Dr. Diah Iskandriati graduated as Veterinarian from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and obtained her Doctoral degree in Primatology from IPB University in Bogor, Indonesia. She has been working with Primate Research Center, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor Indonesia since 1990. As a Biosafety officer and chairperson for Institutional Biosafety Committee she has been actively promoting the importance of biorisk management to be implemented in all laboratory and animal facilities at the center as well as at the national level.

Currently, Dr Iskandriati and nine other experts from International Federation of Biosafety Association are trusted to sit as members of the Technical Committee 212 (TC 212), Working Group 5 (WG5) which is in charge of issuing standards and guidelines for risk control of the use of hazardous biological materials. In addition, since 2011 Dr Iskandriati has been trusted to be the board member of Indonesian Biorisk Association and Executive Council of the Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association since 2013. Since 2018, she also joined One Health Laboratory Network, INDOHUN as their Biorisk Management Advisor

In 2017 Dr Diah was awarded the Biosafety Heroes award from IFBA for her significant contribution on promoting the importance of biorisk management aspect to be implemented in all laboratory and animal facilities at national and international level. She has many years experiences working with non-human primates and actively involved in infectious disease and animal model related research as well as one health aspect. 

• Research Scientist and Biosafety Officer, Primate Research Center, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
• Biorisk Management Advisor, One Health Laboratory Network, INDOHUN