I MADE MERDANA was born in Singaraja Bali, on July 7, 1979. He obtained his bachelor's degree (DVM) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Udayana University in 2002. Before working as a lecturer, he had worked as a consultant Veterinarian at a feed mill for five years. He passed the admission selection as a lecturer in 2005 and obtained his master's degree in Agricultural Biotechnology in 2012 at Udayana University. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Veterinary Clinic Department, a specialist in Physiology, Pharmacy and Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University. His research interests include health and medicine, and natural ingredients. Papers related to his research have been published in national and international journals.