Mario Donald Bani, S.P., M.Biotech.

Research Interest

  • Recombinant protein expression and purification
  • Structural Biology of Protein (X-ray crystallography)
  • Herbicide’s discovery and development
  • Biopesticide development

Biography

Mario graduated from Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, where he majored in Crop Protection. Right after that, he got a 6-month contract to teach at the Biology Department of FMIPA Widya Mandira Catholic University in Kupang. After that, he pursued a master’s degree at the Master of Biotechnology (Advanced) program at the University of Queensland, Australia. He was working with the development of genetically modified organisms by trying to incorporate toxin peptides from the Australian funnel-web spider with the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana. Currently, Mario is working on an herbicide discovery and development project at the University of Western Australia for his Ph.D.

Award and Industrial Collaboration

Year

Award

Source

 

LPDP Scholarship 

Ministry of Finance of Republic of Indonesia

2011-2013

Australia Development Scholarship

Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2007-2010

Eka Tjipta Foundation Scholarship

Sinar Mas

Research Activity and Highlighted Project

Year

Source

Title

Partners/Funding Agency

2025/2026

Institution

Optimisation of Combination of Herbal-based Skin Care Product as Anti Acne using Quality by Design Integrated by Sensory Evaluation

i3L

2024/2025

National

Pengujian Campuran Herbisida dengan Metode High Throughput Agar Screening pada Arabidopsis thaliana sebagai Tolak Ukur Pencampuran Senyawa Aktif

DIKTI

2024/2025

Institution

Understanding Clomazone-Paraquat Synergistic Herbicidal Effects In Plants

i3L

2024/2025

Institution

Formulation of Coccinia grandis Nanoemulsion to Improve Pharmacological Activities

i3L

2023/2024

National

Pengembangan Bubuk Postbiotik Pediococcus acidilactici hasil Spray Drying dengan Kemampuan Antimikroba Terkarakterisasi sebagai Suplemen Pangan Fungsional (1st Year)

DIKTI

 

Selected Publication

Adhiwijaya, P., Kaitlyn, G., Valenthenardo, L., Anjani, P., & Bani, M. (2025). In Silico Evaluation of the Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Production in Burn Wound Infections Using CATH-2 and LL-37 Peptides. Indonesian Journal of Life Sciences, 7(02), 32-46. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.54250/ijls.v7i02.238

Devanthi, P. V. P., Pratama, F., Pramanda, I. T., Bani, M. D., Kadar, A. D., & Kho, K. (2024). Exploring the Potential of Aspergillus oryzae for Sustainable Mycoprotein Production Using Okara and Soy Whey as Cost-Effective Substrates. Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 10(8), 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10080555

Bani, G., & Bani, M. D. (2024). Pyrolysis of Polyethylene from Plastic Waste using Activated Ende Natural Zeolite as a Catalyst. Applied Science and Engineering Progress. https://doi.org/10.14416/j.asep.2024.01.006

Kho, K., Kadar, A. D., Bani, M. D., Pramanda, I. T., Martin, L., Chrisdianto, M., Pratama, F., & Devanthi, P. V. P. (2024). The Potential of Pediococcus acidilactici Cell-Free Supernatant as a Preservative in Food Packaging Materials. Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 13(5), 644. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13050644

Sulaiman, M., Bani, G., Amtiran, M., & Bani, M. D. (2024). In Silico Evaluation of Herbicide Synergism to Identify Effective Mixtures for Weed Management in Indonesia. Current Science and Technology, 29, 302–319. https://doi.org/10.14456/scitechasia.2024.90

 

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent/Copyright

Title

Year

Copyright

Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif dan Kualitatif Teori dan Praktik

2023/2024