Assistance in preparing the 2023 PKM Proposal took place on Monday, 24 January 2023 at 02.00-03.30 p.m. The resource person who attended this event was Novanda Eka Saputra S.Pd., winner of the LPDP scholarship for the 2022 Biology Faculty Masters Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada, as well as a participant in the 2018 to 2019 PKM event, and won a bronze medal in the PKM-M presentation category. The event began with an opening from the MC and continued with a presentation session which discussed the technicalities of preparing good and correct PKM proposals, and ended with a question and answer session from the participants to the speakers.

The 2023 PKM Proposal Assistance Program was carried out in the form of a socialization or presentation session filled by the MC and resource persons. This event was attended by around 35 students from the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada. The presentation session discussed some important informations and things to be concern when preparing a PKM proposal such as the format and rules for the proposal in accordance with the guidebook (margins, fonts, etc.), as well as choosing the right words, writing an interesting and appropriate title with the given format.

This event was carried out with the aim of providing material, assistance, advice, and matters that need to be considered in preparing PKM proposals for Biology students who are interested in participating in the 2023 PKM event

Zebrafish is one of the important model organisms in the study of disease in humans. The Asian Conference on Fish Models for Disease 2023 is one of the venues for holding discussions between researchers and students who use zebrafish as the main object of research. This conference took place at the Hyatt Yogyakarta Hotel from 30 January to 2 February 2023. The advisory board of this conference came from various international institutions including Leiden University (Netherlands), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Monash University (Australia), Mie University (Japan ), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Singapore), Soochow University (China), and the Hongkong University of Science and Technology (Hongkong). UGM’s involvement in organizing this activity was represented by lecturers and students from the Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, and FKKMK as committee members.

This conference is one manifestation of the collaboration between Leiden University and UGM to support the acceleration of the use of zebrafish as research model animals at UGM. Prof. Herman Spaink from Leiden University, as coordinator of the advisory board of this conference, is a strategic partner of the Faculty of Biology in research and education development. During the three days of implementation, researchers and students from various countries discussed the application of zebrafish as a model in the study of diseases such as diabetes, tuberculosis, growth disorders, etc. The Faculty of Biology sent 9 delegates for this activity, namely Prof. Budi S. Daryono (Dean), Dr. Eko Agus Suyono (Deputy Dean for P2MKSA), Dr. Bambang Retnoaji, Dr. biol. hom. Nastiti Wijayanti, Dr. Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Donan Satria Yudha, M.Sc., Lisna Hidayati, M. Biotech, Nur Indah Septriani, Ph.D., and Dr. Fajar Sofyantoro. As one of the speakers, Prof. Budi S. Daryono presented a topic related to the involvement of the Indonesian Biology Consortium (KOBI) in the preparation and application of the Indonesian Biodiversity Index (IBI). Prof. Budi also emphasized the importance of collaboration between countries to ensure that the rate of extinction of biodiversity in the world can be suppressed. This appeal received a positive response from the participants who attended this conference. On the 2nd day, Dr. Bambang Retnoaji participated as a speaker with a theme related to the potential of wader fish and its opportunities to be used as animal models. In his presentation, Dr. Bambang also conveyed the contribution of the Faculty of Biology in developing artificial spawning techniques to support wader fish conservation.

The conference closed on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 with a dinner attended by Prof. dr. Ova Emilia, M.Med.Ed., Sp.OG., Ph.D. as Chancellor of UGM. Delivered to all advisory boards, researchers, and students attending the 2023 Asian Conference on Fish Models for Disease, the Chancellor of UGM hopes that research at UGM related to zebrafish can accelerate well in the future.

In order to increase collaboration and synergy in empowering the community, the KKN-PPM UGM team Period 4 of 2022 Kulon Progo Unit YO-099 with team leader Adityo Reyhan P., collaborated with Gama Wader, Faculty of Biology, UGM. Activities carried out on 25 January 2023 in the Sendangsari Village Hall Hall, Pengasih District, Kulon Progo, D.I. Yogyakarta invites Dr. Bambang Retnoaji M.Sc., as the leader of the Gama Wader team, Anita Raharjeng, M.Sc., M.BioMed.Sc., as the resource person and member of the Gama Wader team. The event which was held in the Hall of the Sendangsari Village Hall was opened by Mr. Suhardi, as the Village Head of Sendangsari Village, and was attended by the head of the hamlet, several community representatives and representatives of the Fish Cultivator Group (POKDAKAN). In his opening speech, he hoped that wader rays cultivation could be implemented and become a follow-up program in Sendangsari Village, because local fish cultivation in Sendangsari Village was still lacking.

In addition to teaching about wader fish cultivation, a demonstration was also carried out and a detailed explanation of the stages of spawning of wader rays was also carried out to the public. In the demonstration activity, the community participated in selecting male and female fish by pushing the abdomen of the fish. During the demonstration, the community looked very enthusiastic and asked several questions, such as the importance of using aerators during the spawning process, processes and prospects and so on.

Ganies Riza Aristya, S.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., as the Period 4 PPM Community Service Lecturer, expressed her hopes for the continuation of this program. In addition to the increasing economic potential of wader fish, she stated that this activity is also a form of preserving the local wisdom of the local village. As it is known that Sendangsari Village itself has a tradition that one of the pre-marital conditions that must be carried out by a married couple is to carry out preservation by donating local fish to the river. Nadia Mariam C., as the head of the program, explained that the program to release fish into the river by prospective brides in Sendangsari village is included in the Commitment of Kulon Progo Residents and the Bride and Groom’s Fish Handout program (JOGOKALIKU SIPATIN). Michael Nathan P., as head of the Girinyono Sub Unit, added that this program was launched by the Kulon Progo Ministry of Religion Office together with the local regency government. The socialization activity was then closed with a documentation and closing session by the moderator. By carrying out this socialization, it is hoped that the people of Sendangsari Village can take part in efforts to preserve wader rays by starting to cultivate their own wader rays.

At the beginning of 2023 the Biotechnology Laboratory of the Faculty of Biology UGM has accepted 2 level 8 students from the TechnoNatura Jogja International Madrasah, namely Ata Nufayl An Nabih and Zufar Syahardyan to carry out Plant Tissue Culture internships. The two students were very serious about following the material from Mrs. Prof. Dr. Endang Semiarti, M.S., M.Sc. The Head of the Biotechnology Laboratory and carries out the practice of Plant Tissue Culture Engineering accompanied by Mr. Eka Mega Sampurna as the Biotechnology Laboratory technician.

Level 8 MI TechnoNatura Jogja Mentor: Della Rosiana Ningtias, S.Si stated that this internship was one of the learning activity programs at entrepreneur week at the TechnoNatura International Madrasah. In general, internships have the goal of providing an overview, insight, knowledge, and direct experience to students. In addition, internships provide work experience in accordance with the interests and talents of students or better understand the business processes that run in companies/institutions, so that they can be given the opportunity to learn directly from the source and get real world work experience. In this internship activity, the two students received material from Prof. Endang about the basics of plant tissue culture techniques in general and the advantages of using these tissue culture methods for plant propagation/mass production of plant seeds, uniform in nature and in a relatively short time. This is certainly very promising to be developed in the industrial/agribusiness world. For practice, the students carry out the practice of the stages of plant tissue culture starting from making media, preparing plants as donor plants to be developed, namely orchid plants as an icon of the Biotechnology Laboratory which is known as the UGM Orchid Laboratory and carrying out subculture/transfer of plant seeds/thinning of plant seeds resulting from tissue culture from 1 full culture bottle to new medium from another culture bottle in the form of orchid plant seeds. The sterile phalaenopsis appeared to be growing well. Even though the duration was very short, in just 3 days, Ata and Zufar, the two students seemed to really enjoy and enthusiastically participate in all the activities given by Ms. Prof. Endang and Mr. Eka. On the 2nd and 3rd day, 2 more students (Yafi and Ardan) were sent from TechnoNatura Jogja MI to take part in the internship, both of them were also very enthusiastic about participating in this Plant Tissue Culture Internship activity.

On the last day, the students showed the results of their activities, in the form of growing media they made, then they took the Post Test which was given as the basis for their work assessment. TechnoNatura Jogja MI presented a Certificate for the Biotechnology Laboratory as an expression of gratitude that their two students had been allowed to carry out an internship, gain knowledge and work experience in tissue culture engineering to Ata and Zufar, their students. Ms. Della stated that by participating in this internship it was hoped that the knowledge gained by the two students would be useful for their future and hopefully they could become future scientists in Indonesia.

The 2019 Biology student essay competition team chaired by Fatika Soraya Taufik with 4 members namely Amelia Rifki Alifiah, Alodia Marisa Artamevia, Hasna Nur Aini, and Alifa Amalia on January 10 2023 won a bronze medal in an international scale essay competition under the guidance of Sukirno, S. .Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. The International Agriculture Technology Essay Competition (INTEGRATION) was held by the Agritech Research and Study Club of Universitas Brawijaya. This competition takes place from 12 December 2022 to. January 10, 2023. The theme being carried out is “Innovation on Multidisciplinary Integration for Agriculture Development” with 4 sub-themes, which are (1) Food Security and Innovation; (2) Bioinformatic Application on Agricultural Technology; (3) Agriculture for Human Welfare; and (4) Sustainable Bioenergy. From the 4 sub-themes, Soraya and the team compiled an essay that led to the Agriculture for Human Welfare sub-theme, with the title “Phymose: Innovation of Eco-Friendly Organic Pesticide Using Leaf Extract of Cutleaf Groundcherry (Physalis angulata var. pendula (Rydb.) Waterf.) and Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica L.) as an Alternative for Controlling Pests and Diseases in Horticultural Plants to Increase Agricultural Productivity System”.

The essay is structured based on the problems that occur as a result of the normalization of the use of synthetic/chemical pesticides which are detrimental to various aspects of life. Without realizing it, the use of synthetic pesticides in the long term can cause various diseases in humans, encourage pollution of the environment, and cause resistance to pests and plant diseases. Based on this problem, Soraya and the team initiated an innovation in the manufacture of organic pesticides derived from the use of weeds, which are cut leaf ground cherry and touch-me-not plant, whose leaf extracts can be used as natural ingredients to control pests and diseases in horticultural crops. It aims to increase agricultural productivity and human well-being in a much safer way than the use of synthetic pesticides. It was hoped that this essay can be an additional tool for readers considering the urgency of the need for organic pesticides needed to support the quality of agricultural productivity and also the welfare of people in Indonesia.

From ± 200 teams that took part in this competition, Soraya and her team won a bronze medal in the Agriculture for Human Welfare category with a total score of 8420 points. Soraya and the team hope that by participating in this competition, other students will also be motivated to be able to express creative and innovative ideas in a work in the field of writing in other competitions.

Porsenigama or Gadjah Mada University Sports and Arts Week is a championship event which is held every year by bringing together all contingents from the Faculties and Schools at UGM to compete in the sports and arts disciplines being contested. This activity aims to foster the character of creativity and sportsmanship in a fair competition among students at Gadjah Mada University. Porsenigama 2022 carries the theme “Abhipraya Ark” which is a manifestation for athletes and artists to start a new journey and achieve hope and strength in togetherness. This year’s Porsenigama will be held offline from 16 October to 27 November 2022 with due observance of planned health protocols. The 2022 Porsenigama has the slogan “Incandescent Warriors of Gadjah Mada, Brilliant Creation Porsenigama”.

In this year’s Porsenigama, the Faculty of Biology participated in 19 branches of competition consisting of 12 sports and 7art branches. The Faculty of Biology participants won prizes in the Pencak Silat and Archery sports as well as in the arts, especially the play script competition. In the Pencak Silat sport, the Women’s Singles Art competition was represented by Tiara Amalia Nur Sabrina from class 2021 who won a silver medal and Kinanti Ayurahmawati Pranatami from class 2019 with a bronze medal. In the same competition, the Women’s Competition A and Women’s Competition B, represented by Ranti Aliffia Nurjannah and Jauza Hanifah Azzahra class 2022 won a bronze medal. Furthermore, from the Men’s Team Archery competition, represented by Romualdus Marcel Prima Chrisandy, Andreas Wibisono, and Rafli Nur Muhammad Fahrezi managed to get a silver medal. The Faculty of Biology also won achievements in the field of art, namely the Play Manuscript represented by Sefiansyah Rizqi Fauzi class of 2021 won a bronze medal.

According to Lucia Arum Sekar Meysari as the Head of the Interest and Talent Department of the Faculty of Biology for the 2021-2022 period, she revealed that all of this year’s Porsenigama activities carried out a more integrated mix system than before. “With more offline competitions, it can increase the enthusiasm of the athletes and students of the Faculty of Biology in supporting the contingent team from Biology. Furthermore, there were lots of medals from competitions that the Biology contingent had never won before. The preparations and struggles of the athletes, officials, and all representatives of the Biology contingent produced sweet and very proud results. We thank and congratulate all representatives of the Biology contingent including athletes, participants, officials, the Double Helix support team, and all students who support and enliven Porsenigama 2022.”

“In the future, we will also continue to try to correct deficiencies related to the preparation and implementation of Porsenigama based on this year’s evaluation in order to maximize achievements in the following year. Therefore, it is hoped that more participation from students and support from the Faculty of Biology, both moral and material support. It is hoped that next year’s Porsenigama will run smoothly and that more and more members of the Faculty of Biology will participate in enlivening this activity both internally and externally.” Said Ocza Aradya and Madhava Wiryana as the Contingent Coordinator of the Faculty of Biology.

All the brilliant achievements that have been obtained should be appreciated and can be used as motivation for all students of the Faculty of Biology in making achievements in sports and arts. However, this does not mean that this achievement will be the end point of a struggle, but can further fuel the spirit of sportsmanship to compete in Porsenigama in the following years.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023, the Faculty of Biology UGM held a ceremony for the Postgraduate Program Period II 2022/2023 graduates solemnly held face-to-face, at the Tropical Biology Auditorium Building, Faculty of Biology UGM. The event was opened directly by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM (Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc). The event was also attended by the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs (Rina Sri Kasiamdari, S.Sc., Ph.D.), Vice Dean for Finance (Dr.Niken Satuti Nur Handayani, M.Sc), Deputy for Research, Community Service and Cooperation (Dr. Eko. Agus Suyono, S.Sc., M.App.Sc), Head of the Masters Study Program (Dr.rer.nat. Andhika Puspito Nugroho, S.Sc., M.Sc), Head of the Doctoral Study Program (Dr. Bambang Retno Aji, M.Sc.), research advisory and all the committees involved in the event.

The ceremony started at 13.00 WIB, opened directly by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. followed by singing the national anthem Indonesia Raya, the Gadjah Mada Hymn, Mars Biology UGM, the accompaniment of the traditional Bajidor Kahot dance performed by doctoral and master student namely Khusnul Qonita Maghfiroh, S.Si and Hayu Swari Allimi, S.Si followed by a graduation report by Dr.rer.nat. Andhika Puspito Nugroho, S.Sc., M.Sc as Head of Masters Study Program, Faculty of Biology UGM. The Ceremony for Period II 2022/2023 has graduated 2 graduates of the doctoral program namely Dr. Evi Mintowati Kuntorini, M.Si with a GPA of 3.99 and Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D with a GPA of 3.90 who is a double degree student in the doctoral program with L’Institute Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, France. Meanwhile, for the master program in this period, 16 graduates have graduated with the title of Master of Science (M.Sc.) with 1 graduate with good predicate, 9 graduates with excellent predicate and 6 graduates with cumlaude predicate and from the master program, Della Blatama, M.Sc has the highest GPA among all graduates with 3.94 GPA. Up to this period, the UGM biology postgraduate program has succeeded in graduating 125 doctoral students and 1,522 masters students.

The ceremony continued with reading the names of the graduates by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM. In total, there are 18 graduates from this period, they are Dr. Evi Mintowati Kuntorini, M.Si, Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D, Raden Roro Risang Ayu Dewayani Putri, S.Pd., M.Sc, Ahmad Yani, S.Pd., M.Sc, Syaiful Adam Maulana, S.Sc., M.Sc, Ratna Azizah, S.Pd., M.Sc, Reva Suzana, S.Sc., M.Sc, Ahmad Saifun Naser, S.Sc., M.Sc, Muhammad Khoerul, S.Sc., M .Sc, Huliyatul Adzkiya, S.Sc., M.Sc, Sadiq Ali, BS.C., M.Sc, Lasmini Syariatin, S.Sc., M.Sc, Yunita Messe, S.Pd., M.Sc , Rahmatullah S.Sc., M.Sc, Dea Putri Andeska, S.Sc., M.Sc, Della Blatama, S.Pd., M.Sc, Wulan Rahmani Akmal, S.Sc., M.Sc, Irma Rohmawati, S.Pd., M.Sc. M.Sc. Della Blatama, M.Sc., as the representative of the graduates who gave remarks at the graduation ceremony, in her remarks expressed her deepest gratitude to the entire academic community of the Faculty of Biology UGM for the guidance and their facilities and hopes for the future that the graduates of the Faculty of Biology UGM will become excellent quality human resources who will contribute and benefit the nation and the country in the future. The ceremony continued with remarks by representatives of the parents of the graduates delivered by Ms. Masni Jafar S.Pd who is the mother of Della Blatama, M.Sc. She expressed her pride at the achievements of the graduates for their struggles to win an academic degree in the postgraduate program at the Faculty of Biology UGM and remarked thank you for the outpouring of guidance from the supervisor and the entire academic community to the graduates.

After the remarks, a symbolic pinning procession of KABIOGAMA membership was carried out, represented by Irma Rohmawati, S.Pd., M.Sc. and Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D by the Deputy Dean for Research, Community Service and Cooperation, Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, S.Si., M.App.Sc. The last remarks were delivered by Prof. Budi Setiadi Daryono M.Agr.Sc. as the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM. He congratulated and was also happy for the graduation ceremony. He said, “Congratulations and we are happy for the graduation ceremony that has taken place, we also thank the parents for the support of their sons/daughters”. He gave a short poem “Eating Sushi tastes good in the morning when you are with your sweetheart, welcome to the graduates’ families at the green and sustainable Biology Faculty”. The Faculty of Biology made a new history with the graduation of Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D graduated from the double degree doctoral program, and hopefully it will become an initiation for other students to take the same steps and programs. Currently the Faculty of Biology has collaborated to sign an MoU with the Australian National University which is the first ranked university in Australia and with the Ministry of Finance’s LPDP Scholarship Program will prepare a double degree program for Masters and Doctoral degrees. He also said that the graduates came from various regions in Indonesia such as Lampung, West Java, Pakistan, Maluku, Kalimantan and other areas which indicated that the graduates of the postgraduate program were evenly distributed and came from various regions which were expected to contribute to Indonesia’s development. in the future. This year the Masters program is in the process of obtaining ASIIN accreditation and is the first Biology faculty in Indonesia. He expressed his gratitude to the teaching staff/lecturers and education staff who have guided the graduates and academic technical matters, as well as to the parents who have supported their sons/daughters to continue on the master’s program, and did not forget to thank KMP for providing a forum in terms of soft skills to become provisions in the future as a means of self-development apart from academic/GPA factors. Finally, he apologized for the lack from various aspects, be it lecturers, education staff, and others flaws that existed, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic to continue to adapt, he said that there was no success without prayer. He hopes that the graduates will become successful people, provide benefits to the surrounding environment and be beneficial to nature and the environment. Finally, he delivered a short poem “spinach with seeds on the river bank, sustainable greetings from the biology faculty”.

The ceremony then continued with the presentation of mementos from the graduates of period II 2022/2023 represented by Sadiq Ali, B.Sc., M.Sc, to the dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, and the event was closed with a prayer led by Mr. Sumarno , S.Sc., M.Sc and ended with a group photo. This graduation procession proves that the graduation ceremony is a very important moment that can still be held smoothly and sacredly even though it is carried out virtually.

The PKM 2023 Socialization and Brainstorming event took place on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 09.00-11.30 a.m. The event began with a presentation of material on the PKM important points and exploration of ideas from the lecturer who filled the materials, Ms. Lisna Hidayati, S.Sc, M.Biotech. The event continued with a brainstorming session guided by silver medalist at the PKM-RE PIMNAS 35 presentation, Eri Dwi Suyanti as the MC  with Mandrea Nora as gold medalist in the poster category and silver medalist in the PKM-K & PKM-PM PIMNAS 35 presentation category and Alleluia Maria as the silver medalist in the PKM-PM PIMNAS 35 presentation category. The brainstorming session from the resource person was closed with a question and answer session from the audience to all the resource persons regarding the material that had been presented as well as other questions regarding the 2023 PKM event.

The 2023 PKM Socialization and Brainstorming event was held with the aim of providing an overview, inspiration, and sharing experiences to participants, hence they are motivated to take part in 2023 PKM. The event was held in 2 forms, a socialization or presentation session and a brainstorming session or talk show where participants were involved in interactive discussions. This event was attended by approximately 74 students of the Faculty of Biology, Gadjah Mada University. The presentation session discussed a brief introductory description of the PKM, and also a presentation on the activities and flow of the program itself, lastly providing information related to the 2023 PKM. Meanwhile, the brainstorming session discussed briefly about experiences from team formation and brainstorming ideas that could be used in PKM events, dynamics during proposal preparation, PKP2, and narrative review writing, as well as experience at PIMNAS competition.

ConQ-r Mi! Team which is affiliated with iGEM UGM, succeeded in making achievements at the national level by winning 1st place and receiving the Gold Medal award in the 2022 Bioinformatics and Synthetic Biology Competition (BIOS). This achievement was achieved by Ulfah Nur Azizah and Adhelia Intan Sabhira who are Biology students class of 2020 and I Made Rhamandana Putra (Faculty of Pharmacy, 2019), Nadya Lela Ainika (Faculty of Pharmacy, 2019), and Farrell Alfaza Marsetyo (KKMK Faculty, 2021) under the guidance of Dr.rer.nat. Abdul Rahman Siregar, S.Si., M.Biotech. In addition, the team also received guidance from Dr. med. dr. Indwiani Astuti, Imam Bagus Nugroho, M.Sc., and Pamungkas Bagus Satriyo, Ph.D.

BIOS Competition is a bioinformatics and synthetic biology competition organized by Synbio.id. This competition aims to provide solutions to various local problems through Bioinformatics and Synthetic Biology approaches. Tracks/sub-themes that can be raised in this competition include diagnostics, energy, environment, food and nutrition, as well as medicine/health therapy. There are a series of selection stages in this competition, including abstract submission, administrative selection, elevator pitch submission, research and filling in JOGL, research report and poster submission, final round selection, project presentation, and ending with a final showcase in the form of team presentations that pass in the top 3. This competition took place from 22 May 2022 to 11 December 2022 which was closed with Synbio Tech Fest activities.

Through this BIOS Competition, the ConQ-r Mi! team raised the title “Drug Delivery System Design of Qβ Bacteriophage in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Therapy Using Anti-miRNA 105/93-3p”. This research is motivated by the fact that breast cancer in Indonesia occupies the first position with the highest incidence rate (16.6%), the second position with the highest mortality (9.6%), and the highest five-year prevalence of 148.11/100,000 cases. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) was chosen because it does not have an estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR), as well as excess negative HER-2 expression. Until now, treatment of TNBC is done by surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. However, TNBC does not have a clear therapeutic target and is resistant to chemotherapy, so it has a very poor prognosis. Therefore, to increase therapeutic effectiveness and optimize current TNBC treatment, a targeted drug delivery system is used which delivers therapeutic agents to the TNBC site. Therefore, in this study a recombinant Qβ bacteriophage was designed as a drug delivery system capable of targeting miRNA 105/93-3p as a TNBC biomarker and expressing the desired antibody to increase target specificity. The results of this in silico study showed that recombinant Qβ bacteriophage with the anti-EGFR linker cetuximab has the potential to be developed into TNBC therapy. However, in vitro and in vivo studies are also needed to ensure therapeutic efficacy and yield.

With this competition, the team hopes to contribute to the development of science, especially in the discovery of TNBC drugs. In addition, all the team members also hope that participating in this competition can provide encouragement and motivation for students who are interested in the fields of bioinformatics and synthetic biology to develop their ideas and ideas to answer the issues around them.

At Saturday, January 7 2023, the Regional Executive Board of the Indonesian Orchid Association (DPD PAI) DIY in collaboration with the Biotechnology Laboratory of the Faculty of Biology UGM has held a DIY PAI Members Meeting in the Auditorium Room of the KPTU Building, Faculty of Biology UGM. This meeting is the first Meeting Agenda since the COVID19 emergency condition was implemented, where for 2 years meetings have been held online. The event for this first meeting was filled with lectures on “Tips for Success in Orchid Business”, inviting a practitioner from the industry, Ir. Joko Asad (Sales & Marketing Manager PT Ekakarya Graha Flora). Besides being attended by members and administrators of PAI DIY, it was also attended by collaborators from tertiary institutions, such as the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, the Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology at Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta, the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Janabadra, and the Chairman of KAGAMA ORCHIDS, attended by a total of 115 people.

The event began by singing the Indonesia Raya song and the Orchid Flower song, which is the PAI DIY Mars Song, led by Ms. Uminurida (DIY PAI secretary). The next event was a welcome speech from the chairman of PAI DIY, Prof. Dr. Endang Semiarti, M.S., M.Sc. who also report the activities of PAI DIY in 2022. Then followed by remarks from the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M. Agr. Sc which also officially opened the activity. The main event regarding tips for success in the orchid business was delivered by Ir. Joko Asad (Mr. Jack’s nickname) with moderator Dr. Ixora Sartika Mercuriani, M.Sc. Deputy Chairperson of PAI DIY. In his presentation, Mr. Jack said “there are 4 strategies in dealing with market opportunities, such as market potential, production considerations, market considerations, and networking. These four things help in the decision-making process.” Then Mr. Jack also said that in the orchid business, it is important to pay attention to the 3Q aspects namely Quality, Quantity and Continuity.

In the discussion session the participants were very enthusiastic about asking questions related to the material presented by Mr. Jack, so that the session was very interactive. One of the participants who attended this event asked about the superior technique in orchid cultivation, cloning or hybrid. Mr. Jack answered that the plant cloning technique is considered to have advantages as well as promise in the orchid business. The clones had uniform quality, flowering time and growth pattern between individuals with the same plant source. In the discussion session, Mrs. Dr. Ex. Mursyanti-Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology at Atma Jaya University also asked Mr. Jack about the possibility of collaboration in the form of student internships with PT. Ekakarya and the possibility of collaboration in the form of teaching practitioners in the Independent Learning Program learning scheme. Mr. Jack also said that PT. Ekakarya accepts student internships, within a limited quota. After the discussion session was over, the event continued with the door prize distribution session in the form of orchid plants and Liquid Organic Fertilizer (POC) “DR. S” (Prominent POC product Dr. Sukirno Head of Biology Study Program, Faculty of Biology UGM) for lucky DIY orchiders. Especially for guests from Kagama Orchids, Mr. Yoppie et al. were given a prize in the form of POC “DR S”.

The seminar was also enlivened by stands of attractive orchid products to buy. Innovative merchandise products with orchid nuances such as tumblers, key chains, enamels, hats and tote bags are sold by the BiOSCorp BiOSC student group. Meanwhile, cultivated orchid plants, such as Phalaenopsis, Vanda, and Dendrobium, both hybrids and species, are sold by several orchid nurseries in Yogyakarta.

Overall, this event ran smoothly and was lively. The next DIY PAI meeting will be held in the next 2 months at the orchid nursery or other collaborator universities. It is hoped that members will continue to be able to attend future meetings, because apart from being able to strengthen communication and friendship relations between members of PAI DIY, they can also develop knowledge about orchid cultivation. Greetings Everlasting Orchid Indonesia!