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Assistant Professor Amit Lal will lead a new DARPA- (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) funded research effort focused on novel microfluidic technologies for sampling and analyzing biofluids. The research goal is to develop a wristwatch-like sampling system to monitor the immune system for possible chemical or biological warfare agents. The main theme is to use ultrasonic energy gradients to manipulate liquids, a technology under development in the UW Sonic MEMS (micro electrical mechanical systems) lab. Other investigators include engineering physics Assoc. Professor James Blanchard, chemical engineering Howard Curler Distinguished Professor Juan de Pablo, chemical engineering Assoc. Professor Michael Graham, ECE Assist. Professor Yogesh Gianchandani, and ECE Assoc. Professor Daniel van der Weide. In addition, UW Medical School faculty and industrial partners will participate. The $1.7 million contract provides three years of funding.