A little hope

My primary field of study is plasma physics. Interdisciplinary plasma physics to be precise, but then there really is no other kind.

Interdisciplinary in this case means that I am applying methodologies of different fields of study to the study and manipulation of the standard plasma physics nomenclature, and vice versa. I am particularly interested in the application of biology to the study of large scale complex plasma systems... With the dream of applying whatever skill and knowledge gleamed from the study to inorganic artificial life, or rather, physical theory of life applicable to all things of the physical universe regardless of the specific nature of the component involved. Of course, this is all highly speculative and I'd have to be braindamaged to think I'm anywhere close to even starting the real study.

As such, synthetic biology always held a special place in my heart. Admittedly with the job market in US being what it is, changing my primary pursuit of choice to synthetic biology, even at this point would make a lot of sense. And with all the hype generated by synthetic biology, I'd be able to work in places like this, the kind of high profile opportunity rare for someone in the field of applied(ish) physics...

I am seriously considering changing my field... I am confident of my academic abilities and frankly see no problem in learning one or two of other disciplines (the kind of snobbish mindset shared by all physics students I should add). But then I really want to study the physical basis of life-like systems, something I am not confident that I'd be able to pursue within the disciplines of synthetic biology... Choices choices...