Tim Alexander Steiert is a PhD student at the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB). During his business administration and health care management studies Tim quickly became fascinated by the subject of biochemistry that was taught as a minor field of study. While working part-time in the medical device industry with his first degree, Tim started to shift his focus fully towards natural sciences, pursuing his studies in biochemistry and molecular biology at Kiel University. As a PhD student at the IKMB, Tim’s research focus is the optimization of existing and the development of new laboratory and bioinformatic approaches and techniques in the field of NGS. Tim’s vision is the efficient, robust, and meaningful application of NGS in precision medicine. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-1173