CROKER LAB
Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego



Ben Croker, PhD
Professor
UCSD Center for Immunity, Infection, and Inflammation
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Department of Pediatrics
Email: bcroker@health.ucsd.edu

UC San Diego School of Medicine
3147 Biomedical Sciences Wy
La Jolla, CA 92093-0760
Team

Sahand Salari Namin, BS
PhD Student Bioengineering

Maria Fernanda Ordóñez Rubiano, MD

Aanika Desai
Undergraduate Researcher
Computer Science: Bioinformatics

Michelle Kastner, BS
Administrative Coordinator

Gio Wu, BS
Research Associate
BS Biology: Bioinformatics

Kevin Mao
Undergraduate Researcher
Molecular Biology
Past Members

ZheHao Paul Tan, PhD
Postdoc
PhD Immunology

Yanfang 'Peipei' Zhu, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
PhD Immunology

Priscila Rodriguez, PhD
Postdoc
PhD Biomedical Sciences

Ka Pui Sharon Yau, PhD
Postdoc
PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Jamie Lee, MS
Research Associate
MS Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Jonathan Erlich, PhD
Postdoc
PhD Biomedical Sciences
Alumni
PhD Students
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Rimjhim Agarwal (2022 rotation)
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Siri Yendluri (2024 rotation)
Undergraduate Researchers
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Ahalya Ratnavel (2025)
Interns
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ENLACE Program: Summer Research
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Javier Gomez: 2025
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Duncan Kachalia: 2025
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