Astri Ferdiana

Astri Ferdiana’s research interests include disability, tropical diseases, and occupational health. She is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram (UNRAM) in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. In addition to her leadership role at UNRAM, she is a researcher at the Center for Tropical Medicine at Universitas Gadjah Mada and a research consultant for NLR Indonesia. She graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada with a MD degree, the Royal Tropical Institute with a Master of Public Health, and the University of Groningen with a PhD in Public Health. Her research has received national and international grants, including one from USAID for “Spine TB in Indonesia” in 2021 and one from WHO and UNICEF for malaria studies in Papua and West Papua between 2017 and 2019. She also received an Endeavor research scholarship from the Australian government for her spinal cord injury research.

Latest publications

• Two-years antibody responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A study protocol (2022)
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation initial score as a predictor of mortality in children with dengue shock syndrome: A retrospective cohort study (2022)
• Dengue virus population genetics in Yogyakarta, Indonesia prior to city-wide Wolbachia deployment (2022)