Cross-Disciplinary Learning

Introduction In the journey of cross-disciplinary learning, molecular biology is often the first real wall for anyone without a formal biology background . For those of us trained in engineering, the difficulty is rarely a lack of effort. Instead, it usually comes from three recurring challenges: Too many new terms and relationships appearing all at once Uncertainty about which concepts are essential and which can be temporarily set aside Learning ideas without knowing how th

Introduction Many engineers share the same anxiety If you come from an engineering background and are exploring biomedicine or life sciences, you may have asked yourself similar questions: Will I ever be “biological” enough? Is my engineering training holding me back? What should I keep, and what should I unlearn? These concerns are common—and valid. Three hidden advantages of an engineering background Through my own transition from engineering into biomedicine and bioinforma

Cross-Disciplinary Learning Is Not Talent: How I Self-Learned My Way from Engineering to Biomedicine and Bioinformatics I didn’t start on the “right” path My academic training began in engineering—chemical engineering and civil engineering. At the time, biology felt distant and abstract. Molecular mechanisms, cellular signaling, and biological data analysis were not part of my formal education. What engineering gave me was not certainty, but a habit of structured thinking: br