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Akbar Adjie Pratama is a MicroVerse Excellence Cluster Joint-PostDoctoral Fellow at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and The Ohio State University. He is a microbial ecologist interested in virus diversity and its role in host adaptation and ecosystem functioning across biomes.
Adjie grew up in Indonesia and studied Biology at Bogor Agricultural University. After completing his bachelor’s degree, he joined an exchange program at Ohio State to study agricultural technology. With a full scholarship, Adjie then moved to Taiwan to pursue his master’s in biotechnology, specifically focusing on plant viruses. He completed his PhD at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, with a prestigious full scholarship from the Indonesian government. Afterwards, he worked as a postdoctoral scholar at The Ohio State University. Currently, Adjie is a MicroVerse Excellence Cluster Joint Postdoctoral Fellow at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and The Ohio State University, based in Jena, Germany.
Adjie’s research focuses on virus ecology, combining bioinformatics, microbiology, ecology, and systems biology to assess viral diversity, their role in host cells, and its ecological functioning. His interests lie in connecting this field to climate change.
Science communication and education are Adjie’s passions. He has actively participated in various initiatives, including community service in underprivileged suburban areas of Indonesia, giving alumni sharing talks, and contributing to science expos at museums to educate young people about the field. Building on these efforts, he joined the ISME ECSC. Representing his fellows and organising support activities allows him to actively contribute to the ISME community, of which he is proud to be a part.
When Adjie is not in the lab or office, he loves to read and engage in creative arts, such as drawing and graphic design. He also enjoys the outdoors, particularly hiking, and exploring new cultures and places to broaden his perspective.
Personal website: https://www.aadjiepratama.com
Twitter: @aadjiep
Bluesky: @adjiep.bsky.social