PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS
I have presented my research at international conferences, research institutes and universities in 39 occasions, 19 of which I was an invited speaker including 3 as invited speaker at high profile international meetings/conferences such as International Seaweed Symposium 2019, International Society for Chemical Ecology meeting 2019.
Recent presentations (# student presentations):
M. Saha, S. Sathyendranath. Vibrio cholerae: from chemical communication to remote sensing. PML Lite Bite Talk 2021.
M. Saha. 'Zooming in' on ecological interactions: from understanding ecology to enhancing blue growth. Invited talk at PML's Science Advisory Council Meeting 2021.
S L Zuluaga #, A. Foggo, M. Saha.Does seaweed host-pathogen interaction vary across populations, temperature and age? PlymSef 2021 meeting, Plymouth, UK.
P. Benzi #, A. Foggo, M. Saha. Effects of light, temperature, and temporal variability on volatile mediated seaweed-microbe interactions. BPS 2021 meeting, Nottingham, UK.
M. Saha. Salinity and Time Can Alter Epibacterial Communities of an Invasive Seaweed. BPS 2020 meeting, Plymouth, UK.
M. Saha. Eavesdropping seaweed bacteria cross talk. Invited talk at International Seaweed Symposium 2019, South Korea.
M. Saha. Chemical defence of macrophytes under global change. Invited talk at International Society for Chemical Ecology 2019 Meeting, USA.
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH
I am an active science communicator and presented my research at different science communication events such as:
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"An insight into research career journeys" Invited talk, BBSRC event "PhD in the Biosciences" 2021
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UK First News Career Article (link)
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UK Big Splash STEM 2019 event in Plymouth (ca. 600 school students visited this event)
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British Council France School Lab Mentor, France (2018-2019)
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National Marine Aquarium Late event for Women in Science, Plymouth, 2019
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Fame Lab 2017 (I was one of UK’s top 10 young science communicators in 2017), London, UK
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Represented the UK at European Researchers Night 2017, London, UK
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British Ecological Society Science Slam (2016,17) - Liverpool (UK) and Ghent (Belgium)
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Delivered science talks in the UK and French schools
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Participated in several other outreach events before 2017
BLOGS AND PRESS RELEASES
Balance for better, J of Ecology blog on gender imbalance on International Women's Day
J of Ecology blog on World Ocean Day
Understanding the chemical ‘language’ of plants and seaweeds under climate change
Can Seaweeds be gardeners? BES press release
How do fish talk to each other? British Council Voice Magazine
Seaweeds, seagrasses and sea temperature, PML Web news
Invasive seaweed adopts a smart survival strategy