My best friend is working on novel targets for hepatocellular carcinoma. Does he know science? Yes. Does he know how to bring a drug to market? God no. Everyone

My best friend is working on novel targets for hepatocellular carcinoma. Does he know science? Yes. Does he know how to bring a drug to market? God no. Everyone outside of your field is a lay person. >Med school doesn't qualify you to opine about novel therapeutics Actually, it does. Especially when we tried hydroxychloroquine and it didn't work. When you go to a hospital with medical students 60% of the time our recommendation to the attending is what the care plan ends up being.