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Visit the Ó³»­´«Ã½ Discovery Center during museum hours in the month of February and make a punny valentine for your favorite science-enthusiast. Free and all ages, while supplies last.

The story behind a new therapy for lung cancer patients

Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

In the early 2000s, Ó³»­´«Ã½ researchers found that the EGFR protein is mutated in lung cancer, sparking a revolution in targeted cancer treatment. But not all lung tumors respond to such treatments, leaving many patients with few options. In this Ó³»­´«Ã½ Discovery Series event, Heidi Greulich and Matthew Meyerson will describe the 20-year history of sevabertinib, a new lung cancer drug (and the first FDA-approved drug born of Ó³»­´«Ã½ science) that blocks both EGFR and the related HER2 protein; talk about the unmet need it fulfills, discuss the unique partnership behind its development, and explore drug development's evolving challenges.

This free talk is open to members of the general public and is appropriate for high school students and beyond.

Speaker

Heidi Greulich is a cancer biologist and senior group leader in the Ó³»­´«Ã½'s Cancer Program, where she is also an institute scientist.

Matthew Meyerson is an institute member at the Ó³»­´«Ã½; the Charles A. Dana Chair in Human Cancer Genetics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI); and professor of genetics and medicine at DFCI and Harvard Medical School.

Book Talk and Signing

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Reception and book signing to follow

From the energy crisis and feeding eight billion people to defeating cancer and coping with climate change, humanity faces some rather large challenges today. To tackle them, we need science running like a well-oiled machine. Unfortunately, it has more often resembled a clunky old engine: loud, temperamental and prone to breaking down at the worst possible moment.

The good news is that longstanding problems are not the same as unsolvable ones. Join Matt Kaplan, science correspondent at The Economist and author of I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled and Imprisoned… For Being Right, for a spirited and insightful talk on the history of these endemic issues and what we can do to finally consign them to the scientific scrap heap.

Copies of I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled and Imprisoned… For Being Right will be made available for purchase at the event by . Stick around to get your copy signed!

This free talk is open to members of the general public and is appropriate for high school students and beyond.

Speaker

 is a science correspondent at the Economist.