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We are trying to find drugs, small molecules, that people could take to make them disease-resistant, more youthful and healthy. Eventually we will find them.

While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who would use them improperly, we must also be aware that these same drugs have legitimate uses.

We're finally moving out of the realm of solely discussing biology in regards to a drug-based world.

I sit on the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the United States Congress. I'm on the speaker's task force. This is something people would rather turn away from and not face, but in fact it is possibly the greatest threat we face.

Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.

What we do in the laboratory is we try to design drugs that will not just eradicate cancer cells but will eradicate their homes.

Fundamental discoveries can and should be made in industry or academies, but to carry that knowledge forward and to develop a new drug to the market has to depend on the resources of industry.

In the future we might not prescribe drugs all the time - we might prescribe apps.

Drug discovery is terribly expensive, just to find out how one drug could or could not work and all its side effects.