Venkataraman ramakrishnan biography of christopher
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Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan’s story is the stuff of fiction. He went from an eager undergraduate student in India to a self-described “failed physicist” to a major player in the race to uncover one of biology’s biggest mysteries—the structure of the ribosome, the most important molecule that nobody’s heard of that earned him a Nobel Prize in chemistry in
The opportunity to research the ribosome drew Ramakrishnan to the University of Utah in the late ‘90s. The ancient molecule brings him back as a Nobel laureate to discuss his “Adventures in the Ribosome” at the College of Science’s Frontiers of Science Lecture Series on Sept. 26, at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The evening should be enthralling—his popular memoir Gene Machine reads like a thriller that navigates inspired collaborations, friendly rivalries, and cutthroat competition behind scientific discoveries and international accolades.
“Why did my career work out? I didn&#;t go to any famous schools for my under
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India-born Nobel laureate to head Royal Society in UK
The result of a ballot held by the fellowship was confirmed at a meeting of the society's council this week and Ramakrishnan, or Venki as he is popularly known, will take up the post on December 1,
"I feel very touched that the Royal Society has chosen me for this job, especially because I only came to Britain 16 years ago from the US," said the year-old structural biologist who shared the chemistry Nobel prize for discovering the precise structure of ribosomes the molecular machines that manufacture proteins inside all living cells.
"I think in some ways the Royal Society, ever since its inception, has reflected the best traditions of openness in Britain. I think of Britain as a particularly open and tolerant society," he told BBC.
Ramakrishnan, who will be
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In yet another feather in the cap of the expat Indian community, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, an Indian-American and Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, has been elected as the president of Britain’s Royal Society, a prestigious organisation and home to the world’s legendary scientists.
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