Firmansyah Trianimal studies molecular and cellular biology for his PhD at the University of Florida. His research interest is in preventing mastitis in dairy cows by using herbal tea dipping products derived from turmeric.

He holds two bachelor degrees, one in animal husbandry from Brawijaya University, where he is a lecturer, and another in accounting from Malangkucecwara School of Economics (STIE), Malang.

His master’s degree is in animal science from Brawijaya and National Pingtung University in Taiwan through a special double degree program.