OIST's Visiting Program (TSVP) currently has an open call for:
Thematic Programs in 2025/2026
Group of researchers, 1-2 months, all fields.
(short) pre-proposals to be submitted by August 31, 2024.
https://t.co/rOqOx42p5O
@oistedu#opportunity#research
New wound care behavior in ants! Here we show how ants amputate the leg of injured conspecifics (a first in the animal kingdom)! Interestingly, amputations are not always the best strategy to care for a wound and ants have adapted their treatment accordingly. A 🧵... (1/6)
Happy Canada Day everybody!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
“This [flag] design was created while I thought about who I was as a person and where I came from….the four corners of the Kwakwaka’wakw territory. …but also representing the Country we live in.”
~Mulidzas—Curtis Wilson
🎉Pivotal breakthrough in #Alzheimer's research! 👏OIST scientists have successfully reversed cognitive decline caused by Alzheimer's disease in mice!🧠This finding could improve the lives of 55 million Alzheimer’s patients worldwide. Read more now⬇️ https://t.co/CmBipcRhkD
明日!Tomorrow! 🕑15:00 📍OIST Auditorium
Join us at @oistedu for this important discussion about #OkinawaMemorialDay and the Battle of Okinawa.
If you need ENG interpretation (if you can) please bring your own wired headphones🎧we might not have enough...
See you there✨