Lectures on Tap- A Brief History of Drug Discovery

Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in Union Square!

Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.

🗓️ Date: September 19th, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: Nob Hill (exact address given in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: "Where Do Drugs Come From? A Brief History of Drug Discovery"

🎤 Speaker: Science Educator, Patrick Kelly

This fascinating lecture breaks down the millennia-long history of drug development into three distinct eras, showcasing how our strategies for creating medications have evolved over time. Through case studies of specific drugs from each era, audience members will gain insight into the interplay of biology, chemistry, culture, and economics that creatively combine to produce the medications we rely on today.

Patrick Kelly is a science writer and teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 130,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, he crafts long-form video essays that delve into the history of healthcare and medicine, sharing knowledge in an engaging and accessible format.

Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of drug discovery with Patrick Kelly!

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.

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