>30 Prof. Schepartz is named for Yale University's Milton Harris
>'29 Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry (now there's a title), Dr. Alanna
>Schepartz, who runs the Schepartz Laboratory of Chemical Biology
>there. No particular reason; I went poking around the Web looking for
>the names of prominent living chemists and liked the sound of hers.
>Nothing in Alan Schepartz's demeanor or appearance is intended to
>imply anything about the real Dr. Schepartz.

When he came in, I cast Alan Rickman's Professor Snape as Prof. Schepartz. Later in the scene, though, he's out of character for Snape. Maybe a mellow Snape?

This was caused by the names and the chemistry robe.