Eike studied Marine Biology at James Cook University and completed his Honours on Staphylococcus aureus genomics at Menzies School of Health Research under the supervision of Steven Tong. He is currently doing his PhD on Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomics and diagnostics under the supervision of Emma McBryde, with interests in novel sequencing technologies, genomic epidemiology, metagenomics, antibiotic resistance and geospatial modelling