Margarita received a Master's in Neurobiology from Caltech in June 2023. During her time at Caltech she was in the Gradinaru lab. Prior to coming to Caltech, Margarita graduated from Sechenov University with Bachelors of Science with Honors in bioengineering and bioinformatics. During her college years she did research in several great labs in Russia, USA, Switzerland and China, and even worked in a venture capital firm.