Samuel did his PhD and PostDoc at the Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding research in Cologne, focusing on Microbiome and Plant Genetics. Before starting with Illumina, Samuel worked at QIAGEN as a Genomics Application Specialist where he supported the entire NGS portfolio across DACH and Eastern Europe. Now at Illumina, he works as a Sequencing Specialist, being responsible for larger NGS projects that aim to utilize novel NGS solutions across central Europe.