Personalized medicines show promise but they have undoubtedly been over-hyped. This is a long-term goal and it will take many years to come to fruition.

It goes back to the teaching of pharmacology in medical schools. Clinical pharmacology has died off in recent years.

The cancer field has led the way in the most remarkable way.

When the human genome was sequenced, I think that–not unreasonably–the press and some of the scientists themselves gave the impression it was going to change medicine practically overnight.