Dasha Svobodova
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Research Assistant
Education
- 2006 – 2009 BSc Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
- 2009 – 2011 MSc Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection
Career
- 2013 – 2018 Environmental Research Institute UHI
- 2018 – 2020 Diageo Ltd
- 2021 – current Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation
In my current role I support the IBFC team by undertaking lab work for various research projects, help other lab users and contribute to the general laboratory upkeep.
Research interest:
- Environmental DNA and its applications
- Biodiversity conservation
- Analytical chemistry
- Water quality analysis
- Environmental pollution and its impacts
Research project highlights:
- AS3IG: Atlantic salmon stock assessment - integrating genetics
- BactMetBar. Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an alternative to macrobenthic assessments in fish-farm compliance assessment
- Freshwater eDNA: Monitoring change in freshwater biological communities
- Beaver Impacts: investigating the ecological and social impact of beaver conservation translocation
Publications:
Comparison of sustainable biosorbents and ion-exchange resins to remove Sr2+ from simulant nuclear wastewater Rae, Ian B.; Pap, Sabolc; Svobodova, Dagmar; Gibb, Stuart W.; Mires and Peat (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.396)
Metabolism of aceclofenac in cattle to vulture-killing diclofenac . H. Galligan, M. A. Taggart, R. J. Cuthbert, D. Svobodova, J. Chipangura, D. Alderson, V. M. Prakash, V. Naidoo; Conservation Biology (http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/cobi.12711 )