Amanpreet Kohli

Bio

Amanpreet Kohli joined North Carolina Sea Grant in September 2024 as its first research and program coordinator. In this role, Kohli will develop and support funding opportunities for faculty and student research and fellowships while working to identify research priorities, engage with educational institutions across the state, participate in proposal reviews, and assist with related grant management.

Kohli’s previous work includes positions as a research and outreach associate for Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, where she also served as a research competition project coordinator and managed an advisory committee, as well as also working for Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant at the Illinois Natural History Survey.

She earned her bachelor’s in microbiology from Delhi University, master’s degrees in biology from the University of Nevada, Reno, and in environmental science from TERI School of Advanced Studies, and her doctorate in marine sciences from William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Her Ph.D. research focused on disease in American eels in the Chesapeake Bay.

In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her husband and dog, exploring new restaurants, reading, and cooking.