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Arif S W Kusuma, MS

Graduate Fellow

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, 2011
Pharmacist Professional Education, Universitas Padjadjaran, 2012
Master of Science, Institut Teknologi Bandung, 2014

Bio

Arif was born and raised in Indonesia. He currently is a faculty at the School of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. In 2020, He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a PhD degree in the field of Molecular Biosciences by the Indonesian – U.S government. His past research experiences includes molecular studies of transcription factors, clinical pharmacy, and genetic engineering. For his Ph.D. study, his research interest is to investigate the dysregulation of p53-mTOR pathways and HSP-90-associated cellular stress that might contribute to the development of hyperproliferation phenotype in 16p11.2 deletion (16pDEL) individuals.

Research Focus

Molecular Biology, Regenerative Medicine

Fulbright PhD Program Scholarship

Indonesian Pharmacist Association

USAID Research Internship Fellowship (RIF) Collaboration of Rutgers University and Universitas Padjadjaran (2015-2018)

Barliana M. DNA methyltransferase 3A gene polymorphism contributes to daily life stress susceptibility. Psychology research and behavior management. 2017;10:395-401. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S152451.
Saputri F, Kang D, Kusuma A, et al. Lactobacillus plantarum IS-10506 probiotic administration increases amlodipine absorption in a rabbit model. The Journal of international medical research. 2018;46(12):5004-5010. doi:10.1177/0300060518788994.
Suwantika A, Zakiyah N, Kusuma A, Abdulah R, Postma M. Impact of Switch Options on the Economics of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Introduction in Indonesia. Vaccines. 2020;8(2). doi:10.3390/vaccines8020233.