‘A nice Jim Watson’: Venki Ramakrishnan on how ‘The Double Helix’ inspired him

Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan is President of the Royal Society, a Fellow of Trinity, a Group Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge - and a successful author. His first book, Gene Machine - about the race to decipher the structure of the ribsosome - received rave reviews. Here Dr Ramakrishnan talks about his inspiration for writing a popular science book, his aims as Royal Society President, and still feeling like an outsider.

July 19, 2019July 22, 2019

Dame Sally champions female leadership

Fellows, Tradition and Innovation

Trinity’s incoming Master, Professor Dame Sally Davies, hopes that her new role as UK Special Envoy on antimicrobial resistance will showcase female leadership at a global level and demonstrate the diversity of the College community.

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019

The secret to a good graduation…

Fellows, Students, Tradition and Innovation

…is to pretend you’re on the stage! That’s according to Nick Denyer, Praelector (Father of the College) who, when on official business, is addressed as ‘Your Paternity.’

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

Stem cell biologist Dr Mona Shehata inspires Year 11 students

Access and Outreach, Fellows, Students, Tradition and Innovation

As a child Mona Shehata was curious about the human body and how it works. She was encouraged by her father, a chemist and immigrant to Australia from Egypt.

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Professor Jason Chin rewrites genetic code

Fellows, Tradition and Innovation

Trinity Fellow, and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cambridge University, Jason Chin, and his team, have rewritten the genetic code of a common bacteria. This work heralds the prospect of organisms that can produce new medicines and valuable materials.

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