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Principal Investigators

Research Coordinator, Principal Investigator for Molecular Epidemiology Division :
Andi Utama, PhD
Received his PhD degree from Gifu University, Japan. He carried out his Postdoctoral Research at Central Research Laboratories, Maruishi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan, and National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, with a fellowship grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). His main research interest is molecular biology of virus, particularly the mechanism of virus replication, virus evolution and its role in cancer development.
 
Principal Investigator for Genomic Division :
Dr. Sigit Purwantomo
Graduated with PhD degree in Biology from Bogor Agricultural University and M.Sc in Biology from the University of Indonesia. He received scholarship from The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) to perform research in the Section of Molecular and Developmental Genetics, University of Leiden, the Netherlands (2001-2003). At the MRIN, he is working on gene cloning and expression of proteins for functional studies.
 
Principal Investigator for Proteomic Division :
Indra Bachtiar, PhD
Graduated from Tohoku University, Japan in Pharmaceutical Molecular Biology. He received Intramural Research Training Award from NIH as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. He is interested in finding novel protein biomarkers for cancer early detection.
 
Principal Investigator for SNP Division :
Dr. rer. nat. Ivet Suriapranata
Received her PhD degree in Biochemistry from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Prior to joining the MRIN, she was Postdoctoral Researcher in the Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, USA. Her research interest is Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in association with cancer development and progression.
 
Principal Investigator for Immunology Division :
Agus Setiyono, DVM, PhD
Graduated from the United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Japan. He received research grant from The Japan Health Sciences Foundation for a Postdoctoral research fellow position at National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. His research interest is immunopathology of cancer.
 
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