Hedra Saputra Ismato (SA Asst. Prof.)Department of Genome Informatics

I am from Indonesia. My hometown called Cirebon, is a harbor city on the border of West and Central Java. West Java people have a local language, Bahasa Sunda, and Central Java people have a local language that is Javanese or Bahasa Jawa. Because of Cirebon’s unique region, we assimilated both languages and made a language called Bahasa Cirebon. We also have many old kingdom palaces (there is still a king, although he is not the governor). Cirebon has a high average temperature throughout the year, just like summer in Osaka, but less humid.

I have two younger brothers and one younger sister. One of my younger brothers is now in the same lab as me and will go to a master’s degree. My little sister is in Fukui prefecture doing her undergraduate studies in food and environmental science.

Book: Lately, I haven’t had time to read a book, but I always like to read biographies. I like Richard Feynman’s biography titled Surely You Are Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Movie: I like The Lord of the Rings. I also watch several anime movies, and I like this movie called Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.
Food: I like food in Osaka, such as Takoyaki and Modanyaki.
Place: I went to visit Nagasaki in 2021, and it was a very nice place. I visited an amusement park and several museums.
Sports: I like playing badminton.

I like travelling. Although not so often, I like to go somewhere around Kansai to explore new places.

I was in the Youth Red Cross (YRC) club when I was in junior and senior high school.

In the university in Indonesia, I was really interested in study like biology, pharmacology and immunology. I put a lot of effort studying those subjects and participated in several competitions although I never win a prize.

From the university, I was really interested in doing research. At the university, I helped a professor with her research, handling many guinea pigs, rats, and mice. After the university, I decided to continue with a master’s degree and a doctoral degree, skipping the professional pharmacy study. Then, continue to become an assistant professor like now.

I am excited when I get the expected results, but many things in my research are not resulting in what I expect. I am also excited if the unexpected results turn out to be something better.