The Institute of Tropical Diseases received a visit from a representative from Leiden University. The visit included providing knowledge with the theme “Combining field studies with cutting technologies for scientific and medical breakthroughs” by Prof. Maria Yazdanbakhsh from Cellular Immunology & parasitic infections Universiteit Leiden. This was welcomed by the chairman Prof. Maria Inge Lusida and Secretary Prof. Fedik Abdul Rantam ITD.

This event was fully attended by the ITD Academic Community and Airlangga University students. Not only that, after delivering the material, Prof. Maria Yazdanbakhsh visited the majority of laboratories in ITD accompanied by chairperson Prof. Maria Inge Lusida and Secretary Prof. Fedik Abdul Rantam, Dr. Sukmawati Basuki and the board of directors and other researchers.

They discussed while looking at the laboratory equipment facilities available at ITD and the research developments that had been carried out. Prof. Maria Yazdanbakhsh gave a good impression seeing the rapid development of research and her collaboration that has reached various countries.