Curriculum Vitae
Present appointment
Senior Research Fellow and Dengue Unit Head at the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jl. Diponegoro 69, Jakarta 10430 Indonesia
Qualifications | ||
2003 | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular Biology | |
Institute for Molecular Bioscience and School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||
1998 | Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Molecular Biology | |
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||
1994 | Bachelor of Science (BSc-Hons) in Biology | |
Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | ||
Research/Working Experiences |
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October 2011– present | Senior Research Fellow, Head of Dengue Unit, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
February 2018-May 2018 | Visiting Scientist, Walter + Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |
August 2006– October 2011 | Research Investigator, Novartis-Eijkman-Hasanuddin Clinical Research Initiative (NEHCRI) collaborating project-Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
May 2007- August 2007 | Visiting Scientist, Genome Institute of Singapore and Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore | |
July 2004– July 2006 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia | |
April 2003– July 2004 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. | |
February 2000- April 2003 | Doctoral Research, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia. | |
November 1998- February 2000 | Master Candidate, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia. | |
October 1994- October 1998 | Research Assistant, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta-Indonesia. |
Other Research and Academic Activities
Indonesia COVID-19 Vaccine Development at Eijkman Institute, 2020 - now
WHO Advisory Group Member on Aedes aegypti-Wolbachia Target Product Profile Development – 2022 - now
Takeda Indonesia Dengue Evidence Generation Advisory Board and Regional Dengue Evidence Generation Advisory Board – Oct-Dec 2021
Steering Committee of “Applying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue (AWED)” Clinical Trial, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2017 - 2020
Member of the Institutional Review Board – Medical Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute for Health Research and Development (NIHRD), Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2014 - 2020
Associate Editor – BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 – present
Associate Editor – Frontiers in Medicine, 2020-present
Editorial Board member - Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology, 2018 – present
Editorial Board member – Althea Medical Journal, 2021-present
Member of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015 – present
Member of the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021- present
Member of the World Society for Virology, 2018 – present
Member of the Indonesian Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 2020-present
Member of the Indonesia National Ethics Commission for Medical Research and Development, Ministry of Health, 2016 - 2019.
Member of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015 - present.
Member of the Expert Panel on Dengue and Arbovirus Diseases, Centre for Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health of the Republic Indonesia, 2014-2015.
Member of the Institutional Review Board – Medical Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute for Health Research and Development (NIHRD), Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2014 - present.
Member and Secretary of Scientific Advisory Board of Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta-Indonesia, September 2011 – October 2014.
Member of the Expert Panel of Medical Technology Development Grant Scheme (RISBINIPTEKDOK), National Institute for Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2007 - 2017.
Member of the Expert Panel of Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Directorate General of Medical Services, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2010 – 2011.
Member of the Indonesian Association for the Study of Medicinal, September 2014 – present.
Scientific Publications (Last 3 years)
1. Biggs JR, Sy AK, Ashall J, Santoso MS, Brady OJ, Reyes MAJ, Quinones MA, Jones-Warner W, Tandoc AO, Sucaldito NL, Mai HK, Lien LT, Thai HD, Nguyen HAT, Anh DD, Iwasaki C, Kitamura N, Van Loock M, Herrera-Taracena G, Menten J, Rasschaert F, Van Wesenbeeck L, Masyeni S, Haryanto S, Yohan B, Cutiongco-de la Paz E, Yoshida LM, Hue S, Rosario Z Capeding M, Padilla CD, Sasmono RT, Hafalla JCR, Hibberd ML. Combining rapid diagnostic tests to estimate primary and post-primary dengue immune status at the point of care. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022 May 4;16(5):e0010365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010365.
2. Sasmono RT, Santoso MS. Movement dynamics: reduced dengue cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Infectious Disease. 2022 Mar 2:S1473-3099(22)00062-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473- 3099(22)00062-7
3. Hyperendemic Dengue and Possible Zika Circulation in the Westernmost Region of the
Indonesian Archipelago. Harapan H, Panta K, Michie A, Ernst T, McCarthy S, Muhsin M, Safarianti S, Zanaria TM, Mudatsir M, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Viruses 2022, 14(2), 219; https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020219
4. Harapan H, Michie A, Ernst T, Panta K, Mudatsir M, Yohan B, Haryanto S, McCarthy S, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Co-Circulation of Chikungunya and Multiple DENV Serotypes and Genotypes, Western Indonesia 2015-2016. Viruses. 2022 Jan 6;14(1):99. doi: 10.3390/v14010099.
5. Yek C, Nam VS, Leang R, Parker DM, Heng S, Souv K, Sovannaroth S, Mayxay M, AbuBakar S, Sasmono RT, Tran ND, Nguyen HKL, Lon C, Boonnak K, Huy R, Sovann L, Manning JE. The Pandemic Experience in Southeast Asia: Interface Between SARS-CoV-2, Malaria, and Dengue. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 18 November 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2021.788590
6. Hayati RF, Denis D, Tallo KT, Sirait T, Tukan J, Santoso MS, Yohan B, Haryanto S, Frost SDW, Stubbs SCB, Sasmono RT. Molecular epidemiology of dengue in a setting of low reported endemicity: Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Transaction of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021 Sep 16:trab138.
7. Sasmono RT, Sutjianto A, Santoso MS, Sriwedari K, Yohan B, Mayasanti E, Hayati RF, Denis D. Molecular epidemiology of dengue in North Kalimantan, a province with the highest incidence rates in Indonesia in 2019. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 2021 Aug 16;95:105036. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105036.
8. Sasmono RT, Johar E, Yohan B, Ma'roef CN, Soebandrio A, Myint KS, Pronyk P, Hadinegoro SR, Soepardi EJ, Bouckenooghe A, Hawley W, Rosenberg R, Powers AM. Stability of Zika Virus Antibodies in Specimens from a Retrospective Serological Study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021 Jul 26:tpmd210564b. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0564b.
9. Dhenni R, Yohan B, Alisjahbana B, Lucanus A, Riswari SF, Megawati D, Haryanto S, Gampamole D, Hayati RF, Sari K, Witari NPD, Myint KSA, Sasmono RT. Comparative cytokine profiling identifies common and unique serum cytokine responses in acute chikungunya and dengue virus infection. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2021 Jul 2;21(1):639. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06339-6.
10. Sasmono RT, Johar E, Yohan B, Ma'roef CN, Pronyk P, Hadinegoro SR, Soepardi EJ,
Bouckenooghe A, Hawley WA, Rosenberg R, Powers AM, Soebandrio A, Myint KSA. Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Zika Virus Transmission in Indonesia: Serosurveillance Data from a Pediatric Population. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021 May 3:tpmd210010
11. Hayati RF, Better CD, Denis D, Komarudin AG, Bowolaksono A, Yohan B, Sasmono RT [6]-Gingerol Inhibits Chikungunya Virus Infection by Suppressing Viral Replication. Biomed Research International. 2021 Mar 27;2021:6623400.
12. Tatura SNN, Denis D, Santoso MS, Hayati RF, Kepel BJ, Yohan B, Sasmono RT. Outbreak of severe dengue associated with DENV-3 in the city of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021 Mar 24;106:185-196
13. Santoso MS, Masyeni S, Haryanto S, Yohan B, Hibberd ML, Sasmono RT. Assessment of Dengue and COVID-19 antibody rapid diagnostic tests cross-reactivity in Indonesia. Virology Journal. 2021 Mar 11;18(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12985-021-01522-2.
14. Nabila N, Hassan SR, Larasati GP, Yohan B, Sasmono RT, Adi AC, Iskandar F, Rachmawati H. The Influence of Surface Charge on The Antiviral Effect of Curcumin Loaded in Nanocarrier System. Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology. 2021 Feb 4. doi: 10.2174/2211738509666210204121258.
15. Stubbs SCB, Johar E, Yudhaputri FA, Yohan B, Santoso MS, Hayati RF, Denis D, Blacklaws BA, Powers AM, Sasmono RT, Myint KSA, Frost SDW. An Investigation into the Epidemiology of Chikungunya Virus Across Neglected Regions of Indonesia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020 Dec 21;14(12):e0008934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008934.
16. Sasmono RT, Santoso MS, Pamai YWB, Yohan B, Afida AM, Denis D, Hutagalung IA, Johar E, Hayati RF, Yudhaputri FA, Haryanto S, Stubbs SCB, Blacklaws BA, Myint KSA and Frost SDW. Distinct Dengue Disease Epidemiology, Clinical, and Diagnosis Features in Western, Central, and Eastern Regions of Indonesia, 2017–2019. Frontiers in Medicine 2020, 20 Nov, doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.582235
17. Masyeni S, Santoso MS, Widyaningsih PD, Asmara DW, Nainu F, Harapan H, Sasmono RT. Serological cross-reaction and coinfection of dengue and COVID-19 in Asia: Experience from Indonesia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Oct 25;102:152-154. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.043.
18. Harapan H, Ryan M, Yohan B, Abidin RS, Nainu F, Rakib A, Jahan I, Emran TB, Ullah I, Panta K, Dhama K, Sasmono RT. Covid-19 and dengue: Double punches for dengue-endemic countries in Asia. Review in Medical Virology. 2020 Sep 18:e2161. doi: 10.1002/rmv.2161.
19. Aryati A, Wrahatnala BJ, Yohan B, Fanny M, Hakim FKN, Sunari EP, Zuroidah N, Wardhani P, Santoso MS, Husada D, Rohman A, Tarmizi SN, Sievers JTO, Sasmono RT. Dengue Virus Serotype 4 Is Responsible for the Outbreak of Dengue in East Java City of Jember, Indonesia. Viruses. 2020 Aug 20;12(9):913. doi: 10.3390/v12090913.
20. Harapan H, Michie A, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Dengue: A Minireview. Viruses. 2020 Jul
30;12(8):E829. doi: 10.3390/v12080829.
21. Ma'roef CN, Dhenni R, Megawati D, Fadhilah A, Lucanus A, Artika IM, Masyeni S, Lestarini A, Sari K, Suryana K, Yudhaputri FA, Jaya UA, Sasmono RT, Ledermann JP, Powers AM, Myint KSA. Japanese encephalitis virus infection in non-encephalitic acute febrile illness patients. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020 Jul 14;14(7):e0008454.
22. Santoso MS, Yohan B, Denis D, Hayati RF, Haryanto S, Trianty L, Noviyanti R, Hibberd ML, Sasmono RT. Diagnostic accuracy of 5 different brands of dengue virus non-structural protein 1 (NS1) antigen rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in Indonesia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2020 Jun 20;98(2):115116.
23. Stubbs SCB, Blacklaws BA, Yohan B, Yudhaputri FA, Hayati RF, Schwem B, Salvaña EM, Destura RV, Lester JS, Myint KS, Sasmono RT, Frost SDW. Assessment of a multiplex PCR and Nanoporebased method for dengue virus sequencing in Indonesia. Virology Journal. 2020 Feb 13;17(1):24.
24. Sugiyanto Z, Yohan B, Hadisaputro S, Dharmana E, Suharti C, Winarto, Djamiatun K, Rahmi FL, Sasmono RT. Inhibitory Effect of Alpha-Mangostin to Dengue Virus Replication and Cytokines Expression in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Natural Product and Bioprospecting. 2019 Sep 19. doi: 10.1007/s13659-019-00218-z
25. Haryanto S, Yohan B, Santoso MS, Hayati RF, Denis D, Udjung GIVW, Herlambang, Kendarsari RI, Trimarsanto H, Sasmono RT. Clinical features and virological confirmation of perinatal dengue infection in Jambi, Indonesia: a case report. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2019 Jul 26. pii: S1201-9712(19)30304-2
26. Sasmono RT, Kalalo LP, Trismiasih S, Denis D, Yohan B, Hayati RF, Haryanto S. Multiple introductions of dengue virus strains contribute to dengue outbreaks in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2015-2016. Virology Journal. 2019 Jul 25;16(1):93.
27. Harapan H, Michie A, Mudatsir M, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Epidemiology of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Indonesia: analysis of five decades data from the National Disease Surveillance. BMC Research Notes. 2019 Jun 20;12(1):350. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4379-9.
28. Xu Z, Bambrick H, Yakob L, Devine G, Frentiu FD, Marina R, Dhewantara PW, Nusa R, Sasmono RT, Hu W. Using dengue epidemics and local weather in Bali, Indonesia to predict imported dengue in Australia. Environmental Research. 2019 Aug;175:213-220.
29. Harapan H, Michie A, Yohan B, Shu PY, Mudatsir M, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Dengue viruses circulating in Indonesia: A systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of data from five decades. Review in Medical Virology. 2019 Jul;29(4):e2037. doi: 10.1002/rmv.2037.
30. Masyeni S, Yohan B, Sasmono RT. Concurrent infections of dengue virus serotypes in Bali, Indonesia. BMC Research Notes. 2019 Mar 12;12(1):129. 31. Harapan H, Michie A, Mudatsir M, Nusa R, Yohan B, Wagner AL, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Chikungunya virus infection in Indonesia: a systematic review and evolutionary analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2019 Mar 12;19(1):243.
32. Harapan H, Mudatsir M, Yufika A, Nawawi Y, Wahyuniati N, Anwar S, Yusri F, Haryanti N, Wijayanti NP, Rizal R, Fitriani D, Maulida NF, Syahriza M, Ikram I, Fandoko TP, Syahadah M, Asrizal FW, Aletta A, Jamil KF, Rajamoorthy Y, Hadisoemarto PF, Wagner AL, Groneberg DA, Kuch U, Sasmono RT, Müller R, Imrie A. Community acceptance and willingness-to-pay for a hypothetical Zika vaccine: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia. Vaccine. 2019 Mar 7;37(11):1398-1406.
33. Harapan H, Mudatsir M, Yufika A, Nawawi Y, Wahyuniati N, Anwar S, Yusri F, Haryanti N, Wijayanti NP, Rizal R, Fitriani D, Maulida NF, Syahriza M, Ikram I, Fandoko TP, Syahadah M, Asrizal FW, Jamil KF, Rajamoorthy Y, Wagner AL, Groneberg DA, Kuch U, Müller R, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Willingness to Participate and Associated Factors in a Zika Vaccine Trial in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Viruses. 2018 Nov 18;10(11). pii: E648. doi: 10.3390/v10110648.
34. Indriani C, Ahmad RA, Wiratama BS, Arguni E, Supriyati E, Sasmono RT, Kisworini FY, Ryan PA, O'Neill SL, Simmons CP, Utarini A, Anders KL. Baseline Characterization of Dengue Epidemiology in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia, before a Randomized Controlled Trial of Wolbachia for Arboviral Disease Control. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018 Sep 17. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0315.
35. Sasmono RT, Dhenni R, Yohan B, Pronyk P, Hadinegoro SR, Soepardi EJ, Ma’roef CN, Satari HI, Menzies H, Hawley WA, Powers AM, Rosenberg R, Myint KSA, Soebandrio A. Zika Virus Seropositivity in 1-4-Year-Old Children, Indonesia, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018. Sep;24(9). doi: 10.3201/eid2409.180582.
36. Masyeni S, Yohan B, Somia IKA, Myint KSA, Sasmono RT. Dengue infection in international travellers visiting Bali, Indonesia. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2018 Aug 1;25(1). doi: 10.1093/jtm/tay061.
37. Sasmono RT, Taurel AF, Prayitno A, Sitompul H, Yohan B, Hayati RF, Bouckenooghe A, Hadinegoro SR, Nealon J. Dengue virus serotype distribution based on serological evidence in pediatric urban population in Indonesia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2018 Jun 28;12(6):e0006616. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006616.
38. Yohan B, Wardhani P, Trimarsanto H, Aryati A, Sasmono RT. Genomic analysis of dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1) genotypes from Surabaya, Indonesia. Virus Genes. 2018 Jun;54(3):461-465.
39. Dhenni R, Karyanti MR, Putri ND, Yohan B, Yudhaputri FA, Ma'roef CN, Fadhilah A, Perkasa A, Restuadi R, Trimarsanto H, Mangunatmadja I, Ledermann JP, Rosenberg R, Powers AM, Myint KSA, Sasmono RT. Isolation and complete genome analysis of neurotropic dengue virus serotype 3 from the cerebrospinal fluid of an encephalitis patient. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2018 Jan 12;12(1):e0006198. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006198.
40. Kusmintarsih ES, Hayati RF, Turnip ON, Yohan B, Suryaningsih S, Pratiknyo H, Denis D, Sasmono RT. Molecular Characterization of Dengue Viruses Isolated from Dengue Patients in Central Java, Indonesia. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2017 Oct 19. pii: S1876-0341(17)30253-8.
41. Sasmono RT, Perkasa A, Yohan B, Haryanto S, Yudhaputri F, Hayati Rahma, Ma'roef CN, Ledermann J, Myint K, Powers A. Chikungunya Detection during Dengue Outbreak in Sumatra, Indonesia: Clinical Manifestations and Virological Profile. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2017 Nov;97(5):1393-1398.
42. Yudhaputri FA, Trimarsanto H, Perkasa A, Yohan B, Haryanto S, Wiyatno A, Soebandrio A, Myint KS, Ledermann JP, Rosenberg R, Powers AM, Sasmono RT. Genomic characterization of Zika virus isolated from Indonesia. Virology. 2017 Jul 26;510:248-251.
43. Prayitno A, Taurel AF, Nealon J, Satari HI, Karyanti MR, Sekartini R, Soedjatmiko S, Gunardi H, Medise BE, Sasmono RT, Simmerman JM, Bouckenooghe A, Hadinegoro SR. Dengue seroprevalence and force of primary infection in a representative population of urban dwelling Indonesian children. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2017 Jun 15;11(6):e0005621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005621. eCollection 2017 Jun.
44. Lestari CSW, Yohan B, Yunita A, Meutiawati F, Hayati RF, Trimarsanto H, Sasmono RT. Phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of dengue viruses isolated in Jakarta, Indonesia. Virus Genes. 2017 Jun 9. doi: 10.1007/s11262-017-1474-7.
45. Wardhani P, Aryati A, Yohan B, Trimarsanto H, Setianingsih TY, Puspitasari D, Arfijanto MV, Bramantono B, Suharto S, Sasmono RT. Clinical and virological characteristics of dengue in Surabaya, Indonesia. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 2;12(6):e0178443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178443. eCollection 2017.
46. Megawati D, Masyeni S, Yohan B, Lestarini A, Hayati RF, Meutiawati F, Suryana K, Widarsa T, Budiyasa DG, Budiyasa N, Myint KSA, Sasmono RT. Dengue in Bali: Clinical characteristics and genetic diversity of circulating dengue viruses. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2017 May 22;11(5):e0005483. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005483. eCollection 2017 May.
47. Suwarto S, Sasmono RT, Sinto R, Ibrahim E, Suryamin M. Association of Endothelial Glycocalyx and Tight and Adherens Junctions With Severity of Plasma Leakage in Dengue Infection. Journal of Infectious Disease. 2017 Mar 15;215(6):992-999. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix041.
48. Harapan H, Anwar S, Bustamam A, Radiansyah A, Angraini P, Fasli R, Salwiyadi S, Bastian RA, Oktiviyari A, Akmal I, Iqbalamin M, Adil J, Henrizal F, Darmayanti D, Mahmuda M, Mudatsir M, Imrie A, Sasmono RT, Kuch U, Shkedy Z, Pramana S. Willingness to pay for a dengue vaccine and its associated determinants in Indonesia: A community-based, cross-sectional survey in Aceh. Acta Tropica. 2017 Feb;166:249-256. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.11.035.
49. Dengue vaccine acceptance and willingness to pay. Harapan H, Fajar JK, Sasmono RT, Kuch U. Human Vaccine and Immunotherapy. 2017 Apr 3;13(4):786-790. Epub 2016 Dec 1.
50. Harapan H, Anwar S, Bustaman A, Radiansyah A, Angraini P, Fasli R, Salwiyadi S, Bastian RA, Oktiviyari A, Akmal I, Iqbalamin M, Adil J, Henrizal F, Darmayanti D, Pratama R, Fajar JK, Setiawan AM, Dhimal ML, Kuch U, Groneberg DA, Sasmono RT, Dhimal M, Mueller R. Modifiable determinants of attitude towards dengue vaccination among healthy inhabitants of Aceh, Indonesia: Findings from a community-based survey. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2016 Nov;9(11):1115-1122. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.07.036.
51. Yohan B, Wardhani P, Aryati, Trimarsanto H, Sasmono RT. Production of recombinant dengue non-structural 1 (NS1) proteins from clinical virus isolates. Protein Expression and Purification. 2017 Jan;129:53-59.
52. Harapan H, Anwar S, Bustaman A, Radiansyah A, Angraini P, Fasli R, Salwiyadi S, Bastian RA, Oktiviyari A, Akmal I, Iqbalamin M, Adil J, Henrizal F, Darmayanti D, Pratama R, Fajar JK, Setiawan AM, Imrie A, Kuch U, Groneberg DA, Sasmono RT, Dhimal M, Müller R. Community Willingness to Participate in a Dengue Study in Aceh Province, Indonesia. (2016) PLoS ONE. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0159139
53. Suwarto S, Nainggolan L, Sinto R, Effendi B, Ibrahim E, Suryamin M, and Sasmono RT. Dengue Score: a proposed diagnostic predictor of pleural effusion and/or ascites in adult with dengue infection. (2016) BMC Infectious Diseases. Jul 8;16:322. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1671-3.
54. Harapan H, Anwar S, Bustaman A, Radiansyah A, Angraini P, Fasli R, Salwiyadi S, Bastian RA, Oktiviyari A, Akmal I, Iqbalamin M, Adil J, Henrizal F, Darmayanti D, Setiawan AM, and Sasmono RT. Dengue vaccine acceptance and associated factors in Indonesia: A community-based crosssectional survey in Aceh. (2016) Vaccine. pii: S0264-410X(16)30316-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.026.
55. Haryanto S, Hayati RF, Yohan B, Sijabat L, Sihite IF, Fahri S, Meutiawati F, Halim AN, Halim SN, Soebandrio A, and Sasmono RT. The Molecular and Clinical Features of Dengue during Outbreak in Jambi, Indonesia in 2015. (2016) Pathogens and Global Health. May 23:1-11.
56. Perkasa A, Yudhaputri F, Haryanto S, Hayati R, Ma’Roef CN, Antonjaya U, Yohan B, Myint KSA, Ledermann J, Rosenberg R, Powers AM, and Sasmono RT. Isolation of Zika Virus from Febrile Patient, Indonesia. (2016) Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(5):924-5. DOI: 10.3201/eid2205.151915.
57. Lardo S, Utami Y, Yohan B, Tarigan SMMU, Santoso WD, Nainggolan L, and Sasmono RT. Concurrent Infections of Dengue Viruses Serotype 2 and 3 in Patient with Severe Dengue from Jakarta, Indonesia. (2016) Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2016 Feb;9(2):134-40. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.013. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
58. Sasmono RT, Wahid I, Trimarsanto H, Yohan B, Wahyuni S, Hertanto M, Yusuf I, Mubin H, Ganda IJ, Shi PY and Schreiber MJ. Genomic Analysis and Growth Characteristics of Dengue Viruses from Makassar-Indonesia. (2015) Infection, Genetics, and Evolution. 2015 Jun;32:165-77. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.03.006.
59. Sasmono RT, Aryati, Wardhani P, Yohan B, Trimarsanto H, Fahri S, Setianingsih TY, and Meutiawati F. Performance of SimplexaTM Dengue Molecular Assay Compared to Conventional and SYBR Green RT-PCR for Detection of Dengue Infection in Indonesia. (2014) PLoS One Aug 7;9(8):e103815.
60. Nusa R, Prasetyowati H, Meutiawati F, Yohan B, Trimarsanto H, Setyaningsih TY, and Sasmono RT. Molecular Surveillance of Dengue in Sukabumi, West Java Province, Indonesia. (2014) Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 8(6):733-741. doi:10.3855/jidc.3959
61. Yohan B, Kendarsari RI, Mutia K, Bowolaksono A, Harahap AR, and Sasmono RT. Growth Characteristics and Cytokine Induction Profiles of Four Dengue Virus Serotypes in Various Cell Lines (2014) Acta Virologica 58(1):20-7.
62. Aryati A, Trimarsanto H, Yohan B, Wardhani P, Fahri S, Sasmono RT. Performance of commercial dengue NS1 ELISA and molecular analysis of NS1 gene of dengue viruses obtained during surveillance in Indonesia. (2013) BMC Infectious Diseases, 13:611
63. Fahri S, Yohan B, Trimarsanto H, Sayono, Hadisaputro S, Dharmana E, Syafruddin D, Sasmono RT. Molecular Surveillance of Dengue in Semarang, Indonesia Revealed the Circulation of an Old Genotype Dengue Virus Serotype-1. (2013) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Aug 8;7(8):e2354
64. Aryati, Wardhani P, Yohan B, Aksono EB, and Sasmono T. Dengue Serotypes in Surabaya in the Year 2012. (2012) Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pathology and Medical Laboratory Vol. 19, No. 1, Nov 2012: 41–44
65. Sasmono RT, Massi NM, Setianingsih TY, Wahyuni S, Anita, Halik H, Yusuf I, Dick T, Sola C, Bifani PJ and Phyu S. Heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Makassar, Indonesia. (2012) International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Nov;16(11):1441-8
66. Wiede F, Chew SH, van Vliet C, Poulton IJ, Kyparissoudis K, Sasmono T, Loh K, Tremblay ML, Godfrey DI, Sims NA, Tiganis T. Strain-dependent differences in bone development, myeloid hyperplasia, morbidity and mortality in ptpn2-deficient mice. (2012) PLoS One 7(5):e36703. Epub 2012 May 8.
67. Sasmono RT and Williams E. Generation and characterization of MacGreen mice, the Cfs1r-EGFP transgenic mice. (2012) Methods in Molecular Biology. 844:157-76.
68. Hume DA, Sasmono RT, Constantin M, Himes SR and Ross IL. The Ewing Sarcoma protein (EWS) and FUS/TLS bind directly to proximal promoter elements of the macrophage-specific promoter of the CSF-1 receptor (c-fms) gene. (2008) Journal of Immunology May 15;180(10):6733-42.
69. Rae F, Woods K, Sasmono T, Campanale N, Taylor D, Ovchinnikov D, Grimmond SM, Hume DA, Ricardo S, Little MH. Characterisation and trophic functions of murine embryonic macrophages based upon the use of a Csf1r-EGFP transgene reporter. (2007) Developmental Biology Aug 1;308(1):232-46.
70. Sasmono RT, Cronau SL, Ravasi T, Kandane R, Hickey MJ, Cook AD, Himes SR, Hamilton JA and Hume DA. Mouse neutrophilic granulocytes express mRNA encoding the macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor (CSF-1R) as well as many other macrophage-specific transcripts, and can transdifferentiate into macrophages in vitro in response to CSF-1 (2007). Journal of Leukocyte Biology Jul; 82(1):111-23.
71. Lu X, Chen J, Sasmono RT, Hsi ED, Sarosiek KA, Tiganis T, Lossos IS. TCPTP, distinctively expressed in GCB-like and ABC-like DLBCL, is the nuclear phosphatase of STAT6. (2007) Molecular and Cellular Biology 27(6):2166-79.
72. Himes SR, Sester DP, Ravasi T, Cronau SL, Sasmono T, and Hume DA. The JNK Are Important for Development and Survival of Macrophages. (2006) Journal of Immunology; 176(4):2219-28
73. MacDonald KP, Rowe V, Bofinger HM, Thomas R, Sasmono T, Hume DA, Hill GR. The colonystimulating factor 1 receptor is expressed on dendritic cells during differentiation and regulates their expansion. (2005) Journal of Immunology; 175(3):1399-405.
74. Sasmono RT, Oceandy D, Pollard JW, Tong W, Pavli P, Wainwright BJ, Ostrowski MC, Himes SR and Hume DA. A macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (CSF-1R) green fluorescent protein transgene is expressed throughout the mononuclear phagocyte system of the mouse. (2003) Blood. 101(3):1155-63
75. Malik S, Sudoyo H, Sasmono T, Winata S, Arhya IN, Pramoonjago P, Sudana W, Marzuki S. Nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness associated with the A1555G mutation in the mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal RNA in a Balinese family. (2003) Journal of Human Genetics 48(3):119-24
76. Hume DA, Ross IL, Himes SR, Sasmono RT, Wells CA, Ravasi T. The mononuclear phagocyte system revisited. (2002) Journal of Leukocyte Biology. Oct; 72(4):621-7. Review.
77. Himes SR, Tagoh H, Goonetilleke N, Sasmono T, Oceandy D, Clark R, Bonifer C, Hume DA. A highly conserved c-fms gene intronic element controls macrophage-specific and regulated expression. (2001) Journal of Leukocyte Biology. Nov; 70(5):812-20
78. Marzuki S, Berkovic SF, Saifuddin Noer A, Kapsa RM, Kalnins RM, Byrne E, Sasmono T, Sudoyo H. Developmental genetics of deleted mtDNA in mitochondrial oculomyopathy. (1997) Journal of Neurological Science Feb 12;145(2):155-62
Book Chapters
R. Tedjo Sasmono and Elizabeth Williams. (2012) Generation and Characterization of c-fmsEGFP Transgenic Mice. In “Leukocytes: Method and Protocols”, Robert B. Ashman and Christine Wells (Eds). The Humana Press.
R. Tedjo Sasmono and David A. Hume. (2004) The Biology of Macrophages. In “The Innate Immunity Response to Infection”, S.E. Kaufmann, R. Medzhitov and S. Gordon (Eds). The American Society of Microbiology press.
Honours, Grants, and Awards
Indonesia COVID-19 Development LPDP 2020-2021
UK-Indonesia Joint Health Research 2018 Infections and Immunity Board 2018-2022
Indonesia Science Fund – UK Medical Research Council Joint call 2016 grant, 2017-2019
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Sabbatical Fellowship Award, 2018
Eijkman-LSHTM-ASTRA Collaboration Grant, 2018-2023
US-CDC grant on Zika Seroprevalence Study in Indonesia, 2017-2018
American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting Travel Award 2016
Australia Awards Fellowship, 2016
Sanofi Pasteur Dengue Vaccine Clinical Trial Collaborating Grant, 2012-2017 Sanofi Pasteur Dengue Sero-epidemiology Grant, 2014-2016
The National Innovation System Research Grant– Ministry of Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2013
The Ministry of Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia Travel Fellowship, 2012
The National Innovation System Research Grant– Ministry of Research and Technology, 2012
Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases Collaborating Grant 2006-2011
University of Queensland Indonesia Alumni Award, 2011
Australian International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, 2000 – 2003
University of Queensland International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, 2000 – 2003
Special Graduate School Award, University of Queensland, 2003 – 2003
Dean’s commendation for high achievement, 1997 PG.Dip.Sci course, University of Queensland