Michael J. Heller, Andras Guttman

• Towards integrated electrophoretic microdevice for clinical diagnostics; creating a lab-on-a-chip with microfluidic technologies; Short Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis on microfabricated electrophoretic devices; basic sample preparation - DNA separation and purification; multiplex integrated online sample preparation for DNA sequencing and genetic typing; interfacing capillaries to microseparation devices for sample introduction; electric field meditated separation of DNA fragments on planar gel microchips; development of battery powered, portable instrumentation for rapid PCR analysis; practical aspects of sheath flow fraction collection in CE; microelectric array systems for DNA diagnostic and pharmacogenomic applications; the flowthru chip - a miniature, three-dimensional biochip platform; DNA arrays on plastic devices; microfluidic devices fabricated by polymer hot embossing; microfabricated reactor technology; approaches toward miniaturization of high throughput screening of chemical libraries; integrated microsystems in clinical chemistry - constraints and consequences.