As an undergraduate, nothing excited me more than a) understanding that quantitative change in one or few gene(s)/protein(s) at cellular level could drive an individual towards life threatening diseases and b) applying my logical mind to design computer programs to simplify/accelerate tasks. Fascination to combine these diverse skill-sets led me to take up formal education in bioinformatics for my master’s degree. As fate would have it, I worked as research assistant in leading bioinformatics institute IBAB in India. My enthusiasm was spotted and nurtured by my mentor in IBAB, who bestowed me upon the responsibility of working as genomics data analyst, biological database/web application ...