Personal profile
Campus career
ヒューマン・生命情報システム学系 准教授 2007/04/01-2019/09/30
生物学科 准教授 2019/10/01-
理学系 准教授 2019/10/01-
理学部理学科 基幹教員
学部運営への参画状況・・・有-教授会
担当授業科目に係る状況・・・主要授業科目担当
Affiliated academic society
日本生態学会 所属期間：1997/04-2014/12
日本動物学会 所属期間：1998/04-
日本昆虫学会 所属期間：1999/08-
日本進化学会 所属期間：2001/09-
富山県生物学会 所属期間：2002/05-
国際社会性昆虫学会 所属期間：2005/01-
日本応用動物昆虫学会 所属期間：2011/1209-
Research interests
Research Fields, Keywords
- animal ecology
- evolutionary developmental biology
- entomology
Field of expertise (Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research classification)
- Ecology/Environment
- Insect science
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The role of gene duplication in the social evolution and the diversification of caste differentiation pathway in termites
Maekawa, K. (Principal Investigator), 三浦徹 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)), 重信秀治 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)) & 林良信 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha))
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2025/04/01 → 2029/03/31
Project: Research Project
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Insights into termite soldier defensive strategies: Behavioral and sociogenomic perspectives
Maekawa, K. (Principal Investigator) & MERCHANT, A. (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha))
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2024/11/15 → 2027/03/31
Project: Research Project
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シロアリの社会性進化の新理論：遺伝子重複による新たな発現調節の獲得機構の解明
Maekawa, K. (Principal Investigator), 三浦徹 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)), 重信秀治 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)) & 林良信 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha))
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2022/04/01 → 2026/03/31
Project: Research Project
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シロアリの性決定因子を用いた長命化にかかわる遺伝子ネットワークの解明
Maekawa, K. (PI) & Miyazaki, S. (CoI)
2021/07/09 → 2024/03/31
Project: Research
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Caste polyphenism controlled by hormonal signals
Oguchi, K., Miyazaki, S., Maekawa, K., Sasaki, K. & Miura, T., 2025/11/01, Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science. Elsevier, p. 294-327Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Comparative Expression Analysis of Olfactory Receptor Genes Among Individuals With Soldier and Worker Caste Differentiation Fates in Termites
Hanada, T., Hojo, M. K. & Maekawa, K., 2025/12, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 12, e72579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differential Expression of Hormone-Related Genes in the Heads of Adult and Nymphal Woodroaches (Cryptocercus)
Hanada, T., Yaguchi, H., Fujiwara, K., Hayashi, Y., Nalepa, C. A. & Maekawa, K., 2025/06, In: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 344, 4, p. 182-197 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic Features Underlying the Origin of Sociality and the Diversification of Caste Systems in Termites
Fujiwara, K., Oka, T., Ashihara, R., Miyazaki, S., Toyoda, A., Lo, N., Hayashi, Y. & Maekawa, K., 2025/11/01, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42, 11, msaf284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraspecific variation of sex ratio and body size along latitude in the termite Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Heterotermitidae)
Morooka, F., Maekawa, K. & Kitade, O., 2025/02, In: Insectes Sociaux. 72, 1, p. 99-109 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Supplemental Material for Masuoka et al., 2018
Masuoka, Y. (Creator), Toga, K. (Creator), Nalepa, C. A. (Creator) & Maekawa, K. (Creator), figshare, 2018
DOI: 10.25386/genetics.6564572.v2, https://figshare.com/articles/Supplemental_Material_for_Masuoka_et_al_2018/6564572/2
Dataset
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Data from: Dopamine regulates termite soldier differentiation through trophallactic behaviours
Yaguchi, H. (Contributor), Inoue, T. (Contributor), Sasaki, K. (Contributor) & Maekawa, K. (Contributor), Dryad, 2016/01/14
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k9v42, https://zenodo.org/records/4996720
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier differentiation"
Yaguchi, H. (Creator), Shigenobu, S. (Creator), Hayashi, Y. (Creator), Miyazaki, S. (Creator), Toga, K. (Creator), Masuoka, Y. (Creator) & Maekawa, K. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4161251, https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_A_lipocalin_protein_Neural_Lazarillo_is_key_to_social_interactions_that_promote_termite_soldier_differentiation_/4161251
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier differentiation"
Yaguchi, H. (Creator), Shigenobu, S. (Creator), Hayashi, Y. (Creator), Miyazaki, S. (Creator), Toga, K. (Creator), Masuoka, Y. (Creator) & Maekawa, K. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4161251.v1, https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_A_lipocalin_protein_Neural_Lazarillo_is_key_to_social_interactions_that_promote_termite_soldier_differentiation_/4161251/1
Dataset
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Context‐dependent expression of variation in defensive behaviour in the lower termite Zootermopsis nevadensis
Yaguchi, H. (Creator), Maekawa, K. (Creator) & Hojo, M. (Creator), ZENODO, 2023/07/06
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.2280gb5vv, https://datadryad.org/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.2280gb5vv
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Prizes
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令和5年度日本動物学会中部支部大会発表賞（学生最優秀口頭発表賞）
芦原流聖 (Recipient), 藤原克斗 (Recipient) & Maekawa, K. (Recipient), 2023/12/03
Prize
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令和4年度日本動物学会中部支部大会発表賞（学生優秀ポスター発表賞）
藤原克斗 (Recipient), 花田拓巳 (Recipient), 當房睦明 (Recipient) & Maekawa, K. (Recipient), 2022/11/26
Prize
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令和4年度日本動物学会中部支部大会発表賞（学生優秀口頭発表賞）
岡昂輝 (Recipient), 増岡裕大 (Recipient) & Maekawa, K. (Recipient), 2022/11/26
Prize
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ネバダオオシロアリの兵隊型生殖虫における遺伝子発現プロファイル解析
水上葉 (Speaker), 藤原克斗 (Speaker) & Maekawa, K. (Speaker)
2025/12/07Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Individual variation in behavior of termite soldiers confronted with an intruder
MERCHANT, A. (Speaker) & Maekawa, K. (Speaker)
2025/09/05 → 2025/09/06Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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シロアリの兵隊の防衛行動を規定する遺伝子の探索
花田拓巳 (Speaker) & Maekawa, K. (Speaker)
2025/09/05 → 2025/09/06Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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シロアリのゲノム上で重複する新規ペプチド遺伝子は恐らく抗菌活性を持つ
保坂樹 (Speaker), 重信秀治 (Speaker) & Maekawa, K. (Speaker)
2025/09/05 → 2025/09/06Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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タカサゴシロアリの外勤と内勤の個体間で見られる行動と遺伝子発現パターンの違い
戸塚大和 (Speaker), 藤原克斗 (Speaker) & Maekawa, K. (Speaker)
2025/09/05 → 2025/09/06Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Courses
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生物科学入門
Karahara, I., Matsuda, K., Yamazaki, Y., Maekawa, K., Yamamoto, M., Konno, N., Nakamachi, T., Morioka, E., Tamaoki, D., Sato, K. & Tsuchida, T. 2024/12/04 → 2025/03/31
Course
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理学部入門B
Kikuchi, M., Kimura, I., Kouyama, N., Koda, T., Fujita, Y., Suzuki, H., Miyazawa, M., Yokoyama, H., Hayashi, N., Karahara, I., Matsuda, K., Wakasugi, T., Yamazaki, Y., Maekawa, K., Kuramitz, H., Nagai, S., Aoki, K., Deguchi, H., Nozaki, K., Enomoto, K., Yamamoto, M., Konno, N., Iwamura, M., Tayama, T., Yoshino, J., Tsuge, K., Horikawa, K., Kawabe, T., Ueda, K., Ohtsu, H., Fujita, K., Yamane, H., Sakatoku, A., Ikawa, Y., Nakamachi, T., Matsumura, S., Morioka, E., Sazawa, K., Tamaoki, D., Ohta, T., Sato, K., Akiyama, M., Tsuchida, T., Nishi, H., Sato, K., Uda, T., Shimizu, Y., Okamoto, K., Kinoshita, G., Furukawa, K., Takamori, A., Taguchi, A., Hara, M., Akamaru, S. & Hagiwara, H. 2024/10/02 → 2024/12/03
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