In Memory of

Renta

Magdalena

Hutabarat

Obituary for Renta Magdalena Hutabarat

Renta Magdalena Hutabarat, age 65, a longtime resident of Dracut, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, MA surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 1, 1956, and was raised in Singapore. She was the daughter of the late PH Hutabarat and Martama Hutabarat Boru Hutagalung.

After graduating from Seventh Day Adventist in Singapore, She went to study at Montana State University- Bozeman for her Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, and then received her Master’s Degree in Pharmacy at University of Montana in 1985. She received her PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Utah in 1990. She finished her Post-Doctorate studies in 1993 at University of Washington.

After her Post-Doc, she started her career at Burroughs Wellcome in RTP, NC. Following that, she moved to Genetic Institute in Andover, MA. In 1998, she joined Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown, NY. She has also had careers with Purdue Pharma, Archemix Corp, Alnylam Therapeutics, Vitrisa Therapeutics, Gemini Therapeutics. Renta is currently part of the NeuBase Therapeutics team in Pittsburgh, PA.

Renta leaves her children; Indah E. Hutabarat and Spouse Trong Nguyen of Malden, Immanuel Utomo and Spouse Jennifer Nelson of Brookline. She is also survived by her sister Heidi Hutabarat of Dracut, Sister Tiurlan Simatupang of Jakarta, brother Toman Hutabarat of Jakarta, brother Arnold Hutabarat of Jakarta, and brother Elsworth (Ucok) Hutabarat of Pacitan. She also leaves her beloved 4 legged grandson, Maximilian Maximus Hutabarat.

A Celebration of Life in memory of Renta Hutabarat will be held on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 from 11 AM to 3 PM at Danversport Waterfront, 161 Elliott Street, Danvers, MA, 01923. To RSVP, please click on this link, evite.me/fX1ubf9Pne

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Renta’s memory to Eleventh Hour Animal Rescue based in Morris County, NJ (www.ehrdogs.org/).