Widya Agustinah, S.Si., M.Sc.

8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM

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Academic Position

E-mail:

: 0325088601

: Lector 300

: widya.agustinah@atmajaya.ac.id

Biography

Widya Agustinah is an Assistant Professor (Lector) at the Faculty of Biotechnology, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia and serves as the head of Molecular Food Laboratory. She receives her Bachelor-s degree in biotechnology from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia and her Master-s degree in food science from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA after being awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. She served as a Vice Dean for student and alumni affairs in 2013-2017. Her research interests are food processing using fermentation technology, utilization of yeast and lactic acid bacteria, nutrigenomics study, and development of functional food for the management of chronic degenerative diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. Widya has published 5 popular science books, 2 book chapters, and several research articles in national and international scientific journals. She has received several awards, i.e. Best Inventor by Atma Jaya Award (2021), the 3rd winner of Young Scientist Award (2021) by Indonesian Society for Functional Food and Nutraceutical (ISFFN / P3FNI), Best Presenter Award from the IC2B international conference organized by Bandung Institute of Technology (2021), and Keystone Symposia Global Health Award by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2020 and 2015). She is an active member of Food and Nutrition Society of Indonesia (PERGIZI Pangan).

S1 - Atma Jaya Catholic University (2008)
S2 - University of Massachusetts Amherst (2012)

Food Science

Enzyme Biotechnology
Nutrigenomics
Personalized Nutrition
Food Technology

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