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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is a chemist, biophysicist and biochemist. Education on record includes Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Awards on record include Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Royal Society, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009) and 5 more.
My Take
What strikes me about Venki Ramakrishnan is how unglamorous his triumph is, and how much that matters. Mapping the ribosome, the cell's protein factory, sounds abstract until you realize it underpins the antibiotics that keep us alive. From Chidambaram to a Nobel and a knighthood, his arc is a quiet argument for patience and rigor over showmanship. He even served as President of the Royal Society from 2015 to 2020, yet the science always seems to come first with him. He represents, to me, the kind of scientist whose impact vastly outsizes their public fame, and I deeply respect that.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴェンカトラマン・ラマクリシュナン
- Reading
- ゔぇんかとらまん・らまくりしゅなん
- Born
- 1952
- Origin
- Chidambaram, Cuddalore district, India
- Occupation
- biologist / chemist / biophysicist / biochemist / molecular biologist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Dragon
2. Background
- University
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 2010 Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
- 2012 Sir Hans Krebs Medal
- EMBO Membership
- 2012 Knight Bachelor
- 2007 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/ribo/homepage/ramak/index.html
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venki%20Ramakrishnan
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60061
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Venkatraman Ramakrishnan from?
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is from Chidambaram, Cuddalore district, India.
What does Venkatraman Ramakrishnan do?
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan works as biologist, chemist, biophysicist, biochemist, molecular biologist.
Where did Venkatraman Ramakrishnan study?
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan attended Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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