I began studying ribosomes as a postdoctoral fellow in Peter Moore's laboratory in 1978.
From Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
I am very grateful for the dedicated work and intellectual contributions of generations of talented postdocs, students and research assistants without whom none of the work from my laboratory would have been possible.
I think we are intrinsically prone to being irrational and superstitious. A lot of it comes from our fear of the unknown and the fear of a lack of control over our fate.
I think it's important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests.
If I were to take an undergraduate chemistry exam, I would probably fail.
If you go to a second-rate place, and you are first-rate, it is very difficult to do first-rate work because you do not get that critical feedback you need for first-rate work on a daily basis.
We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
It's not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities.
Science is curiosity, testing and experimenting.
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