She received her PhD from the International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University in which she worked on the discovery of novel bioactive compounds from natural products. Her current research includes the application of metabolomics technology for optimizing biofuel production and food metabolomics studies focusing on food authentication and quality evaluation. She is the first Chair of the Early members Network of the Metabolomics Society and is a current member of the board of director of the international Metabolomics Society. She won the L’Oreal Award for Women in Science in 2015 for her work on coffee metabolomics and is actively promoting metabolomics research in her home country, Indonesia.