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Prof. Dr. Ernawati Sinaga is a Full Professor in School of Biology Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, and now serves as Vice Rector for Research, Community Services and Collaboration, and as Director of Center for Medicinal Plants Research in Universitas Nasional. In addition to her experience as a researcher and an educator, she also serves as Secretary General for Indonesian Women for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. This organization focus on training young people, especially young women and girls in water conservation and health-related life style.

Dr. Sinaga received her PhD from Department of Chemistry University of Indonesia with research emphasis on molecular biology of drug delivery conducted as joint research with Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. She received her Master degree in Biomedical Sciences and her Bachelor degree from School of Pharmacy from University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.

As a pharmacist, her research interest lies in a broad area of traditional medicines, ethnopharmacology, and pharmacology of natural products, especially focus on investigating and evaluating medicinal potency of biological natural resources

Publications

She also has published several papers in scientific journals such as Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmaceutical Research, Molecular Pharmaceutics, Computational Biology and Chemistry, and Microorganism. Some of her papers are:

  1. Hepatoprotective effect of Pandanus odoratissimus seed extracts on paracetamol-induced rats. Pharmaceutical Biology 2021; 59(1): 31-39.
  2. Structure-based discovery of novel inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CYP121 from Indonesian natural products. Computational Biology and Chemistry 2020; 85; 107205.
  3. Hepatoprotective effect of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa fruit juice in rats fed with high fat high cholesterol diet. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1665 (2020) 012027 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1665/1/012027
  4. Antihyperglycemic and Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Methanolic Seeds Extract of Pandanus odoratissimus in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 2020; 11(6): 946-953.
  5. Peptide-Based Subunit Vaccine Design of T- and B-Cells Multi–Epitopes against Zika Virus Using Immunoinformatics Approaches. Microorganism 2019; 7, 226; doi:10.3390/microorganisms7080226.
  6. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activities from Red Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) Extract. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 2019; 10(1): 276-288.
  7. Design of Automatic Phototherapy System for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering 2019.
  8. Efektivitas Suplementasi Ekstrak Daging Ikan Bujuk (Channa Lucius) dalam Mempercepat Penyembuhan Luka Diabetik. Majalah Farmasetika 2019; 4(Suppl 1): 195–200.
  9. Enhancement of Drug Absorption through the Blood-Brain Barrier and Inhibition of Intercellular Tight Junction Resealing by E-Cadherin Peptides. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2011; 8(1): 239-249.
  10. Perbandingan daya sitotoksik ekstrak rimpang 3 jenis tumbuhan suku Zingiberaceae terhadap sel-sel MCF-7. Jurnal Farmasi Indonesia 2011; 5(3): 109-115.
  11. Daya Antibakteri Jamur Endofit Yang Diisolasi Dari Daun dan Rimpang Lengkuas (Alpinia galanga). Jurnal Farmasi Indonesia 2009; 4(4): 161-170.
  12. Isolasi dan Uji Antibakteri Jamur Endofit Dari Daun dan Rimpang Zingiber ottensii Jurnal Farmasi Indonesia 2009; 4(4): 171-176.
  13. Modulasi Junction Antar Sel Menggunakan Peptida Kadherin: Metoda Baru Untuk Meningkatkan Penghantaran Obat. Makara Seri Sains 2004; 8(1).
  14. Effects of an E-cadherin–Derived Peptide on the Gene Expression of Caco2 Cells. Pharmaceutical Research 2004; 21(11): 2085-2094.
  15. Increasing Paracellular Porosity by E-Cadherin Peptides: Discovery of Bulge and Groove Regions in the EC1-Domain of E-Cadherin. Pharmaceutical Research 2002;19(8): 1170-1179.

Books

Dr. Sinaga has published several books and  book chapters, some of them are:

  1. The use of medicinal plants in Dayak Iban Community lives in Meliau Village, West Kalimantan (Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat oleh Suku Dayak Iban di Desa Meliau Kalimantan Barat)
  2. Medicinal potency of Rodomyrtus tomentosa (Potensi Medisinal Rodomyrtus tomentosa)
  3. Channa fishes as source of nutraceuticals (Ikan marga Channa: Potensinya sebagai bahan nutrasetikal)
  4. Management of menstrual hygienes (Manajemen Kesehatan Menstruasi)
  5. Drug Delivery (Penghantaran Obat di Dalam Tubuh)

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