In 2025, Julian returned to Germany to continue his studies. He joined the lab in 2022 after completing medical school at University of Bochum, Germany and starting his residency in ophthalmology at the Eye Center at Medical Center at University of Freiburg, Germany, in 2019. Julian's research interests include high-resolution molecular profiling of vitreous and retinal diseases using transcriptomics and proteomics, along with bioinformatics pipelines as well as validation of biomarkers and therapeutic targets in animal models.