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Today, I am joined by Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, structural biologist, former President of the Royal Society, 2009 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on ribosomes, and author of Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome and Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality. Dr. Ramakrishnan was also knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for his work in molecular biology.
Resources:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 - overview of the 2009 Nobel Prize
Ramakrishnan Lab - official website of Dr. Ramakrishnan’s lab
Gene Machine - Dr. Ramakrishnan’s memoir about the race to discover the structure of the ribosome
Why We Die - Dr. Ramakrishnan’s book on longevity and aging
MITES - MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science for high school students
