

Termite pair in amber

Research Update

“Frozen behaviors” in amber fossils – how to reconstruct mating behavior of long-extinct termites

Scientists found evidence that termites which lived millions of years ago engaged in the same mating behaviors described in their living relatives today.

Dr. Franz Meitinger and Dr. Midori Ota

Research Update

Deciphering the mysteries of cell division

The Cell Proliferation and Gene Editing Unit studies how cells divide, what can cause sickness within cells, and searches for new treatment targets for cancer.

14 February 2024

Podcast #3 Bioconvergence Center OKEON header image

Institutional News

What listening to birds can teach us about our ecosystems

Our new podcast episode focuses on how large-scale environmental datasets can be used to study island wildlife.

04 December 2023