u/Meltissia

I’m a biology/biochemistry student who also got heavily into electronics/embedded systems (ESP32, sensors, troubleshooting, calibration, basic circuitry).

Recently I realized I’m much more interested in scientific instrumentation than I expected. Not just using devices, but understanding complex systems deeply and eventually becoming “the person” for a specific instrument/workflow.

I noticed that people who go very deep into things like mass spectrometry, sequencing, microscopy, biosensors, etc. often end up building surprisingly strong careers around that expertise.

So my question is:

How realistic is this path actually?

Can someone intentionally grow into a specialist around complex scientific instrumentation by combining biology + electronics/embedded skills, or does the industry mostly separate “biology people” and “engineering people” into different worlds?

Hey, I’m Vlad, a 2nd-year biology undergrad. I’m also into electronics as both a hobby and a field I professionally mix with my background in natural sciences. Right now I’m building a greenhouse setup on an ESP32 while I have some free time, constantly adding new ideas and hardware to it. I’m obsessed with space and science in basically any form, and I’d genuinely enjoy talking about your interests, projects, or ideas, even if they’re weird. Especially if they’re weird.