Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution – Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Thursday, October 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 PM
Michigan Theater
Film | Documentary | NR | 1h 36m | 2025
Featuring a post-film Q&A with a panel presented by the University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine – stay tuned for more details on panelists!
Cracking the Code, narrated by Mark Ruffalo, is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and the power of science to change the world. Phil Sharp’s journey from a Kentucky farm boy to Nobel laureate embodies the American Dream and the triumph of entrepreneurial spirit. His 1977 groundbreaking discovery of RNA splicing rewrote the rules of molecular biology and ignited a life-saving scientific revolution, laying the foundation for an industry that has become a cornerstone of global innovation and economic growth – and transformed the health of billions of patients worldwide.
Special offer for U-M Students – Promo code coming soon!