Six Indonesian PhD students comprised the 4th batch of grantees of SEAMEO BIOTROP’s PhD Thesis Support Grants Program for 2014.

The Grantees and their home institutions and research topics are as follows:

Name                  : Ms. Tita Rialita
Home Institution: Faculty of Agriculture, Industry and Technology, University of Padjadjaran
Research Topic     : Combined Antimicrobial Effect of Ginger (Zingiber officinale var. 
                             Rubrum) and Galangal (Alpinia galangal L. Wild.) Essential Oils against
                             Foodborne Pathogen and Food Spoilage Bacteria in Food Model Media

Name                  : Ms. Mariah Ulfah
Home Institution   : Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
Research Topic     : Detection of Myxovyrus (Mx) Resistance Gene Structure on Indonesian
                            Local Chicken Breeds as a Foundation for Selecting Chicken Resistant
                            to Viral Diseases

Name                  : Mr. Armen Nainggolan
Home Institution   : Faculty of Fisheries & Marine Sciences, University of Satya Negara
                             Indonesia (USNI)  
Research Topic     : Improving Catfish (Clarias sp.) Broodstock Reproduction Quality through
                            Combination with Microalgae Spirulina and Hormone

Name                  : Mr. Gholib, S. Pt.
Home Institution   : Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
Research Topic     : Non-Invasive Assessment of Pregnancy and Parturition in Crested
                            Macaques (Macaca nigra)

Name                  : Ms. Ruth Martha Winnie
Home Institution   : Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
Research Topic     : Analysis of Genetic Structure and Demographic History of the Rice         
                            Brown Planthopper to Reveal Its Dispersal Pattern across Java

Name                  : Ms. Yani Maharani
Home Institution   : Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
Research Topic     : Study of Aphid Biodiversity and Identification Key in West Java

The Centre’s PhD Thesis Support Grants Program aims to increase the number of qualified human resources in higher learning institutions and government agencies where the grantees are affiliated with the expectation that they would contribute to the development of Indonesia in the area of tropical biology and natural resources management. 

The research projects will be implemented through SEAMEO BIOTROP’s 2014 DIPA budget allocation from the Government of Indonesia.

Since 2011, a total of 32 PhD students from 12 universities and research institutions in Indonesia have benefitted from the Program.

This year’s grantees are all taking their PhD study program at the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB).