Jaspreet Kohli

Jaspreet was born in Delhi, India, but grew up in the coastal town of Falmouth, Maine. He attended Cornell University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Biological Sciences in 2020. As an undergraduate, he researched the role of microRNAs in the onset and progression of equine common variable immunodeficiency. Following his undergraduate training, he worked with the Elowitz group at Caltech to help design and implement synthetic circuits to tackle T cell exhaustion in context of CAR-T therapy. Outside of the classroom and laboratory, he is an avid jazz trombonist, tennis player, basketball & football fan, console gamer, and advocate for students with disabilities.