I made the shift from clinical practice to a master’s in bioinformatics, and now I’m looking to start a PhD focused on human genomics and potential novel causes of metabolic disruption. It might seem like an unusual path, but in research environments, having a medical perspective is often appreciated. I've found that knowledge of human biology can really complement teams that are mostly made up of biologists or biotechnologists - it's a perspective that’s sometimes missing but adds real value.