PWS Students in FY 2025

April 2025 - March 2026
In this section we will proudly introduce our current students, alumni and their works.






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Current Members

Name

Mentor(s)

Supervisor(s)

L1

Xorlali Azimey

1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. SATO Yu
MURAYAMA Miho

L1

Casey Mack

Matsuda Ikki
Matsuda Ikki

L1

Chua Amos

Matsuda Ikki
Matsuda Ikki

L1

HUANG Minsheng

MITANI Yoko
MITANI Yoko

L1

KIM Sara

MITANI Yoko
MITANI Yoko

L1

OZASA Eiichiro

MITANI Yoko
MITANI Yoko

L1

GOTO Yuka

HIRATA Satoshi
HIRATA Satoshi

L2

SHIRASAWA Shimei

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L2

Fadel Abdurrahman Azhari

1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. FUJIHARA Mayako
MURAYAMA Miho

L2

TANOHATA Honoka

Matsuda Ikki
Matsuda Ikki

L2

SHIMADA Mayu

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L2

Muhammad Nur Fitri Suhaimi

Matsuda Ikki
Matsuda Ikki

L2

Liu Liu

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L3

KIMPARA Rentaro

Matsuda Ikki
Matsuda Ikki

L3

TSUMURA Kazaho

HIRATA Satoshi
HIRATA Satoshi

L3

SUZUKI Momoka

1. MITANI Yoko
2. MURAYAMA Miho
MITANI Yoko

L3

SEKI Marie

KINOSHITA Kodzue
HIRATA Satoshi

L3

OGAWA Ayumi

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L3

NISHIMOTO Chinatsu

1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. FUJIHARA Mayako
MURAYAMA Miho

L4

LIN Chaoyu

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L4

Khalid Mazid

ADACHI Ikuma
ADACHI Ikuma

L4

OKAMOTO Yume

1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. KINOSHITA Kodzue
MURAYAMA Miho

L4

KOBAYASHI China

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L4

LIN Christen

YAMAMOTO Shinya
YAMAMOTO Shinya

L5

TOBE Alisa

1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. FUJIHARA Mayako
MURAYAMA Miho

L5

ARAI Kana

1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. KINOSHITA Kodzue
MURAYAMA Miho

L5

ITAHARA Akihiro

HIRATA Satoshi
HIRATA Satoshi

Student-led Projects

We strongly encourage our students to enhance their skills by designing/conducting individual training projects.

Books


Takeshita RSC, Huffman MA, Bercovitch FB (2015). Non-invasive analysis of adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic. 83p

Original Articles (Peer-reviewed)

Our Alumni

Testimonial

Rafaela Sayuri CICALISE TAKESHITA
Rafaela Sayuri CICALISE TAKESHITA

Dealing with stress: for well-being and conservation

Providing a suitable and stress-free condition for animals is the least we can do as human beings. My research involves investigation of hormonal changes in nonhuman primates as a tool to monitor their reproductive fitness and stress levels. PWS has allowed me to see many habitats of wild primates that can be used as a model to improve conditions of captivity. My goal is to ensure the physiological well-being of nonhuman primates and work for conservation of their natural environment.


Note: Affiliations/mentors given are those currently active.
Name
Affiliation or
Location
PWS Mentors

BERNSTEIN Sofia Kaliope

PRI
1. Michael HUFFMAN
2. Fred BERCOVITCH

TAKESHITA Rafaela Sayuri CICALISE

PRI
1. Michael HUFFMAN
2. Fred BERCOVITCH

NAKAZAWA Nobuko

Human Evolution Studies
1. NAKAMURA Michio
2. HAYAKAWA Takashi

SAKURAGI Hiroko

WRC
1. NAKAMURA Michio
2. SUIGIURA Hideki

ALLANIC Morgane

PRI
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. HAYASHI Misato

FRÍAS VILLARROEL Liesbeth Martina

PRI
Andrew MACINTOSH

SAITO Miho

WRC
1. IDANI Gen'ichi
2. MATSUZAWA Tetsuro

SAKAKIBARA Kasumi

WRC
1. KOHSHIMA Shiro
2. MATSUZAWA Tetsuro

SARABIAN Cécile Anna

PRI
1. Andrew MACINTOSH
2. FURUICHI Takeshi

WILSON Duncan Andrew

PRI
1. TOMONAGA Masaki
2. MORIMURA Naruki

LIU Jie

WRC
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. MATSUZAWA Tetsuro

MATSUSHIMA Kei

WRC
YUMOTO Takakazu

RAMAMURTHY Nachiketha Sharma

WRC
1. KOHSHIMA Shiro
2. MATSUZAWA Tetsuro

TODA Kazuya

PRI
1. IDANI Gen'ichi
2. OKAYASU Naobi

YOKOTSUKA Aya

ASAFAS
1. FURUICHI Takeshi
2. YAMAKOSHI Gen

Himani Nautiyal

PRI
1. Michael HUFFMAN
2. YUMOTO Takakazu

Josue Alejandro PASTRANA

PRI
1. Michael HUFFMAN
2. ADACHI Ikuma

Raquel COSTA

PRI
HAYASHI Misato

ISHIZUKA Shintaro

PRI
1. TANAKA Masayuki
2. HASHIMOTO Chie

KIM Mi Yeon

WRC
1. KOHSHIMA Shiro
2. MATSUZAWA Tetsuro

TAKE Makiko

PRI
KOHSHIMA Shiro

Maegan FITZGERALD

WRC
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. MORIMURA Naruki

GAO Jie

PRI
1. TOMONAGA Masaki
2. IDANI Gen'ichi/ ADACHI Ikuma

Kristin HAVERCAMP

WRC
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. ADACHI Ikuma

INOUE Sota

WRC
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. KISHIDA Takushi

KAWAGUCHI Yuri

PRI
1. ADACHI Ikuma
2. HIRATA Satoshi

NOMOTO Mayuko

Human Evolution Studies
YUMOTO Takakazu

TOUGE Akito

PRI
FURUICHI Takeshi

OTSUKA Ryoma

ASAFAS
1. YAMAGIWA Juichi
2. YAMAKOSHI Gen

Nelson BROCHE

PRI
1. Michael HUFFMAN
2. ADACHI Ikuma

Pandora PINTO

WRC
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. YAMAMOTO Shinya

Vanessa N GRIS

PRI
1. MIYABE Takako
2. Andrew MACINTOSH

SATO Yutaro

WRC
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. YAMANASHI Yumi

SHIBATA Shohei

PRI
1. FURUICHI Takeshi
2. HASHIMOTO Chie

YAN Xiaochan

PRI
1. IMAI Hiroo
2. Michael HUFFMAN

Kenneth KEUK

Inuyama
Andrew MACINTOSH

LEE Boyun

Inuyama
SUIGIURA Hideki

LEE Yeong-ju

Kyoto
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. YAMAMOTO Shinya

LIM Qi Luan

Kyoto
MURAYAMA Miho

MAEDA Tamao

Kyoto
HIRATA Satoshi

XU Shenwen

Inuyama
1. ADACHI Ikuma
2. NAKAMURA Miho

James Brooks

Kyoto
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. YAMAMOTO Shinya

Annegret Moto Naito-Liederbach

Kyoto
MURAYAMA Miho

PIAO Yige

Kyoto
1. YAMAMOTO Shinya
2. HIRATA Satoshi

ONISHI Ena

Kyoto
1. YAMAMOTO Shinya
2. IDANI Gen'ichi

YOSHIMURA Hiroto

Kyoto
1. HIRATA Satoshi
2. KINOSHITA Kodzue

David FASBENDER

Inuyama
FURUICHI Takeshi

LI Heping

Kyoto
MURAYAMA Miho

NUMABE Rena

Inuyama
IMAI Hiroo

ZEMMOTO Chika

Kyoto
1. MURAYAMA Miho
2. KINOSHITA Kodzue