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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (born 1952) is a British-American structural biologist. He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada Yonath for research on the structure and function of ribosomes .
Venki Ramakrishnan, Indian-born physicist and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, along with Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath, for his research into the atomic structure and function of cellular particles called ribosomes.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 was awarded jointly to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome"
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 Born: 1952, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India Affiliation at the time of the award: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom Prize motivation: “for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome” Prize share: 1/3
In his new book, “ Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality ”, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan delves into the latest science of aging and investigates the nearly $30 billion dollar longevity industry to separate fact from fiction in our modern quest for immortality.
December 10, 2009: Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall. (Jonas Ekstromer/Getty) At Brookhaven, Ramakrishnan was at last free to pursue his own line of research.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 was awarded jointly to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome"