Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Close-up of the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry (from left to right): Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath.
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates stand for the Swedish national anthem (from left to right): Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson.
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Seated at the table of honour at the Nobel Banquet are (from left to right): Nobel Laureate Thomas A. Steitz, Crown Princess Victoria and Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.
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From left to right: Princess Madeleine, Crown Princess Victoria, Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Mrs Vera Rosenberry Ramakrishnan, Hagith Yonath, Nobel Laureate Ada E. Yonath, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, Joan Argetsinger Steitz, Nobel Laureate Thomas A. Steitz, and Prince Carl Philip at the Nobel Banquet.
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Foundation, 12 December 2009. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Ada E. Yonath and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Jack W. Szostak and Carol W. Greider, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Thomas A. Steitz, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Elizabeth H. Blackburn, and Nobel Laureate in Physics George E. Smith. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physics Willard S. Boyle, Laureate in Economic Sciences Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Literature Herta Müller and Laureate in Economic Sciences, Oliver E. Williamson.
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8 (of 19) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan during a visit to Rinkeby School in Stockholm on 9 December 2009.
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9 (of 19) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan signing autographs for pupils during a visit to Rinkeby School in Stockholm on 9 December 2009.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan photographed by students after the Nobel Lecture in Stockholm, 8 December 2009.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath after delivering their Nobel Lectures at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2009.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2009.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan during the reception at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, 7 December 2009.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (centre), with fellow Chemistry Laureates Ada E. Yonath (left) and Thomas A. Steitz (right) during their interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2009.
The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org.
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Photo: Niclas Enberg
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Ada E. Yonath (left), Thomas A. Steitz (center) and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (right) leaves the interview with Nobelprize.org at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, 6 December 2009.
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16 (of 19) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, like many Nobel Laureates before him, autographs a chair at Kafé Satir at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2009.
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17 (of 19) The Ramakrishnan Lab on the day of the announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan stands to the far left.
Credits: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
18 (of 19) Ada Yonath (left) and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (right) in Cambridge, United Kingdom, September 2009.
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19 (of 19) Thomas A. Steitz (left) and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (right) in Erice, Sicily, 2006.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.