1st met Nobel Laureate (like a Hollywood Star)

Rubbing shoulders with a Nobel laureate once, 
and I've been hooked ever since! 



It was with Prof. Ada, the Nobel laureate in Chemistry for her groundbreaking work on the structure and function of ribosomes. 🔎

I was fresh out of my Medicinal Chemistry course, and during a conference, I got to listen to her speak. That's when it all clicked! I could clearly visualize how a drug slips into a specific pocket of a protein to disable a bacterial cell. ðŸĶ  It made the connection between what I learned in class and its real-world application crystal clear. Prof. Ada presented it with a beautiful animation, making the complex science so tangible.

I was so inspired that I went straight back to my university and bothered my professor to tell him just how mind-blowing it all was. This experience truly brought my education to life. ðŸĪŊ

(P.S. I've listened to Prof. Ada speak many times since, and one thing that never changes is the age of her granddaughter—she's always a little kid! 👧 I sometimes wonder if her granddaughter and I are around the same age, haha.)

#NobelPrize #ScienceEducation #MedicinalChemistry #Ribosomes #Inspiration #AcademicLife #RealWorldLearning

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