Staff
Staff
Takumi TSUTAYA
Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program)
Specialized Fields
Biological Anthropology, Primatology, Ancient Biomolecular Analysis
My research aims to shed light on the “lived experiences” — how humans and other related animals were born, lived, and died, and how these life histories have influenced human evolution. By applying comprehensive protein analysis (proteomics) to field samples in archaeology, paleontology, and ecology, I seek to address key research questions in each fi eld and to pioneer anew interdisciplinary area, "Evolutionary and Ecological Proteomics" (EcoEvoProteomics).
Message
Anthropology is inherently interdisciplinary, bridging the sciences and humanities. I hope to engage in collaborative research and academic exchange with various colleagues from diverse fields. Through my research outcomes, I also aspire to contribute to building a better academic environment from a long-term perspective.Brief History
- April 2010 – July 2011
- General position, Department of R&D, Yahoo Japan Corporation
- August 2011 – March 2012
- Research Fellow, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- April 2012 – March 2015
- Research Fellow (DC1), JSPS (The University of Tokyo)
- March 2015
- Ph.D. (Life Science), The University of Tokyo
- April 2015 – March 2018
- Research Fellow (PD), JSPS (Kyoto University)
- November 2017 – March 2018
- Visiting Researcher, National History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
- April 2018 – August 2020
- Young Research Fellow, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (Parental leave: April 2019 January 2020)
- September 2020 – March 2023
- Assistant Professor, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
- September 2021 – September 2023
- Overseas Research Fellow (RRA), ISPS (University of Copenhagen)
- April 2023 – Present
- Assistant Professor, Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (Cross appointment from April 2026)
- April 2026 – Present
- Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program), Kyushu University