Congratulations to Biology Education students, Putri Nurlita Sari (2021) and Dina Kamilasari (2022) who collaborated with Food Technology FP UNS students Salma Mar’atus Sya’diyah (2022), and Syaffana Nazihah Putri (2022) as well as Pharmacy students FMIPA UNS Selsa Devi Nugrahayu (2022) who have received funding for the Student Creativity Program in Exact Research (PKM-RE) in 2024.

The proposal is entitled “In Silico and In Vivo Study of the Potential Secondary Metabolites of Black Turmeric as Effervescent Granules for Controlling Dyslipidemia in Type II Diabetes”. The stage of preparing this proposal until it was finally declared to have passed funding through an official announcement letter by Dikti (19/04/2024) has gone through quite a long process. Starting from the idea brainstorming stage and then preparing proposals starting from December 2023 to January 2024. The UNS internal selection stage as well as live coaching was held by the PKM Center UNS.

Dina admitted that the idea brainstorming stage took quite a long time.
“At that time, during a lecture on Biotechnology (third semester), my lecturer (Prof. Sajidan) encouraged the enthusiasm of his students to take part in PKM, especially so that they would not be inferior to private universities. He asked us to pay close attention to the titles of the proposals that passed in the previous year and to discuss them by group. After that, I read scientific journals, not forgetting the suggestions section for further research. That’s where the idea emerged, then I started looking for a team, including offering it to seniors and determining a supervisor,” she explained.

Furthermore, on this occasion, she said, “Finally, with the recommendation of the supervisor, Mrs. Dr. Meti Indrowati, S. Si., M. Si and the courses my senior (Putri) had taken, we chose in silico studies as the data collection method. This is in line with technological developments with molecular docking techniques through computational modeling which are considered effective and affordable. Even though there were obstacles in its implementation, he had to consult with seniors and UNS Biology lecturers,” she said.

Finally, Dina conveyed the progress of her research and expressed her thanks to all parties who have played a role in supporting the running of PKM-RE this year.
“Currently we are still carrying out in vivo tests to Mus musculus at the UNS integrated UPT animal testing laboratory until July 2024. Then the next agenda is external PKP2 and PKP2 Dikti. We would like to express our thanks to the relevant parties, supervisor lecturers, UNS biology education lecturers, UNS Biology education laboratory assistants (Mrs. Tri), UNS UPT experimental animal technicians (Mr. Agus Mujiharto), our parents and colleagues. Hopefully, this research can provide benefits for researchers and the general public. Finally, more information don’t forget to follow our social media (@efferisia),” she concluded.