Nikolaus Schultz, PhD is an Attending Computational Oncologist in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and an Affiliate Member of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program. Dr. Schultz also serves as Head of Knowledge Systems in the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, where he leads the development of the cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics, a web-based resource for the analysis of complex cancer genomics data, and of OncoKB®, a precision oncology knowledge base. Dr. Schultz was originally trained as a biochemist and molecular biologist, but has, since his post-doctoral training in the Computational Biology Department at MSK, transitioned towards bioinformatics and computational biology. His research focuses on identifying the genomic alterations that underlie different types of cancer. By applying existing or novel computational methods to large scale cancer genomics data sets, he aims to better understand the complex mechanisms at the gene and at the pathway level that drive tumor progression, with the ultimate goal of identifying targeted therapeutic options for cancer patients. Dr. Schultz is engaged in collaborations with multiple investigators at MSK. He has also made significant contributions to several projects of The Cancer Genome Atlas, The Human Tumor Atlas Network, AACR Project GENIE, and is an investigator in the Stand Up to Cancer Prostate Cancer Dream Team. He has a particular interest in enabling discoveries by developing novel computational methods and databases that help bridge the divide between computer scientists on one side and clinicians and researchers on the other.