Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
He was born in Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu and studied biology in US. (PC: Twitter/@ lifescienceinhistory)12 Nov, 2022 Jigyasa Sahay
UK' s Royal Order of Merit
Appointments to the Order are made in recognition of distinguished service to the Armed Forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. The individuals were chosen by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in early September.12 Nov, 2022
Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2009
He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for his work on ribosomal structure and was knighted by the Queen in 2012.12 Nov, 2022
Hails From Family of Science Scholars
Both his parents were scientists, while his father was head of and his father was head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda12 Nov, 2022
Ramakrishnan Works At MRC Laboratory, Cambridge University
He is the Group Leader of the leading research hub MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge University. (PC:AFP)12 Nov, 2022