Samuel Horsfield

Samuel Horsfield is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI, focusing on developing innovative tools to study bacterial evolution and epidemiology through network-based analysis, phylogenetics, and machine learning. Previously, Samuel completed a PhD at Imperial College London in the Bacterial Evolutionary Epidemiology Group, concentrating on pangenome analysis methods for bacterial pathogens. Additionally, Samuel's academic background includes an MRes in Biomedical Research from Imperial College London and an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Professional experience spans roles as a Research Associate at Illumina, an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of Birmingham, and a Year in Industry placement at the Earlham Institute, among others.