Hi everyone, I am a new Assistant Professor at the Bioengineering Dept. of the University of Washington, in Seattle, and I just wanted to introduce my laboratory to the MEMS community. We combine microfabrication technology with live cells in culture to address central neurobiology questions. In particular, we are developing microfluidic devices that will stimulate single cells or subcellular areas of the membrane to study axon guidance and synaptic development. We use state-of-the-art fluorescent/phase/time-lapse microscopy to observe cells in real time, and we build our devices by soft lithography, micromachining, and/or laser cutting. I even have a postdoctoral opening! Please see website below for more information. Albert Folch ---- Assistant Professor of Bioengineering University of Washington Box 352255 AERL 336 Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: (206) 685-2257 Fax: (206) 543-6124 Web: http://faculty.washington.edu/afolch/