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am a bioengineering student at the University of Utah and am working on my
undergraduate and graduate degree in a dual MS/BS program. I currently am
working on a micro-fluidic lipid extraction device. This device centers around
automating the Folch Extraction which is a process that extracts lipids from
blood or plasma. The goal in automating this process is to provide a quick
screening method for the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS).
Project: Lipid Extraction from Whole Blood as part of SLOS Diagnostic Tool