Prof. Nitin Baliga is the Director of Institute for Systems Biology, where his team deciphers molecular networks within pathogens, cancer cells, and microbial communities to enable solutions for global health, precision medicine, and environmental health. He has published >140 peer-reviewed articles with >30,000 citations, serves as editor for several scientific journals, and is on the board of Climate Solutions. Dr. Baliga’s work has been profiled in The Scientist, Wired Magazine, ArsTechnica, Xconomy, and many popular science magazines, and his award-winning education and outreach efforts have impacted millions of students across all 50 states in the US and across >100 countries.