{"id":2821,"date":"2023-04-18T05:44:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T04:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2023-11-21T02:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:15:02","slug":"agatha-mia-solving-malaria-issues-straight-from-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/agatha-mia-solving-malaria-issues-straight-from-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Agatha Mia: Solving Malaria Issues Straight from the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a research assistant at\u00a0EXEINS Health Initiative\u00a0<\/a>,\u00a0Agatha Mia\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0is currently working on the Malaria issue in Indonesia. She just received her Master of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences from the\u00a0Liverpool John Moores University\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0with British Council\u2019s Women in STEM scholarship.<\/p>

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Previously, she studied Molecular Biology at the\u00a0Universitas Brawijaya\u00a0<\/a>. \u201cI was a molecular lab biologist for almost seven years. A few years ago, I realised that I need a different perspective to work on health issues here. Molecular biology is not enough to solve the issue. That\u2019s when I saw a biomedical science course and realised I want to learn the subject,\u201d explained Agatha.<\/p>

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Agatha\u2019s interest in biology started since her undergraduate years. \u201cFirst, I really like molecular biology because it cannot be seen, or not that physical. We can detect disease like COVID using molecular biology,\u201d she said. At first, she was focusing on studying HPV during her undergraduate studies. However, she then received a job for researching about Malaria.<\/p>

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Malaria is still a great issue in Indonesia, especially in Papua. Agatha has been conducting\u00a0field research in Timika, Papua, over the past three months. Her mission is to contribute in solving the malaria issue right now. For example, she hopes to solve the misdiagnosis issue with the disease. Tackling the diagnostic issue can really boost the Malaria program.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cThe point is, I really want to make my work as worth it as possible to the government. After I\u2019m done with my research here and along with my colleagues, I want to report it to the government, update them with our outcomes and, if possible, revise their intervention so it can have better impact to Indonesian people,\u201d shared Agatha.<\/p>

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One of the main challenges to achieve this goal is the accessibility in the field, especially in Papua. \u201cThe access is quite limited here. For example, if you want to buy a freezer, you will need to go to several places and it is still quite far from our lab,\u201d she explained. There are also issues with electricity and internet connection, which makes it harder to do the research in the field.<\/p>

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Another challenge that Agatha is facing as a woman in STEM is the stereotype and expectations. When seeing her other women colleagues, she feels that there are bigger expectations to balance family and work. Women often takes maternity leaves, which can take three to six months, and will need to readjust when returning to work.<\/p>

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However, being a\u00a0woman in STEM\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0helps her meet a lot of people in remote places. \u201cIt\u2019s great that I have the opportunity to go to the field, and see the reality of what is really happening here. It is not just me watching television and the news. Not only in Papua, but also other remote places like East Nusa Tenggara,\u201d shared Agatha.<\/p>

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Studying in the UK also helped her to learn courses that are not available in Indonesia yet, even until now. She explained: \u201cThat is why I choose the UK for studies because the course that I want to learn is not available in Indonesia yet. On the other hand, they already have it in the UK and have implemented it.\u201d<\/p>

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One of those courses is personalised medicine, which is a subject that Agatha wants to bring to Indonesia. In addition, she also wants to bring the study culture from the UK to Indonesia. \u201cWhere we can study without any restrictions or politics. Especially when we want to take samples. In Indonesia, there are many paperworks. Whereas in the UK, there is no such thing,\u201d Agatha explained. She also believed that studying in the UK has helped her become more open minded and independent in making decisions for work.<\/p>

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As a research assistant at\u00a0EXEINS Health Initiative\u00a0,\u00a0Agatha Mia\u00a0\u00a0is currently working on the Malaria issue in Indonesia. She just received her Master of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences from the\u00a0Liverpool John Moores University\u00a0\u00a0with British Council\u2019s Women in STEM scholarship. \u00a0 Previously, she studied Molecular Biology at the\u00a0Universitas Brawijaya\u00a0. \u201cI was a molecular lab biologist for almost… Lanjutkan membaca Agatha Mia: Solving Malaria Issues Straight from the Field<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2821"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3314,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions\/3314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exeins.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}