UNAIR NEWS – Study trips often feature memorable experiences.聽Muhammad Dimas Aditya Ari felt it after he followed a program abroad.聽He was impressed with his experience in studying more specific science and exploring more complex thesis research.
He attended the聽Cooperative Laboratory Study Program聽(COLABS Program) program at聽Faculty of Dentistry, Tohoku University,聽March-April 2017. There he conducted a collaborative research and spent much time in the laboratory.
“This is an activity I have never done in Indonesia.聽This experience encouraged me to go forward, “recalled Dimas, achieving 3.87 GPA.
In his final S2 assignment, the man born in Lumajang October 15, 1992 was researching the engineering biomaterials of bone tissue and stem cells.聽According to him, until now there are still many cases of bone damage, then the need for bone substitute material is still high.
“By creating a聽biomaterial scaffold聽that has the appropriate properties of bone tissue and stem cells is expected to accelerate the process of healing and formation of new bone,” he said.
He realized the course of his research was long and winding.聽Many things cannot be predicted during the study.聽Of course it requires a lot of patience.
“Like waiting for聽research聽reagents聽long enough, for several times have to repeat the procedure because the cells which was used died, and many more stories from study trip,” said the man who had joined the acceleration program at junior and senior high school.
Dimas believed his desire to be a dentist cannot be separated from the support of the family, that being a dentist is a proud achievement.聽(*)
Author: Sefya Hayu Istighfaricha
Editor: Nuri Hermawan, Bes
