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As a computational biologist I have gained sufficient expertise in both computation and biology to know that most of the magic AI biomed stuff proposed by peopl
by michaelhoffman 6y ago
As a computational biologist I have gained sufficient expertise in both computation and biology to know that most of the magic AI biomed stuff proposed by people who have expertise in only one of these areas is utter nonsense.
Two PhDs that don't speak the same language isn't a great solution, but one PhD who is a jack-of-both-trades isn't the only alternative either. I feel like I've done well with alternating collaborations with biologists who don't have a computational focus, and quantitative methods folks who don't necessarily have a focus in genomics (what we work on).
- rabidrat 6y agoMaybe you need 3 PhDs for 2 fields: one to go deep in each field, and one 'jack-of-both-trades' to mediate and translate between them.
- not2b 6y agoYes, I think that works best. You need an engineering leader who has some understanding of all of the important problem areas the company faces, even though he/she is unlikely to be the company's leading expert in any of them, or more than one of them, so good decisions can be made.
- CarbyAu 6y agoSo a "Science Communication" degree?