Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Scientist
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:MRC_Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology
|
| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkb:University_of_Madras |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gordon_Bell_Prize
gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry gptkb:Copley_Medal Royal Society Fellow EMBO Member |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1952-03-07
|
| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Chennai
|
| gptkbp:children |
2
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
mentorship of young scientists
advocacy for science education publications in high-impact journals participation in scientific advisory boards understanding antibiotic resistance participation in international conferences collaborations with pharmaceutical companies engagement with the scientific community collaborations with international research teams engagement in public science communication development of new imaging techniques development of new therapeutic strategies contributions to the field of molecular genetics contributions to scientific policy discussions development of new computational methods for structural analysis contributions to the understanding of translation initiation advancements in cryo-EM technology advancements in structural biology techniques collaborations with interdisciplinary teams exploration of RNA-targeted drugs insights into RNA biology insights into ribosome biogenesis insights into the role of RNA in gene regulation investigation of ribosome-related diseases understanding genetic code understanding protein synthesis mechanisms understanding ribosome structure and function contributions to the understanding of protein folding |
| gptkbp:field |
structural biology
|
| gptkbp:field_of_study |
molecular biology
biophysics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Venki Ramakrishnan
|
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:Richard_Roberts gptkb:James_Watson gptkb:Ada_Yonath gptkb:Max_Perutz gptkb:Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan |
| gptkbp:known_for |
X-ray crystallography
ribosome assembly ribosome structure ribosome function |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:British
|
| gptkbp:research |
X-ray crystallography
NMR spectroscopy molecular dynamics simulations cryogenic electron microscopy |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
gptkb:ribosomal_RNA
protein synthesis |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Cambridge,_England
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Madhuri Ramakrishnan
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:the_Royal_Society
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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