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Sintje Lumatauw, Ph.D |
Dr. Lumatauw completed her master & doctorate degrees in 1994 and
2002, respectively at the Institute of Animal Science, University of
the Philippines at Los Banos, majoring in Poultry Breeding &
Genetics. She has been affiliated with the State University of Papua
for about 25 years.
Dr. Lumatauw research is much focused on the development of native
chickens. A number of studies had been carried out on this subject.
Recently, she and her colleges are studying the possibility of
cGH-I4/MspI locus as a genetic marker for growth traits of Indonesia
native chickens. Several of their papers have been presented in
national and international seminars, some are available in journals.
During her works, Dr. Lumatauw has been given a number of
responsibilities besides teaching and research. She has been
appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Community Services
since 2003. Since that time she has been working with various
institutions in helping the local Papuan people. The International
Labor Organization (ILO), UNDP, the Indonesia-Australia Partnership,
Freeport Inc. BP Berau, Ltd. and the Local Government are the
institutions that currently have a collaborative works with the
Department.
Dr. Lumatauw further interest is to find more supports from outside
of the country in developing the Papua State University and help the
local people for a better life.
