I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award? Venkatraman Ramakrishnan academyawardimpress Change image and share on social
Science is an international enterprise where discoveries in one part of the world are useful in other parts. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan discoveryenterpriseinternational Change image and share on social
Like the women in my family, I've found the women in my lab a hard-nosed, ambitious lot who have gone on to be faculty members at top universities. In my own family, it is my father who is prone to bursting into tears. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ambitiousburstfaculty share on social
I'm very grateful to have had many brilliant students and post-docs who have worked with me. Potential is often hard to spot, but a key factor is whether they express a genuine interest in the problem and how they have thought about it. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan brilliantdocexpress share on social
There's a perception out there that the U.K. has become unfriendly to immigrants. Even if that isn't true, the very fact that that is the perception will make people not even want to come. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan factimmigrantmake Change image and share on social
It takes a certain amount of courage to tackle very hard problems in science, I now realise. You don't know what the timescale of your work will be: decades or only a few years. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan amountcouragedecade Change image and share on social
I cannot imagine a more enjoyable place to work than in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology where I work. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan biologyenjoyableimagine Change image and share on social
The Royal Society view is completely apolitical: it will judge anything based on the evidence. One of the big strengths of the Society is that is it widely perceived as impartial and above the fray. We'd like to make sure it stays that way. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan apoliticalbasebig share on social
I remember reading a 'Scientific American' article about the use of new physical techniques - including neutron scattering - as a method for unravelling the structure of the ribosome. I was fascinated. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan americanarticlefascinate share on social
I think we are intrinsically prone to being irrational and superstitious. A lot of it comes from our fear of the unknown and the fear of a lack of control over our fate. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan controlfatefear Change image and share on social
