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Dr. Nodali Ndraha

(he/him)

Food Science Researcher

National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

About Me

Welcome! I am a food safety researcher working at the intersection of wet-lab molecular microbiology and computational risk modeling. My work focuses on tracking and controlling foodborne pathogensβ€”from investigating biofilm resistance and fermentation ecology to developing rapid diagnostic assays and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) models. I am passionate about open science, reproducible data workflows in R, and advancing global food safety standards.

Education

PhD Food Science

2017-09-01
2021-06-30

National Taiwan Ocean University

MS Food Science

2015-09-01
2017-06-30

National Taiwan Ocean University

BS Agricultural Engineering

2005-09-01
2009-12-31

Universitas Sumatera Utara

Interests

Food Safety Microbiology Risk Assessment Computational Modeling
πŸ“š My Research

My research program combines wet-lab molecular diagnostics with computational modeling to safeguard food systems:

  • Molecular Detection: Designing rapid PMA-qPCR and isothermal (MIRA) assays to detect viable pathogens in complex foods.
  • Fermentation Safety: Decoding microbial ecology in traditional fermented products to inhibit pathogen growth and toxin formation.
  • Biofilm Control: Assessing non-thermal interventions against persistent pathogenic biofilms on food-contact surfaces.
  • Quantitative Risk & Meta-Analysis: Building QMRA models and reproducible R workflows for predictive microbiology and evidence synthesis.
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