It isn't just Bioinformatics. Working at the edge of a research group doing technical work that no one else can comprehend can be very difficult and lonely. Don

It isn't just Bioinformatics. Working at the edge of a research group doing technical work that no one else can comprehend can be very difficult and lonely. Don't underestimate the utility of a technical mentor that can understand what it is that you are doing. The silver lining is that you can have a lot of freedom in what you learn and what you do and that you can become completely indispensable.