Elizabeth Sidhartha, B.Sc., M.Sc.

Research Interest

Antimalarial drug discovery from natural products
Epidemiology of infectious diseases
Development of diagnostic kits for infectious diseases

Biography

Elizabeth Sidhartha, B.Sc., M.Sc. was awarded the Sembcorp Scholarship for Undergraduates and completed her Bachelor of Science degree at the National University of Singapore, majoring in Life Science and specializing in Biomedical Science. Her bachelor’s thesis focused on elucidating the effects of biomechanical stress on malaria parasites, integrating the fields of engineering and medical sciences. She proceeded to pursue a Master of Science degree at the Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, where she developed a novel scoring system for the risk of angle-closure glaucoma utilizing iris imaging techniques. While doing her master’s study, she also did some epidemiology work examining various eye diseases in a multi-ethnic group population.

Upon obtaining her master’s degree, Elizabeth joined Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology to continue her malaria research, working on natural product-based drug discovery projects. Elizabeth is passionate about applying biomedical sciences to promote advancements in healthcare, and nurturing a future generation of highly capable medical scientists. While doing her master’s study, she also did some epidemiology work examining various eye diseases in a multi-ethnic group population. Upon obtaining her master’s degree, Elizabeth joined Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology to continue her malaria research, working on natural product-based drug discovery projects. Elizabeth is passionate about applying biomedical sciences to promote advancements in healthcare, and nurturing a future generation of highly capable medical scientists.

Research Activity and Highlighted Project

Year	Source	Title	Partners/Funding Agency
2025/2026	National	Pengembangan Platform Diagnostik Point-of-Care Berbasis LAMP-CRISPR-Cas12 untuk Deteksi Real-time Plasmodium falciparum Multi-Resisten: Pendekatan Terintegrasi Surveilans Malaria di Daerah Endemis (1st Year)	BRIN / DIKTI
2025/2026	Institution	Piper crocatum Endophytic Bacteria as A Novel Source of Antibiotic and Antibiofilm Agents	IPB University / i3L
2025/2026	Institution	Development of isothermal amplification technique as a molecular diagnostic tool for foodborne pathogens in milk and chicken meat	Gajah Mada University / i3L
2024/2025	National	Pengembangan Metode Deteksi Rapid terhadap Plasmodium falciparum Drug- Resistant dengan method LAMP dan CRISPR-Cas12 (2nd Year)	PT. Genomik Solidaritas Indonesia / DIKTI
2023/2024	National	Pengembangan Metode Deteksi Rapid terhadap Plasmodium falciparum Drug- Resistant dengan method LAMP dan CRISPR-Cas12 (1st Year)	DIKTI

Selected Publication

Puspitasari, A. M., Sutanto, E., Syauqi, K., Amalia, R., Nisa, F. A., Trianty, L., Sidhartha, E., Kenangalem, E., Poespoprodjo, J. R., Ahmed, R., Owusu, E., Carlier, L., Tetteh, K. K. A., Cheng, Q., & Noviyanti, R. (2025). Cryptic absence and genetic variation of Plasmodium falciparum PfHRP2 and PfHRP3 from isolates in Papua, Indonesia. Scientific reports, 15(1), 19511. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02834-x

Gustiananda, M., Julietta, V., Hermawan, A., Febriana, G. G., Hermantara, R., Kristiani, L., Sidhartha, E., Sutejo, R., Agustriawan, D., Andarini, S., & Parikesit, A. A. (2022). Immunoinformatics Identification of the Conserved and Cross-Reactive T-Cell Epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 with Human Common Cold Coronaviruses, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and Live Attenuated Vaccines Presented by HLA Alleles of Indonesian Population. Viruses, 14(11), 2328. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14112328