Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

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Monday, October 27, 2025

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center

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10/27/2025 06:30 PM 10/27/2025 08:30 PM America/Anguilla Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution follows Sharp’s rise from a rural Kentucky farm boy battling dyslexia to a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. The documentary reveals how Sharp’s RNA discovery launched the biotechnology revolution and underscores the importance of funding research to spark innovations that lead to life-saving treatments for millions. 5:15 PM – Pre-reception with food and drinks 6:30 PM – Film screening and panel The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, including: •Bill Haney, Director, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution, and Co-Founder, Writer, Director ... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/washington-dc/events/johns-hopkins-university-bloomberg-center/cracking-the-code-phil-sharp-and-the-biotech-revolution-547487?ref=uceaddevent Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, 20001

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Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution follows Sharp’s rise from a rural Kentucky farm boy battling dyslexia to a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. The documentary reveals how Sharp’s RNA discovery launched the biotechnology revolution and underscores the importance of funding research to spark innovations that lead to life-saving treatments for millions. 5:15 PM – Pre-reception with food and drinks 6:30 PM – Film screening and panel The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, including: •Bill Haney, Director, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution, and Co-Founder, Writer, Director & Producer, Uncommon Productions (Panelist) •Youseph Yazdi, Assistant Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design, Johns Hopkins University (Panelist) •Supriya Munshaw, Associate Professor of Practice and Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Johns Hopkins University (Moderator)

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