Arkasha Sadhewa
Masters Student
Life Sciences
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
Arkasha is a University of Melbourne Biomedical Science Masters student, undertaking a research project on G6PD deficiency diagnostics, which inform safe use of antimalarial drugs. In her undergraduate study she worked on the expression and purification of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis epitope in the effort of discovering a novel anti-TB drug target. For the following four years she worked as a research assistant in the Red Blood Cell Membrane & Enzyme Disorders Laboratory of Eijkman Institute (Indonesia), specialising in G6PD deficiency, particularly its genotyping.
Research Interest
Disease Elimination Maternal and Child Health
Publications
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G6PD deficiency at Sumba in Eastern Indonesia is prevalent, diverse and severe: implications for primaquine therapy against relapsing Vivax malaria. Satyagraha AW, Sadhewa A, Baramuli V, Elvira R, Ridenour C, Elyazar I, Noviyanti R, Coutrier FN, Harahap AR, Baird JK PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Mar; 9(3):e0003602
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High Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Young Adults in Ternate, Eastern Indonesia Ie SI, Turyadi, Sidarta E, Sadhewa A, Purnomo GA, Soedarmono YS, Pattiiha MZ, Thedja MD, Harahap AR, Muljono DH Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec; 93(6):1349-1355
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Assessment of Point-of-Care Diagnostics for G6PD Deficiency in Malaria Endemic Rural Eastern Indonesia Satyagraha AW, Sadhewa A, Elvira R, Elyazar I, Feriandika D, Antonjaya U, Oyong D, Subekti D, Rozi IE, Domingo GJ, Harahap AR, Baird JK PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb; 10(2):e0004457
