This is an honour that reflects the quality of science supported by the Medical Research Council, in particular at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. In my case, credit should go to the numerous dedicated postdocs, students, associates and colleagues who made crucial contributions to the work.

Quoted in. Knighthood for Venkatraman Ramakrishnan. NDTV (31 December 2011). Retrieved on 19 December 2013.