If I were to take an undergraduate chemistry exam, I would probably fail. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I cannot imagine a more enjoyable place to work than in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology where I work. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
Nobody has approached me about an offer to work in India. However, I can categorically state that if they did so, I would refuse immediately. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think it’s important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Scientists are not movie stars or politicians who will feel insulted if they are not showered with accolades. Scientists are not interested in accolades. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
