Astrid Sugiantol
University of Melbourne, Australia
Biography
Astrid Sugiantol is a 22-year-old Medical Doctor candidate with Bachelor of Medical Science degree from the University of Melbourne. She was nominated as one of the 300 young brightest scientists by Ministry of Education of UK in 2013. She was also the former Ambassador of the year for Harvard Project of International Relations in 2014 and also the only female representative of Indonesia for ASEAN Youth in 2014. She was previously involved in breast cancer stem cell research, before decided to focus on cellular based therapy research in 2015. She is interested in politics, international relations, psychology, and science. She wants to be a surgeon (and an astronaut) in the future. She loves reading books, watching movies, hiking, playing softball, diving, and traveling. She is a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Trudeau, Weeknd, and Quentin Tarantino