The Team
Our team values a lab culture where all are welcome, supported, respected and heard. We welcome scientists from all backgrounds, scientifically and culturally - we are a stronger team thanks to the different perspectives we can share together!
Carolina Tropini
PI
Shauna Crowley
Research Manager
Angele Arrieta
Lab Technician
Natalia Carranza Garcia
Animal Care Tech
Gaurav Patial
Gnotobiotic Care Tech
Michael Hunter
Postdoctoral Fellow
Deanna Pepin
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ellie McCallum
PhD Student
Juan Burckhardt
PhD Student
Hans Ghezzi
PhD Student
Apsara Srinivas
PhD Student
Daniela Yanez Ortuno
PhD Student
Jerry He
PhD Student
Claire Sie
PhD Student
Brian Deng
PhD Student
Imogen Porter
Masters Student
Alice Hong
Masters Student
Alex Pei
Summer Research Assistant
Asmita Jain
Summer Research Assistant
John Nomellini (Nomo)
Problem Solver
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Past members
Adel Yavarinasab
PhD Student
Jung Hee
Gnotobiotic Care Tech
Deanna Pepin
PhD Student/Postdoc (2019-2024/2025)
Kriti Verma
Undergraduate Student (2024)
Charlotte Clayton
Masters Student (2022-2024)
Nicola Pett
Masters Student (2021-2023)
Michelle Fan
Undergraduate Student (2022-2023)
Negin Rahanjam
Animal Care Tech (2022-2023)
Kat Ng
Research Associate (2019-2022)
Sijie Liu
Masters Student (2020-2022)
Sagar Pannu
Summer Student (2021-2022)
Eric Lyall
Undergraduate Student (2021-2022)
Kisa Naqvi
Undergraduate Student (2021-2022)
Sam Collins
Animal Care Tech (2020-2022)
Jen Nguyen
Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-2021)
Carlianne Dorman
Animal Care Tech (2021)
Derrick Chong
Undergraduate Student (2019-2021)
Bachviet Nguyen
Undergraduate Student (2020-2021)
Sarah Popple
Undergraduate Student (2019-2020)
Shirmarie Starks
Summer NSURP Student (2020)
Nathan Dahlenburg
Gnotobiotic Tech (2019-2020)