OUR PROJECTS

Team Coordinators

Christian Vincenot, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor, Kyoto University

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Fruit Bat Ecology & Conservation, Ecological Modelling

Anja Collazo, Ph.D.

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Part-Time Lecturer, Doshisha University

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Fruit Bat Conservation, Animal Communication, Cultural Sociology

Senior Members

Sophie "Topa" Petit, Ph.D.​

Associate Professor, University of South Australia

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Bat-flower interaction, Conservation Biology, Animal Ethics

David Hill, Ph.D.​

Adjunct Professor, Kyoto University

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Insectivorous Bat Ecology, Bat Echolocation and Social Calls

Junior Members

Jason Hideki Preble

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PhD Candidate, Kyoto University

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Microbat ecology

Masato Hashizume

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PhD student, Kyoto University

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Bat Communication

Azmina Kamal​

PhD student, Kyoto University

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Effect of Environmental Stressors on the Bat Gut Microbiome

Nur Izzati Abdullah

PhD student, Kyoto University

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TBD (from 10/2020)

Arthur Zucker​

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Master student, Sorbonne University (Paris, France)

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Acoustic data processing, AI, software design

Clément Apavou

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Master student, Sorbonne University (Paris, France)

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Acoustic data processing, AI, software design

Weerach "Kura" Charerntantanakul 

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Master student, Kyoto University

(from Shibata Lab.)

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Bat-Agriculture Conflicts

Yuto Taki​

Master student, Kyoto University

(from Inoue-Murayama Laboratory)

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Flying Fox Population Genetics

Kentaro Kawagita

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Bachelor student, Kyoto University

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Bat-mediated seed dispersal

Field Assistants

Yammie Leung-Maemori

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Fieldwork assistant (Yaeyama) 

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Life saver under any circumstances

Other current members to be added soon...

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