I was born in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 27 March 1968. Completed Bachelor degree in Horticulture Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB, Bogor in 1991. I continued master degree study at The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences in August 1994 and completed my degree in 1999, majoring in tissue culture for ornamental plants called Boronia sp. I continued with PhD study at the same university in 2002 and completed my PhD degree in 2006, majoring in molecular genetics of cauliflower.  I had a chance to do program academic recharging (PAR), funded by DIKTI, in 2011, to learned about microspore culture.  I also won a Fulbright Research Fellow in 2014, to study potato breeding and virus elimination, aiming to obtain better quality seed potatoes.

Hobby: Balinese dancing, singing, swimming, hiking, and enjoying nature.

Motto: Whatever your dream is, just go for it!