A creative approach to a class project netted a group of biochemistry students at the University of Pennsylvania, one of whom was senior Aaron Kim of Phoenixville, lunch with a Nobel laureate, writes Erica Brockmeier for Penn Today.

The video Kim and his classmates created for Chemistry 251, an introductory undergraduate course in biological chemistry, led to them meeting Michael S. Brown, winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

The assignment for the group project was to read papers on a contemporary biochemistry topic and present their findings in a five-minute video. The topic was the way alcohol affects the body.

The finished video was sent to the lead authors of the articles, including Brown. After viewing it, Brown applauded their work and shared it with his colleagues. He also told them that their perspective had opened his eyes to new potential areas of study.

When Brown visited the university to receive an award, Chemistry 251 professor Jeffery Saven arranged for the students to have lunch with him.

“He was extremely down to Earth, and to sit down and have lunch with a Nobel Prize winner was a great experience,” said Kim.

Read more about the class project from Penn Today here.

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