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”. read more

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. read more

Biology undergraduate students at Gadjah Mada University made another achievement at the national level by winning 3rd place in the National Scientific Writing Competition. This achievement was achieved by students Susy Wijayanti and Umi Salamah from Biology Class of 2018 under the guidance of Dr. Ardaning Nuriliani, S. Si., M. Kes. This competition is a competition held by the University of North Sumatra with the theme “Gen Z Innovation and Strategy in the Environmentally Friendly Living Movement”. This activity aims to be a forum for channeling student creations & innovations for a healthy generation. read more

On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 to 4 December 2022, the 35th National Student Science Week (PIMNAS) was held. The implementation of the 35th year PIMNAS is carried out offline with strict health protocols that take place at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), East Java. PIMNAS is the culmination of a series of Student Creativity Program (PKM) activities that will be held from June to September 2022. Through this program, the PKM Biology Team chaired by Eri Dwi Suyanti (Biology 2020) with members Siti Mudrikah (Biology 2020), Nafatia Zulfa (Pharmacy 2020), Muhammad Fityatul Haq (Biology 2020), and Sabrina Novia Ramadani (Pharmacy 2020) are under assisted by Lisna Hidayati, S.Si. M. Biotech. carried out a research entitled “Induction of Apoptosis of Chitosan Nanoparticles Alkaloid Fraction of Tapak Dara Leaves (Catharanthus roseus L.) against MCF-7 Breast Cancer Linear Cells.” read more