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Ben Croker, PhD

Professor

UCSD Center for Immunity, Infection, and Inflammation

Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology

Department of Pediatrics

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Email: bcroker@health.ucsd.edu​

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UC San Diego School of Medicine

3147 Biomedical Sciences Wy

La Jolla, CA 92093-0760

Team

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Reid Oldenburg, MD, PhD

Physician Scientist: Dermatology

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roldenburg@health.ucsd.edu

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Sahand Salari Namin, BS

PhD Student Bioengineering

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Maria Fernanda Ordóñez Rubiano, MD

Visiting Physician Scientist:

Dermatology​

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academico.mfor@gmail.com

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Sriya Jonnakuti

Medical Student Researcher

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Michelle Kastner, BS

Administrative ​Coordinator

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Gio Wu, BS

Research Associate

BS Biology: Bioinformatics

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Aanika Desai

Undergraduate Researcher

Computer Science: Bioinformatics​

Past Members

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ZheHao Paul Tan, PhD

Postdoc

PhD Immunology

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Yanfang 'Peipei' Zhu, PhD

Assistant Project Scientist​​​

PhD Immunology

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Priscila Rodriguez, PhD

Postdoc

PhD Biomedical Sciences

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Kevin Mao

Undergraduate Researcher

Molecular Biology

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Ka Pui Sharon Yau, PhD

Postdoc

PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Jamie Lee, MS

Research Associate

MS Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

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Jonathan Erlich, PhD

Postdoc

PhD Biomedical Sciences

Alumni

PhD Students

  • Rimjhim Agarwal (2022 rotation)

  • Siri Yendluri (2024 rotation)

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Undergraduate Researchers

  • Ahalya Ratnavel (2025)​

Interns

Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, United States

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