It may be worth pointing out that several of the leaders in the Genomics field started off in commercial software development. I agree that it does not make mo

It may be worth pointing out that several of the leaders in the Genomics field started off in commercial software development. I agree that it does not make monetary career sense to move into genomics -- academic labs cannot pay you more than the lab head makes, which is probably much less than many software developers are worth in other markets. But I've known several financially successful developers who have gone back for a PhD in bioinformatics and genomics, and, after getting over their distaste for existing tools, have made important and well-recognized contributions. But they did not make more money.