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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
| Full Name of the recipient | Venkatraman Ramakrishnan |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 2009 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Thomas A. Steitz (33.3%) Ada E. Yonath (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Place of Birth | Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India IND |
| Date of Birth | 5 April 1952 |
| Age at the time of Award | 56 years |
