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jkhedron

You Must Be Present To Win

Dec 19, 2007 16:36

Fwew, how the month flies.

Some of you may know that in 2002, at the age of 19, I was academically disqualified from Arizona State University. One could say that as a child I was a classic example of what
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manley1 December 20 2007, 14:16:42 UTC

Kudos for the good grades. I also studied Bio a bit in college and was almost a bio major myself. It's fascinating stuff!

Eventually, I need to find my exit route from the world of IT myself. I think your having a bio degree and some IT experience will lend itself toward a great career in biotech in the not-too-distant future.

jkhedron December 20 2007, 18:06:57 UTC

It seems to be a timely field. I remember reading about a couple other folks who have exited the IT/CS world for bioinformatics.

Oh yeah, I would love to be a molecular engineer or researcher. Amusingly enough my first job after being kicked out of the university was a staff position in a nanotech lab. I loved it there, even though it was just a support role, and the researchers kept goading me to study in their footsteps ;-)