CancerQuest | Interview with Dr. Ralph Garippa

Dr. Ralph Garippa
Head of Cell-Based High Throughput Screening (HTS) and Microscopic Imaging-based High Content Screening
Roche Discovery Technologies

Dr. Garippa works at a pharmaceutical research center, where he oversees a screening program designed to detect potential new cancer drugs. In the interview he discusses the opportunites and challenges presented by this method of detecting possible cancer treatments.

Questions and Answers

	About Dr. Garippa(Time: 1 min 19 sec)
	How did you first become interested in research and pharmacology?(Time: 1 min 25 sec)
	Did you perform any research as an undergraduate?(Time: 2 min 28 sec)
	In what ways does research in a pharmaceutical company differ from your experiences in academia?(Time: 2 min 52 sec)
	Can you describe the drug discovery projects in which you are involved?(Time: 1 min 37 sec)
	How do you approach new drug discovery?(Time: 3 min 6 sec)
	How do you use advances in computer technology to search for new drugs?(Time: 1 min 55 sec)
	How long does a typical research assay take in order to discover new drugs?(Time: 3 min 23 sec)
	What is the process that leads to treatments for cancer patients?(Time: 1 min 39 sec)
	Do you foresee a time when drugs will be custom designed for individual patients?(Time: 2 min 33 sec)
	Why is drug/therapeutic development extremely costly?(Time: 2 min 11 sec)
	Do you involve students in your research?(Time: 1 min 55 sec)
	Are you involved with teaching?(Time: 1 min 23 sec)
	What are the job opportunities like in the pharmaceutical field?(Time: 1 min 26 sec)