(from left) Professor Bessho (NAIST), Sapto-san (NAIST/UGM), Lisna-san (NAIST/UGM), Yekti-sensei (UGM), President Shiozaki (NAIST).

NAIST, Nara Prefecture, JAPAN – Dr. Yekti Asih Purwestri from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia, visited Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan. She was staying in Ito-sensei’s laboratory from March to April 9, 2024, with the support of Iida Scholarship. She conducted collaborative research with Toshiro Ito-sensei, Nobutoshi Yamaguchi-sensei, and Takahiro Tohge-sensei in the Division of Biological Science.

Yekti-sensei discussed collaboration between NAIST and Indonesian NAIST Alumni Association (INAA) with Hisaji Maki-sensei. They also discussed the application for the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) program.

Yekti-sensei met Shiozaki-sensei, The President of NAIST, together with Lisna-san, a D1 student in Sakamura-sensei’s laboratory in Biological Science, and Sapto-san, a D2 student in Ajiro-sensei’s laboratory in Material Science on March 28, 2024. Lisna-san and Sapti-san both are faculty members of UGM.

By admin