Members
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Term: Oct. 2021 ～
The following 15 researchers are working at the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University.
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● Sayaka TOJIMA Assistant Professor
Research Interests: All about tail (Shippology), Morphology, Biology
Research Topic: Establishment of “Shippology”: a biological and cultural-anthropological approach towards tail loss
Host Department: The Kyoto University Museum
Previous Affiliation: Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
Short Introduction
When you hear the word "tail," what do you think of? You might imagine your pets, an animals’ tail in a zoo, or anything else you can imagine. Many creatures use tails of various shapes and sizes in a variety of ways. So, by looking at the shape of their tails, we can learn about their adaptation and evolution. But unfortunately, we don't have tails. It's a wonder, isn't it? This is my research theme. I believe that our tail loss is the key to understanding how we became "human". The word "human" is a simple word, but it has two meanings: "human" as a biological species and "human" with humanity. To understand the origins of both, we need both a biological approach to understand the morphological diversity of organisms and the process of their formation, and a humanistic approach to understand the evolution of human cognition. I would like to disseminate "Shippology," which considers the tail loss from the different perspectives of humanities and biology.
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Latest News
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Oct. 18, 2023
A museum exhibition planned and supervised by Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima (The Kyoto Universityl Museum) will open on November 1.
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Sep. 4, 2023
A video featuring Dr Sayaka Tojima, Assistant Professor (The Kyoto University Museum), is now available.
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Jul. 25, 2023
Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima (The Kyoto University Museum) give a keynote lecture at the XXVIII International Symposium for Morphological Sciences (ISMS) in Cape Town, SA.
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Jul. 25, 2023
Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima (The Kyoto University Museum) give a keynote lecture at the XXVIII International Symposium for Morphological Sciences (ISMS) in Cape Town, SA.
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Mar. 7, 2023
A video dialogue with Sayaka Tojima, Assistant Professor (The Kyoto University Museum), titled "Forest of Humanities and Science" (produced by Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society) has been come out.
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Feb. 24, 2023
An interview article featuring Assis. Prof. Sayaka Tojima (The Kyoto University Museum) has been posted on the website "That's Kyodai".
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Jan. 5, 2023
An article (in Japanese) was published in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Dec 24, 2022, in which Dr Sayaka Tojima assisted in the interview.
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Nov. 14, 2022
An article on a paper written by Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima (The Kyoto University Museum) and others was featured on the JST international science news website.
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Sep. 20, 2022
Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima [The Kyoto University Museum] published a paper online. [PLOS ONE]
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Apr. 8, 2022
Hakubi Seminar Announcement (216th meeting)
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Feb. 22, 2022
Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima will participate in a panel discussion at the 7th Kyoto University Research Data Management Workshop (Friday, March 4, 2022 online) --- ePortfolio and RDM Skill Development ---.
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Feb. 7, 2022
Assistant Professor Sayaka Tojima (Kyoto University Museum) gave a talk as an invited speaker at a meeting of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Imagining and Developing Images of the Body in Medicine, Art, and Folk Religion).
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Dec. 6, 2021
Sayaka TOJIMA, assistant professor (the Kyoto University Museum) was introduced in the newsletter of the Kyoto University Museum.
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Nov. 26, 2021
Assistant Professor Sayaka TOJIMA (The Kyoto University Museum) was interviewed and her comment was published in the Yomiuri Shimbun.
