Modern Research

“Many researchers like myself, in the beginning of their careers, get caught up enthusiastically and naively in work they believe will lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia or cancer. But then, without quite knowing how, they wake up one day working passionately on better measuring techniques for cellular receptors targeted by medication. In the process they gather enough material to publish articles in scientific journals, get subsidies and keep their lab humming. But they have drifted miles away from the alleviation of human suffering.” – David Servan-Schreiber