Jeeva Premkumar

Jeeva is a rising senior majoring in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved through several countries before coming to Madison to pursue his passion for engineering and scientific research. He joined the Kamp Lab in August 2024, where his current project explores how region-specific cardiac fibroblast–cardiomyocyte interactions influence the structure and function of the heart using engineered tissue chips. Outside the lab, he enjoys working out, listening to Afrobeats, and cooking.