Dasha 

Daria (Dasha) Bugakova originally from Kazakhstan, obtained both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. 

The master’s major was obtained at the university of Informational technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO), the third best university in Russia in chemistry; at SCAMTlab - international interdisciplinary laboratory,  focused on chemical engineering; specifically Daria was busy with inkjet printing and all the related processes: ink synthesis and their rheology optimization, optimal printing parameters establishment, specific structures formation.

Currently Daria is working on her PhD project which is related to the plant-on-a-chip; being responsible for the engineering and biological part within SEARCH collaboration. 

Dasha is trying to answer fundamental questions about plant cell external stress sensing, perceiving, and responding using microfluidic devices. Dasha has lots of experience in rapid prototyping fabrication techniques as micro-milling. 

Her current work includes design and fabrication of a microfluidic device, as well as cell work: isolation, culturing and growing within microfluidic environemnt.