Prior to joining OUCRU Indonesia, Sabi was involved in several molecular biology research projects in the fields of protein engineering and drug delivery systems, as well as immunology and infectious diseases.

In the unit, Sabi was involved in a leptospirosis detection study in Jakarta as the study site coordinator.

In 2020, she was involved in SCOVEX, a study on the development of SARS-CoV2 detection in eastern Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, as Laboratory support. Her skills include RT-PCR, Multiplex PCR, Conventional PCR, RT-LAMP, DNA / RNA extraction, and SDS-PAGE.