Marinka Zitnik is an Assistant Professor at Harvard University in the Department of Biomedical Informatics. Dr. Zitnik is Associate Faculty at the Kempner Institue for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Harvard Data Science. Dr. Zitnik investigates foundations of AI to enhance scientific discovery and to realize individualized diagnosis and treatment. Her algorithms and methods have had a tangible impact, which has garnered interests of government, academic, and industry researchers and has put new tools in the hands of practitioners. Some of her methods are used by major biomedical institutions, including Baylor College of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stanford Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital. Prof. Marinka Zitnik's research involves the development of novel AI methods for analyzing clinical and biomarker data in oncology, contributing to the understanding of disease characteristics and personalized treatment approaches.