Popi Septiani, Ph.D.
Dosen/Staf Akademik
Genetika dan Bioteknologi Molekuler
Sekolah ilmu dan teknologi hayati
Institut teknologi bandung
Email : popi.septiani@itb.ac.id
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RINGKASAN
Popi Septiani, Ph.D. adalah dosen di Sekolah Ilmu dan Teknologi Hayati (SITH), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). Penelitiannya terutama berfokus pada Genetika dan Bioteknologi Molekuler, di mana ia mengeksplorasi berbagai aspek genetika dan pemuliaan molekuler tanaman, termasuk penerapan alat genomik dan bioinformatika dalam bidang pertanian dan ilmu tanaman.
Bachelor’s degree
- Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Indonesia (2008). Bidang utama : Biologi
Master’s degree
- Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia (2011). Bidang utama : Bioteknologi
Doctoral degree
- Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2019). Major field : Agrobiodiversity (Plant Genetics Resources)
| Tahun | Institusi | Jabatan |
| 2010 – present | Sekolah Ilmu dan Teknologi Hayati, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia | Dosen |
| 2006 – 2007 | Dan-Water Malaysia, Malaysia | Hydraulic Modeling Engineer |
- Septiani, P., Pramesti, Y., Ghildan, M. et al. RNAi-based biocontrol for crops: a revised expectation for a non-recent technology. Planta 261, 44 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04625-0
- Septiani, P., Pramesti, Y., Ningsih, D.U. et al. Identification of self- and pathogen-targeted miRNAs from resistant and susceptible Theobroma cacao variety to black pod disease. Scientific Report (14): 3272 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53685-x
- Tjia, TOS., Meitha, K., Septiani, P., Awaludin, R., Sumardi, D. 2023. Extracellular self-DNA induces local inhibition of growth, regulates production of reactive oxygen species, and gene expression in rice roots. Biologi Plantarum 67: 9-18. DOI: 10.32615/bp.2022.037.
- Tan, MI. Alfarafisa NM., Septiani, P., Barlian A., Firmansyah A., Faizal A., Melani, L., and Nugrahapraja, H. 2022. “Potential Cell-Based and Cell-Free Therapy for Patients with COVID-19”. Cells 11, no. 15: 2319. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11152319
- Dwivany, FM., Nugrahapraja, H., Rahmawati, A., Meitasari DP., Putra, AM., Septiani, P., Farah, , Subandiyah. (2020). Data on banana transcriptome in response to blood disease infection. Data in Brief (29): 105133. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105133
- Faridl M., Mellyani, K., Khoirunnisa, K., Septiani, P., Giri-Rachman, EA., Nugrahapraja, H., Rahmawati, E., Alamanda, CNC., Ristandi, RB., Rachman, RW., Robiani,R., Fibriani, A. 2022. RNA sequence analysis of nasopharyngeal swabs from asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients with COVID-19. Int. J. Infect. Dis (122): 449-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.06.035
- Anindita,KS., Septiani, P., Dwivany, FM. (2021) Comparative Genomics Analysis of the Pathogenesisrelated (PR) Genes on Two Banana Genomes (A and B Genomes) in Response to Banana Blood Disease Infection. Ecol. Environ. Conserv (27): 49-58.
- Dwivany, FM., Nugrahapraja, H., Rahmawati, A., Meitasari DP., Putra, AM., Septiani, P., Farah, N., Subandiyah. (2020). Data on banana transcriptome in response to blood disease infection. Data in Brief (29): 105133. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105133
- Septiani, P., Lanubile, A., Stagnati, L., Busconi, M., Nelissen, H., Pè, ME., Dell’Acqua, M., Marocco, A. (2019). Unravelling the genetic basis of Fusarium seedling rot resistance in the MAGIC maize population: novel targets for breeding. Scientific Report (9): 5665. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42248-0
- Septiani, P. Family farming: The case of Indonesia. Rendiconti Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Memorie di Scienze Fisiche e Naturali. Italia: 2015. Vol. XXXIX, Parte II, Tomo I, pp. 251-257.
- Septiani, P., Suhandono, S., Dwivany, F. Cloning and sequences analysis of Ma-ACS4 gene promoter from Banana (Musa acuminata AAA. Group). Proceeding on International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Bandung, Indonesia, November 29-30, 2010.
- Septiani, P., Akhmaisyah, Wulansari SA., Juliarni. Field observation on leaf anatomical structures of some plants as adaptation to ecological conditions. Proceeding on International Symposium of Sustainable Agriculture in Asia. Bogor, Indonesia. September 18-21, 2006.
| Tahun | Nama Kegiatan | Leader | Personil |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP BIOINFORMATIK “ANALISIS BOINFORMATIK DALAM PEMULIAAN BERBASIS MOLEKULER” [SITH.PM-10-02-2022] | Adi Pancoro | Husna Nugrahapraja; Popi Septiani; |
| 2023 | MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS AND DNA BARCODE [SITH.PPMI-2-07-2023] | Dadang Sumardi | Fenny Martha Dwivany; Adi Pancoro; Sony Suhandono; Husna Nugrahapraja; Azzania Fibriani; Ernawati Arifin Giri-rachman; Karlia Meitha; Popi Septiani; |
| 2024 | MENGGALI POTENSI SUMBERDAYA GENETIK PADI LOKAL MELALUI PEMULIAAN PARTISIPATIF DI KECAMATAN TANJUNGSARI KABUPATEN SUMEDANG [SITH.PPMI-2-11-2024] | Popi Septiani | Dadang Sumardi; Husna Nugrahapraja; Azzania Fibriani; Ernawati Arifin Giri-rachman; Sony Suhandono; Adi Pancoro; Karlia Meitha; Fenny Martha Dwivany; |
Pendanaan
| Tahun | Judul Penelitian |
| 2021 | Data Mining Small RNA dan Uji Tantang Cendawan Phytopthora sp. Sebagai Upaya Pengembangan Biofungisida Berbasis Small RNA untuk Pertanian Berkelanjutan |
| 2022 | Aktivitas Antivirus Dari Eksosom Sel Punca Manusia Terhadap Sars-Cov-2 Yang Menginfeksi Sel Vero |
| 2022 | Identifikasi MiRNA Theobroma Cacao Sebagai Kandidat Biopestisida Phytophthora Palmivora |
| 2022 | Studi Profil Transkriptomik pada Proses Regenerasi Sirip Kaudal Zebrafish Terdedah Nanopartikel ZnO |
| 2022 | The Whole genome sequencing of Curcuma Longa L. as milestone for newly improved variety in Turmeric breeding program |
| 2022 | ANALISIS WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING (WGS) DAN TRANSKRIPTOMIK PADA PASIEN COVID-19 YANG KOMORBID DENGAN HIV |
| 2023 | Anotasi genom dan konstruksi basis data marka molekuler SNP kunyit asal Indonesia untuk pengembangan varietas unggul dalam program pemuliaan |
| 2023 | Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis and DNA Barcode (PM) |
| 2023 | Studi Biodiversitas Molekuler Mikroba Danau Halofilik Gili Meno Lombok |
| 2023 | Studi Potensi Nanopartikel ZnO Hasil Green Synthesis dengan Propolis melalui Anaklisis Transkriptomik Regenerasi Sirip Kaudal Zebrafish |
| 2024 | Construction of microRNA expression atlas from Indonesian Curcuma longa germplasm for sustainable turmeric breeding |
| 2024 | Menggali Potensi Sumberdaya Genetik Padi Lokal Melalui Pemuliaan Partisipatif di Kecamatan Tanjungsari Kabupaten Sumedang |
| 2024 | PEMBUATAN PUSTAKA PROFIL METABOLIT DAN SPEKTRAL TANAMAN PISANG UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN METODE DIAGNOSIS BANANA BLOOD DISEASE (BDB) |
| 2024 | SKRINING KETAHANAN TERHADAP CEKAMAN KEKERINGAN PADA PADI LOKAL |
| 2025 | INTEGRASI ANALISIS TRANSKRIPTOMIK DAN AKTIVITAS ENZIMATIS DALAM MENGEVALUASI EFEKTIVITAS NANOPARTIKEL EDIBLE COATING BERBASIS CHITOSAN-BIOSURFAKTAN UNTUK MEMPERTAHANKAN KUALITAS DAN MEMPERPANJANG MASA SIMPAN BUAH |
| No. | Tahun | Pendanaan | Judul penelitian | Peran |
| 1 | 2024 | PPMI ITB | Spatiotemporal microRNA atlas construction from Curcuma longa | Principal Investigator |
| 2 | 2023 | Indofood Riset Nugraha | Comparative study of genome assembler for de novo assembly of Indonesian turmeric genome | Principal Investigator |
| 3 | 2023 | Program Riset ITB 2023 | Genome annotation and Construction of SNP molecular marker database from Indonesian curcuma for the development of superior varieties in breeding program | Principal Investigator |
| 4 | 2022 | Indonesia Toray Science Foundation | The Whole genome sequencing of Curcuma Longa L. as milestone for newly improved variety in Turmeric breeding program | Principal Investigator |
| 5 | 2021 | Riset ITB | Small RNA Data Mining and In Vitro Test of the Fungus Phytopthora sp. As an Effort to Develop Small RNA-Based Biofungicides for Sustainable Agriculture | Principal investigator |
| 6 | 2021 | Riset ITB | Metagenomic studies in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | Co-researcher |
| 7 | 2021 | P3MI ITB | Utilization of antiviral bioactive compounds from indigenous Indonesian plants to increase the potential of miRNAs in exosomes from human stem cells to inhibit the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. | Co-researcher |
| 8 | 2020 | P3MI ITB | Expression Analysis of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Related Genes in Rice Seeds (Oryza sativa subs Indica) with Extracellular Self-DNA Treatment | Co-researcher |
Undergraduate Courses
- Introduction of bioinformatics for biologist,
- Genetics
- Agricultural genetics
- Cell and molecular biology project
- Molecular Phylogenetics
- Breeding Techniques
- Plant diseases detection
- Quantitative Genetics
Graduate Course
- Advance molecular genetics
- Molecular breeding
- Bioinformatics
| Tahun | Nama Mata Kuliah |
| 2024/2025 | Pengantar Bioinformatika untuk Biologi |
| 2024/2025 | Praktikum Bioinformatika untuk Biologi |
| 2024/2025 | Berpikir komputasional |
| 2024/2025 | Bioinformatika |
| 2024/2025 | Genetika dan Biologi Molekuler |
| 2024/2025 | Praktikum Genetika dan Biologi Molekuler |
| 2024/2025 | Pengantar Bioinformatika untuk Biologi |
| 2024/2025 | Praktikum Bioinformatika untuk Biologi |
| 2024/2025 | Perancangan Penelitian Biologi |
| 2024/2025 | Genetika Pertanian |
| 2024/2025 | Aplikasi Genetika Kuantitatif |
| 2024/2025 | Bioinformatika |
| 2024/2025 | Pemuliaan Molekuler |
- International Conference and Workshop on Biotechnology. Konsorsium bioteknologi indonesia dan Universitas Gadjah Mada. July, 2024.
- International Seminar on Plant Breeding. Perhimpunan Ilmu Pemuliaan Indonesia, Jawa Barat. Padjajaran University. Bandung, November 2023.
- UK Conference of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Earlham Institute, UK (online Conference). September, 28-30, 2021.
- The 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering. Yogyakarta, Indonesia. September 12-13, 2019.
- The 60th Annual Maize Genetics Conference, Saint-Malo, France. March 22-25, 2018.
- SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress: “Sustainability of agricultural environment: contributions of plant genetics and physiology”. Pisa, Italy. September 19-22, 2017.
- The 59th Annual Maize Genetics Conference, Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. March 9-12, 2017.
- Summer school on “Genome-wide association studies: from theory to practice”. Alba di canazei, Italy. July 4-7, 2017.
- The 5th Annual meeting of plant genetic and biotechnology network. New breeding techniques: genome editing, cis-genesis and genomic selection. Piacenza, Italy, June 6-8, 2016.
- Asia Pacific Industry Affairs and Regulatory Training and Workshop. DuPont Pioneer, China 2014.
- Asia Pacific Biotech Affairs and Regulatory Cultivation Training and Workshop, DuPont Pioneer, India 2013.
- The 7th PAN-ASIA Farmer Exchange Program, CropLife Asia, Philippines, 2013.
- Workshop Confined Field Trial, Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS). ICABIOGRAD and InternationaI Rice Research Institute. Indonesia, 2010.
Perhimpunan Ilmu Pemuliaan Indonesia ( https://peripi.org/ )
- Genomics Advisor, Genomik SITH, 2022-Present
- Bioinformatics Advisor, DeBio Network, 2022-Present
- Biotechnology Regulatory Specialist, PT. DuPont Pioneer Indonesia, 2012-2015
- Managing Editor, 3BIO: Journal of Biological Science, Technology and Management ( https://journals.itb.ac.id/index.php/3bio )
- Reviewer, Data in Brief (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/data-in-brief )
- Reviewer, Scientific Report ( https://www.nature.com/srep/ )
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