As the newly appointed chair for Health Data Modelling, Maik has a keen interest in the computational integration of different health data modalities to translate (big) data into better health for patients, with a particular focus on underrepresented diseases and patient groups. He co-leads the group for Computational Medicine at the Berlin Institute of Health, Germany, focusing on the discovery of new genetic variants that predispose to so far neglected diseases that he and his team integrate with large-scale molecular data sets to identify novel drug targets or opportunities to repurpose already existing drugs. Maik has an outstanding track record with publications in Science and the Nature family.