Through the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship, Dr. Narita, worked to connect the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (Manila) to Indonesia’s centres of excellence, including National Science and Technology Parks, to promote a biodiversity-based economy. She also provided inputs to Indonesia’s biodiversity. She is currently supporting a newly established Indonesian Science Fund, developing their strategic plain and drafting a policy recommendation for Parliament emphasising the importance of basic science for Indonesia’s growth.
Dr. Narita received her dual-major Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Biology (1997) and Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in the U.S. (2002)