Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani, Ph.D. merupakan tenaga pengajar di Departemen Biologi, Fakultas Sains dan Matematika, Universitas Diponegoro sejak 2022. Penulis menamatkan Pendidikan S1 di Fakultas Biologi, UGM, Yogyakarta pada tahun 2003 dan melajutkan Pendidikan S2 di Program Magister Ilmu Lingkungan, Universitas Udayana, Bali pada tahun 2017. Tahun 2021, penulis lulus dari Department of Ecology and Evolutonary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles melalui beasiswa Fulbright. Dr. Cahyani memiliki ketertarikan dengan pendataan biodiversitas secara umum dengan menggunakan pendekatan molekuler. Beberapa riset yang dilakukan, diantaranya adalah identifikasi spesies ikan karang menggunakan pendekatan DNA Barcoding dan pohon filogenetik. Saat ini Dr. Cahyani banyak melakukan penelitian tentang ekologi molekuler dengan fokus riset mengenai Environmental DNA (eDNA) dengan pendekatan DNA Metabarcoding, pendataan keanekaragaman biodiversitas laut menggunakan Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS), dan Bioinformatika.

• Nabilaa, S.T., Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati, T.R., Cahyani, N.K.D., Jumari, J., Hariyati, R., Heijnis, H. (2024) Environmental DNA Application to Identify Protozoan Community in the Sediment of Balekambang Lake, Dieng, Central Java. Indonesian Journal of Limnology 05:01 (39–48). DOI: 10.51264/inajl.v5i1.48
• Mudianta, I. W., Siregar, J. E., Rizki, A. F. M., Azmi, W. A., Pravitasari, N. E., Gholam, G. M., Putri, F. R., Kristiana, R., Cahyani, N. K. D., Artika, I. M. 2024. Expanding the occurrence of antimalarial metabolites in dorid nudibranch Hypselodoris tryoni. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 150921, ISSN 0006-291X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150921.
• Fahma, T.L.N., Cahyani, N.K.D., Jumari, Hariyati, R., Soeprobowati, T.R. (2024). Environmental DNA Approach to Identify Protists Community in Sediment of Balekambang Lake, Indonesia, Using 18S rRNA Gene. In: Haddout, S., Priya, K., Hoguane, A.M. (eds) Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Climate Change and Ocean Renewable Energy. CCORE 2022. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71555-6_25
• Hirsch, S., Acharya-Patel, N., Amamoo, P. A., Borrero-Pérez, G. H., Cahyani, N. K. D., Ginigini, J. G. M., Hurley, K. K. C., Lopes-Lima, M., Lopez, M. L., Mapholi, N., Ouattara, K. N., Pazmiño, D. A., Rii, Y., Thompson, F., von der Heyden, S., Watsa, M., Yepes-Narvaez, V., Allan, E., Kelly, R. 2024. Centering accessibility, increasing capacity, and fostering innovation in the development of international eDNA standards. Metabarcoding & Metagenomics 8: 259–276 (2024) DOI: 10.3897/mbmg.8.126058
• N.P.D. Pertiwi, M.D. Al Malik, A. Sembiring, N.L.A. Yusmalinda, E.Y. Ningsih, N.K.D. Cahyani, A.W. Anggoro, K.A.A. Rahim, C. Meyer, B. Collette, A. Collins, I.A. Astarini. 2024. Population structure of longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) within and across Indonesia’s fisheries management areas (FMAs) and neighboring countries based on mitochondrial control region, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Volume 78, 103778, ISSN 2352-4855, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103778.
• Halisah, K. A. Z., Fitri, A., Irianto, S. N., Aulya, M., Sakti, B., Sanrina, S., Harmadi, P., Maha, N. S. S., and Cahyani, N.K.D., 2024. Identifikasi Spesies Ikan Laut Menggunakan Teknik DNA Barcoding. Bioma : Berkala Ilmiah Biologi, [Online] Volume 26(1), pp. 43-51. https://doi.org/10.14710/bioma.2024.62478
• Wibowo K, Cahyani NKD, Larashati S, Afrisal M, Wahyudewantoro G, Oktaviyani S, Kusumah RV (2024) Range extension of Blackstripe Lizardfish, Synodus nigrotaeniatus Allen, Erdmann & Peristiwady, 2017 (Actinopterygii, Aulopiformes, Synodontidae), from Jakarta Bay, Indonesia. 2024. Check List 20(3): 601-606. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.601
• Limmon, G. V., Wibowo, K., Priyadi, A., Cahyani, N.K.D., Kusumah, R. V., Novianti, E. (2024) Distinctive color variation in Rhinolepadichthys geminus (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) from Alor Islands, Indonesia: morphological and molecular insights. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2024, vol. 84, e279558, https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.279558
• Murwani, R., Anggraeni, R., Setiawan, G.N.A., Astari, P.D., Cahyani, N.K.D., Sibero, M.T., Ambariyanto, A. 2024. Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolates and the Microbiome of Cincalok, Tempoyak, and Mandai: A Traditional Fermented Food from Kalimantan Island, Indonesia. International Journal of Food Science, vol. 2024, Article ID 6589766, 11 pages, doi. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6589766
• Cahyani, NKD., Anggoro, AW., Al Malik, MD., Subhan, B., Sani, LMI., Madduppa, H. (2024) Inventorizing marine biodiversity using eDNA data from Indonesian coral reefs: Comparative high throughput analysis using different bioinformatic pipelines. Marine Biodiversity. 54, 39 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01432-w
• Al Malik, M.D., Putra, M.I.H., Topan, E., N.L.A. Yusmalinda., N.P.D. Pertiwi., Y.F. Syamsuni., N.K.D. Cahyani., E.Y. Artiningsih., S. Lewis., L.N.L. Toruan., M.G. Salim., F. Tawang., F.A. Alghozali., D. Prabuning and A. Sembiring. Population structure of endangered spinetail devil ray (Mobula mobular) in the Lesser Sunda Seascape, Indonesia, revealed using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA. Aquat Sci 86, 6 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-023-01020-3
• Joesidawati, M. I., Nursalim, N., Kholilah, N., Kurniasih, E. M., Cahyani, N. K. D., Ambariyanto, A. (2023). DNA Barcoding of Anchovy in Tuban Regency as Database of Indonesian Marine Genetic Diversity. ILMU KELAUTAN: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences, 28 (4), 383-391 (doi:10.14710/ik.ijms.28.4.383-391)
• Cahyani, N.K.D., Kasanah, N., Kurna, D.S, and Hamman, M.T (2023) Profiling Prokaryotic Communities and Aaptamines of Sponge Aaptos suberitoides from Tulamben, Bali. Mar Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-023-10268-7
• Soeprobowati, T.R., Jumari, J., Hidayat, J.W., Muhammad, F., Al Falah, M.H., Cahyani, N.K.D., and Gell, P (2023) Water Quality Status of Mangrove Ecosystem in Bedono, Sayung, Demak, Central Java. Pollution, 9(4), 1374-1385. https://doi.org/10.22059/zpoll.2023.355899.1803
• Sembiring, A., Anggoro, A.W., Cahyani, N.K.D., Pertiwi, N.P.D., Yusmalinda, N.L.A., Momigliano, P., Astarini, I.A., Gautama, D.A., Al Malik, M.D., Mahardika, I.G.N. and Liu, S.V., The Genetic Connectivity of the Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) across Indonesia, Regional Studies in Marine Science, (2023) doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103230
• Joesidawati MI, Nursalim N, Kholilah N, Kurniasih EM, Cahyani NKD, Ambariyanto A. 2023. Utilizing DNA barcoding approach to study the diversity of the blue swimming crab from Tuban District, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 4731-4737, DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d240913
• Cahyani, NKD., Widiastuti, KA., Fauzan, MF., Zakky, Q., Hartono, IH., Ramadhan, DBN., Riyanto, A., Hamidy, A (2023) Population Study of Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) in Bali Province, Indonesia. Jurnal Biologi Indonesia 19(2): 125-133, DOI: 10.47349/jbi/19022023/125
• Kuncoro, I., Zamani, N.P., Subhan, B., Cahyani, N.K.D. (2023) eDNA assessment of scleractinian diversity and distribution in Lemukutan Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas. 24:7, 4185-4191. DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d240758
• Amin, M., Pramujisunu, Y., Cahyani, N.K.D. Mukti, A.T., Lamid, M., Ali, M., Eroldogan, O.T. (2023) The structure, composition, and predicted microbiome functional genes in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) grow-out ponds with different survival rates through high-throughput sequencing. Aquat Sci. 85, 84 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-023-00979-3
• Sembiring, A., Al Malik, M.D., Wahyudi, A., Cahyani, N.K.D.C., Pertiwi, N.P.D., Yusmalinda, N.L.A., Kurniasih, E.M., Enex Yuni Artiningsih, E.Y. and Anggoro, A.W. (2023) Utilizing the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) to study the temporal variation of benthic community on coral reef ecosystems in Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia. Regional Studies in Marine Science. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102925.
• Insafitri, Nursalim N, Kholilah N, Kurniasih EM, Cahyani NKD, Nugraha WA, Ambariyanto A. 2023. DNA barcode of seven species coral from Sepulu, Madura Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 317-323
• Nursalim N, Trianto A, Cahyani N.K.D, Kholilah N, Janarkho G,F, Hardianto, E, and Subagiyo. Genetic and Morphological Variation of the Redbelly Yellow Tail Fusilier, Caesio cuning (Bloch , 1971) from the Nyamuk Waters , Karimunjawa Archipelago. Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences. 2022;27(4):341–8.
• Cahyani, N. K. D. (2021). Delineating Macro and Micro Marine Biodiversity in the Coral Triangle Using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures and DNA Metabarcoding. UCLA. ProQuest ID: Cahyani_ucla_0031D_19544. Merritt ID: ark:/13030/m5pw29j6. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1hb4059v
• Casey, J., Ransome, E., Collins, A., Marhardini, A., Kurniasih, E., Sembiring, A., Schiettekatte, N., Cahyani, N.K.D., Anngoro, A.W., Moore, M., Uehling, A., Belcaid, M., Barber, P., Geller, J., and Meyer, C.P. (2021). DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryote diversity. Environmental DNA: 1-18
• Madduppa, H., Cahyani, N.K.D., Anggoro, A.W., Subhan, B., Jefri, E., Sani, L.M.I., Arafat, D., Akbar, N. and Bengen, D.G. (2021) eDNA metabarcoding illuminates species diversity and composition of three phyla (chordata, mollusca and echinodermata) across Indonesian coral reefs. Biodivers Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02237-0
• Sembiring, A., Pertiwi, N.P.D., Mahardini, A., Wulandari, R., Kurniasih, E.M., Kuncoro, A.W., Cahyani, N.K.D., Anggoro, A.W., Ulfa, M., Madduppa, H., Carpenter, K., Barber, P.H. and Mahardika, G.N. (2014). DNA Barcoding reveals targeted fisheries for endangered sharks in Indonesia. Fisheries Research 164 (2015). 130-134
• Barber, P. H., Ablan-lagman, M. C. A., Cahyani, D., Crandall, E. D., Ravago-gotanco, R., Juinio-meñez, M. A., Mahardika, I.G.N., Shanker, K., Starger, C.J., Toha, A.H.A., Anggoro, A.W. and Willette, D.A. (2014). Advancing biodiversity research in developing countries : the need for changing paradigms. Buletin of Marine Science 90(1). 2014 Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami
• DNA Barcoding and Matabarcoding, Eksplorasi dan Monitoring Keanekaragaman Hayati dengan Pendekatan Molekuler. Apriza Hongko Putra, Andriyanto, Arli Aditya Parikesit, Febriana Dwi Wahyuni, Risky Hadi Wibowo, Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani, Aslan Irunsah, Muhammad Danie Al Malik, Beginer Subhan, Fajrin Shidiq, Tubagus Rayyan Fitra Sinuhaji, Elsa Mega Suryani. Penerbit Mitra Cendikia Media. ISBN 978-623-176-582-6
• Metode Pengambilan sampel eDNA dan Analisisnya. Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani, Muhammad Danie Al Malik, Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati, Aji Wahyu Anggoro, Ekitia Reyza Syakal. UNDIP Press. ISBN : 978-623-417-393-2. Link flip book: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/9b43e580cf.html
• Buku cerita anak bergambar “Bumi Plastik”. 2023. Penerbit: Yayasan Bali Muda Wedari. ISBN: 978-623-97862-9-8
• Pupuk Organik dan Trichoderma Produk Lokal Untuk Peningkatan Pertumbuhan Tanaman Kentang. Susiana Purwantisari, Siti Nur Jannah, Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani, Muchamad Dafip. 2023. Penerbit: UNDIP Press. ISBN: 978-623-417-201-0
• Buku cerita anak bergambar “Petualangan Tukik”. 2021. Penerbit: Yayasan Bali Muda Wedari. ISBN: 978-623-94531-7-6
• Panduan Lapangan. Teknik Estimasi Keragaman Hayati Terumbu Karang dengan Metode “Dead Coral Head”. Ambariyanto, A., Cahyani, N.K.D., Anggoro, A.W., Kurniasih, E.M., Sembiring, A., Pertiwi, N.P.D., Al Malik, M.D. 2021. ISBN: 978-602-462-598-6

• 2024-2025: Understanding the Microbiome of Atramentous Necrosis disease (AN) infected coral species in Alang-alang Water, Karimunjawa, Indonesia; PI: Dwi Haryanti-Diponegoro University (Rp. 50.000.000) (Co-researcher) Indonesia Toray Science Foundation
• 2023-2024: Kurita Overseas Research Grant (KORG) 2023, “Revealing shallow and mesophotic eukaryotic diversity using environmental DNA at Karimunjawa national park, Indonesia”. Reference Number: 23Pid083 PI: Muhammad Danie Al Malik (Supervisor). 400,000 JPY
• 2023-2024: The National Geographic Society, “Harnessing eDNA to assess diversity of marine taxa on the unexplored Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) in Karimunjawa.”. Grant reference number is EC-99851R-23. PI: Aji Wahyu Anggoro (Co-Researcher). $20,000
• 2023-2024: eDNA Collaborative Project from University of Washington, Seattle, USA. “Democratizing eDNA in Marine most Biodiverse Country using MinION: Bioinformatic analysis and field protocol development”.
• 2023-2024: Bioprospeksi antimalaria unggulan dari bakteri simbion invertebrata laut untuk mendukung kemandirian bahan baku obat nasional; PI: Josephine Siregar-BRIN (Co-researcher) RISNOV BRIN
• November 2022-June 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture, Aquaculture Study Program, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Tittle: Providing Baseline Data for Marine Sponge Associated Microbiome from Bali Water: Next Generation Sequencing and Metabolomic Approaches; Supervisor: Apt Noer Kasanah SSi., MSi., PhD (75,000,000 IDR)
• 2022-2023: Biological Activity Assessment of Bacteria Community Associated with Nudibranchs and its food from Tulamben, Bali; PI: Rhesi Kristiana-MERO Foundation (Rp. 50.000.000) (Co-researcher) Indonesia Toray Science Foundation
• 2022: Code for Science & Society (CS&S) Event Fund “Continuing a successful online training: basic molecular data analysis for young researchers in Indonesia” ($10.000)
• 2021: Code for Science & Society (CS&S) Event Fund “Lessening the Gap : Nurturing Access for Young researchers in Eastern Indonesia to Analyze Molecular Data.” ($7.500)
• Sept 2021-Feb 2023: 2021 Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia (BIFA): Advance Molecular Method for shark Identification: Moving forward toward Sustainable Shark Conservation. Awarded by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF); BIFA Collections Data Mobilization Grant (€19,970) (Co-PI)
• September-December 2021: Postdoctoral fellow, Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB). Tittle: Resolusi dan Komposisi Taxa pada Keanekaragaman Hayati Laut Indonesia: Aplikasi Ragam pipeline Bioinformatika pada data Environmental DNA (eDNA); Supervisor: Dr.rer.nat. Hawis H. Madduppa, S.Pi., M.Si.