Julián Candia is Staff Scientist at the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis (Liver Carcinogenesis Section) at the CCR/NCI/NIH in Bethesda, MD. He works in collaboration with basic, translational, and clinical research scientists to develop quantitative methods of data analysis to better leverage the potential of new technologies in the biomedical realm. In this context, his expertise at the crossroads of statistical physics, network science, machine learning and bioinformatics is applied to contribute innovative ideas to key problems in systems biology. For more information, visit www.juliancandia.com.