            I recently obtained my PhD in biomedical sciences from Northwestern University. I relocated to Philadelphia to train as a postdoc at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. My research focuses on female reproductive health, particularly egg quality and ovarian function. I am a curious person and I love to learn, this is reflected in my podcasts listening habit as well as endless hours that I can spend going into Ted-talk or wikipedia rabbit hole. My wide ranging interests include: US politics and current events, sports (NFL, College football, tennis, soccer, I'm a bit of a sports addict), pop culture, and entertainment (I am a big science fiction fan). I had been told that I am a good conversationalist, as someone who can hold my weight in conversations of varying topics. 
I immigrated to Minnesota from Indonesia when I was 11, and consider myself to be a midwestern girl (college at Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by graduate school in Chicago). I am a practicing Muslim, I try my best to keep to my 5-daily prayers, I fast during Ramadan as well as recommended holidays (e.g. 10 Muharram, day of Arafah, etc.), I keep a halal/zabiha diet but I am not belligerent about it (for example, I do not forbid my non-muslim friends from BYOB if I were to host a dinner party). I have never joined a mosque as an adult (i.e. after I officially move out of my parents house and live on my own). I am pretty well traveled which was accomplished through study abroad and various family vacations. I love to be active whether it is running, swimming, rock climbing, playing tennis, I enjoy to be on the move, I have completed a half marathon and am contemplating to start training for a triathlon or a full marathon, I guess this is a reflection on my goal-oriented nature. 