Venki  Ramakrishnan was awarded Nobel Prize 2009 in Chemistry "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome." 
                            Nationality    United Kingdom/USA
                            Institution    MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
                            Award          2009
                            Discipline     Chemistry
                            Co-recipients  Ada E.  Yonath, Thomas A. Steitz
                            MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 2009 in Chemistry "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome." 
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