Inspiring Coffee Talk EP 19: Embracing Science to Improve Quality of Life

Join me and Dr. Maha, my invited guest for this inspiring coffee talk to discover how science can help to improve quality of our life and get to know more about the first Malaysia Science Newspaper “ The Petri Dish”. Even you’re not from science background, you also will fall in love with the conversation with Dr. Maha.

About Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan

Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan is the Global Coordinator of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications (ISAAA) and the Executive Director of Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC).

She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Petri Dish – the first science newspaper in Malaysia and the Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnology, Biosafety Regulations and Communications (ASCA).

She serves as a Public participation and outreach strategy development specialist for UN FAO, Sri Lanka, Biosafety Programme; and Adjunct Lecturer at Monash University Malaysia and AIMST University.

Dr. Maha is listed as the world’s 100 most influential people in biotechnology by Scientific American Worldview 2015. She has a PhD in science communication and Master of Biotechnology from University of Malaya and a degree in Biochemistry and Microbiology from Universiti Putra Malaysia.

She loves to cook for her family and enjoy travelling and hiking with her lovely family.