CICASP

Kyoto University's Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology.

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You can now find (and follow) us on Bluesky (@cicasp.bsky.social) and Instagram (https://t.co/XsGj9lA7Ve)!

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We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 admission into our graduate program—International Course in #Primatology and #Wildlife Research at Kyoto University. https://t.co/C4fIkc67hQ

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It’s been a month since Chimpanzee Ai passed away. In response to your heartfelt messages, we’ve created a memorial site in her honor. We will update it regularly to share her life story, photos, scientific contributions, and messages from you all.
https://t.co/MVa8ZlocYC

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CICASP will hold a virtual open campus on Zoom on Thursday, January 29, 2026, for prospective applicants to our Short-term Internship Program and/or the graduate-level International Course in Primatology and Wildlife Research. Check out the website and don’t forget to register!

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Through all-night fermentation experiments, Dr. Wanyi Lee and colleagues discovered how gut microbiomes of Japanese macaques🐵 adjust their functions to seasonal changes in diet 🍃: https://t.co/HBjWUmfBep

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犬山キャンパスで研究を行っている LEE Wanyi 特定助教（未踏科学共生共進化研究ユニット）、半谷吾郎 准教授の研究成果が論文になりました🐵屋久島に生息する野生ニホンザルを対象に、食性の季節変化に対応する腸内細菌叢の適応メカニズムを解明しました！詳細はこちら↓

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Are you a coffee/tea ☕🫖 lover? Here is a new publication by our recent graduate, Rena Numabe, on the genetic basis of varying perception of caffeine bitterness in humans: https://t.co/yFSKmGKwKT

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当センター博士後期課程で学んだ沼部令奈さんの研究成果が論文になりました🐵遺伝子変異により個人や地域によってコーヒーなどの苦味の感じ方が違う可能性を示しました！　詳細はこちら↓
https://t.co/Xs5kuhPcpH

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Some of the extinct #lemurs were more than a thousand times heavier than the smallest living lemurs. Check out this new paper by our doctoral student, Naoto Toyoda @lemurids, showing how skull shape 💀 evolution in lemurs is influenced by their body size: https://t.co/NYKZSP4j18

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当センター博士後期課程の豊田直人さんの研究成果が論文になりました🐵マダガスカルに生息するキツネザル類の顔のかたちの進化が、体の大きさに左右されることを示しました！
https://t.co/SuII3uXcac

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Less than a week left to register for the upcoming Virtual Open Campus--Don't miss this opportunity to get to know our academic programs!

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CICASP will hold a virtual open campus this summer!
Anyone interested in studying #primatology at EHUB in Kyoto University or participating in an internship is welcome to register. For detail, please see our website:https://t.co/tdeDj0qme7

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You can now follow us on Instagram! More posts are forthcoming... https://t.co/btvmdS2O3O

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CICASP will hold a virtual open campus this summer!
Anyone interested in studying #primatology at EHUB in Kyoto University or participating in an internship is welcome to register. For detail, please see our website:https://t.co/tdeDj0qme7

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One week left to register for the #Primatology & Wildlife Science Virtual Open Campus for prospective graduate students and interns--Please share widely!

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Once again, CICASP will hold a virtual open campus for prospective graduate students and interns interested in #primatology and #wildlife research. For details, please see our website: https://t.co/PoCKgBwADQ

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Did not get enough lemur stories on World Lemur Day last month? Not to worry—join our next International #Primatology Lecture by Dr. Jörg Ganzhorn, which will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. For more information, visit our website: https://t.co/hpbFbLZ1Zi

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Graduate student Michihiro Yagami @EHUB_inuyama received a presentation award at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Mammal Society of Japan. Michihiro studies morphological adaptations for singing in gibbons by taking a close look at their laryngeal muscles.

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The PWS Symposium returns, this time in Kyoto. Audience registration is open until October 25.

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今年度のPWS シンポジウムについて、発表目的以外の参加者の　参加登録期限を10月25日まで延長を行いました！　ぜひ奮ってご参加ください
https://t.co/VEWMVgW8FW

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Big congrats to Morgane Longuet, who just graduated from our program with a doctoral degree. Morgane's research on fossil rhinos 🦏 and other ungulates 🐐🦛🦒is uncovering the deep environmental history of Southeast Asia.

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Red spider lilies are in bloom on Inuyama Campus right now.

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Can chimpanzees find hidden food after watching a video of someone hiding it? Find out in this new publication by our doctoral student, Shenwen Xu: https://t.co/3zQ1yyPcjT