Cicasp

06/04/2026

We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 admission into our graduate program—International Course in and Research at Kyoto University. Please visit our website for more information.

01/04/2026

Research Spotlight on Fitri (Fitsu) Suhaimi, who is monitoring population dynamics of proboscis monkeys in Sabah, Borneo: https://cicasp.ehub.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/research/research-spotlight-fitri-suhaimi-masters-student-wrc #

01/04/2026

Today, with the arrival of a new academic year, the EHUB transitioned from a Center to a larger Institute within Kyoto University. The size of its faculty and the scope of its research programs will expand. The CICASP will continue to be part of the new Institute, and we look forward to contributing to further growth of the academic community in Inuyama.

We are proud to announce the launch of the Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior (EHUB) on April 1, 2026.At the Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior (EHUB), Kyoto University, we pursue multidisciplinary research and education to uncover the biological and evolu...

24/03/2026

Research Spotlight #2 features Amos Chua, a master's student studying a poorly-known subspecies of the long-tailed macaque in Vietnam. https://cicasp.ehub.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/research/research-spotlight-amos-chua-masters-student-wrc #

24/03/2026

Announcing a new series of interview articles on our website featuring graduate students in the Department of Primatology & Wildlife Research. Read about Xorlali Azimey's work on grasscutter (greater cane rat) genetics here: https://cicasp.ehub.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/research/research-spotlight-xorlali-azimey-masters-student-wrc #

24/03/2026

You can now find (and follow) us on Bluesky (.bsky.social) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cicasp.inuyama/)!

18/12/2025

CICASP will host the next Virtual Open Campus on January 29 for prospective graduate students and short-term interns. Please register by January 18!
https://www.wrc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cicasp/2026-01.html

09/10/2025

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://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7

09/10/2025

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://doi.org/10.1093/chemse

09/10/2025

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, showing how skull shape 💀 evolution in lemurs is influenced by their body size:

Abstract. Malagasy lemurs are diverse primates that underwent adaptive radiation. While this radiation promotes modifications in cranium for niche partitio

08/01/2025

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