Kentucky Academy of Science
Date/Time
10/23/2025
Louisville 6pm, Lexington 7:15pm
Louisville 6pm, Lexington 7:15pm
Event Type(s)
Kentucky science event
Event Description
Special Invitation to New Documentary Screening
Check out the new documentary about Kentucky's own Dr. Philip Sharp that premiers this month. Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution is a groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from being a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution reveals how Sharp’s RNA discovery transformed biology and launched the biotechnology revolution leading to life-saving treatments for millions.

Oct 23, 6 pm
Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY. Presented by KY INBRE.
Oct 23, 7:15 pm
Kentucky Theater, Lexington, KY, Presented by UK.
Outside of Kentucky? Check out all of the upcoming screenings around the country here.
If you can't make it to an in-person screening, Cracking the Code began to air on PBS Independent Lens on Oct 6.
Check out the new documentary about Kentucky's own Dr. Philip Sharp that premiers this month. Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution is a groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from being a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution reveals how Sharp’s RNA discovery transformed biology and launched the biotechnology revolution leading to life-saving treatments for millions.
Oct 23, 6 pm
Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY. Presented by KY INBRE.
Oct 23, 7:15 pm
Kentucky Theater, Lexington, KY, Presented by UK.
Outside of Kentucky? Check out all of the upcoming screenings around the country here.
If you can't make it to an in-person screening, Cracking the Code began to air on PBS Independent Lens on Oct 6.
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