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Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

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"Cracking the Code" Film Screening & Panel

Oct 27, 2025
6:30 - 8:30pm EDT
Registration is required
This event is free

Who can attend?

  • General public
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Description

Join the Hopkins Bloomberg Center for a groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp's rise from rural farm boy with dyslexia to the Nobel-Prize-winning scientist whose discovery of RNA splicing launched a biotech revolution.

Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution reveals how Sharp's discovery transformed biotechnology and underscores the importance of funding research to spark innovations that lead to lifesaving treatments for millions.

Watch the trailer.

Who can attend?

  • General public
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Registration

Registration is required

Please register in advance