Marcel finished his applied computer science studies in 2017, earning a master's degree. Afterwards, he worked as a research associate at the medical data integration center of the university medical center Göttingen. During this time, he developed IT-infrastructures and worked as a health data engineer.

He joined the team in 2021 to develop AI methods and tools that accelerate the set-up of health data integration infrastructures, enabling clinicians and researchers to get the right data in the right format at the right place at the right time. Marcel's research interests include AI, data integration and health data science. He is an open-source enthusiast who aims to create open, collaborative, automated solutions.