"Cracking the Code" Film Screening & Panel
Schedule
Mon Oct 27 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center | Washington, DC

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A groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to Nobel Prize-winning scientistAbout this Event
ABOUT THE FILM:
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.
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)

When: Monday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m.
Reception and check in begins at 5:15 p.m.
Where: Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001



Agenda
🕑: 05:15 PM
Reception & Check In
🕑: 06:30 PM
Film Screening & Panel
🕑: 08:30 PM
Event Concludes
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Where is it happening?
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
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