Volha Shapaval
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Volha Shapaval is a leading researcher at the intersection of microbiology, automation, and analytical chemistry, specializing in high-throughput screening of filamentous fungi using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Her major contributions lie in the design and development of fully automated robotic platforms that replace labor-intensive manual sample preparation—a critical bottleneck in fungal screening studies. Notably, she pioneered a deep-learning-guided robot for fungal sample preparation for FTIR spectroscopy (2019, 17 citations), which integrates washing, homogenization, concentration, and spotting. She also engineered a hands-free ultrasonication robot for filamentous fungi homogenization using a modified 3D printer (2019, 13 citations), and a modular liquid sample handling robot for high-throughput FTIR (2015, 12 citations). These innovations dramatically increase reproducibility and throughput, enabling large-scale screening of fungal strains for biotechnology applications. Her work exemplifies how affordable 3D printing and robotics can democratize advanced analytical methods, making her a key figure in laboratory automation for microbial phenotyping.
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