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Santa Fe Institute presents
SFI Lecture by Venki Ramakrishnan, August 26, 2025 7:30 PM
Event Summary
Accessibility at the Lensic
- The mezzanine and balcony do not have elevator access.
- Removable seats for wheelchair access or bariatric seating are available in rows BB, A, B, and S in our Orchestra level.
- If you need seats removed for this access, please include that information in your order notes and call the box office at (505) 988-1234.
- Removable seats are marked with a wheelchair on the seat map.
- Seats with adjustable armrests for easier access are available in seats D101, D112, H101, H112, K1, and K2.
- Seats with extended legroom are in row O in the Orchestra and row K in the Balcony.
- The venue is equipped with a Telecoil Hearing Loop; if you have a t-coil enabled hearing device, you can activate it once you arrive. If you do not have a t-coil enabled hearing device, receivers are available for loan. Please ask an usher for assistance.
- Areas with limited telecoil reception will have a warning before purchasing your tickets.
- An accessible restroom is located in the lobby.
- Restrooms are located in the atrium attached to the Lensic; there are no concessions or restrooms located in the mezzanine.
- For more information, visit https://lensic.org/visit/accessibility
Tickets
- Access Digital Tickets by logging into https://wallet.lensic.org
- All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
- For information on service fees, visit https://lensic.org/visit/box-office-hours-and-ticket-policies/
Item details
Date
August 26, 2025 7:30 PM
Name
Santa Fe Institute presents
SFI Lecture by Venki Ramakrishnan
Description
Tickets on sale: Tuesday, February 18th at 10am>br>
Venki Ramakrishnan is on the scientific staff of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. He has a long-standing interest in the structural basis of protein synthesis in the cell, which involves translation of genetic information on mRNA by the ribosome. In 2000, his laboratory determined the atomic structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit and its complexes with ligands and antibiotics. This led to insights into how the ribosome “reads” the genetic code; how many antibiotics inhibit the ribosome; and, via high-resolution snapshots of the ribosome along the translational pathway, insights into its detailed mechanism. Venki's laboratory has been applying cryoelectron microscopy to study ribosomes from higher organisms and mitochondria, as well as the regulation of translation. Ramakrishnan was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 2003, a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004, and shared the 2009 Nobel prize in Chemistry.
While president of the Royal Society (2015-2020), Ramakrishnan developed broader interest in science policy and public engagement. He is the author of Gene Machine, a frank popular memoir about the race for the structure of the ribosome, and Why We Perish: The New Science of Aging, and the Quest for Immortality (2024).
The 2025 Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture Series is free to attend thanks to generous sponsorship by the McKinnon Family Foundation.
Seats
Accessibility at the Lensic
- The mezzanine and balcony do not have elevator access.
- Removable seats for wheelchair access or bariatric seating are available in rows BB, A, B, and S in our Orchestra level.
- If you need seats removed for this access, please include that information in your order notes and call the box office at (505) 988-1234.
- Removable seats are marked with a wheelchair on the seat map.
- Seats with adjustable armrests for easier access are available in seats D101, D112, H101, H112, K1, and K2.
- Seats with extended legroom are in row O in the Orchestra and row K in the Balcony.
- The venue is equipped with a Telecoil Hearing Loop; if you have a t-coil enabled hearing device, you can activate it once you arrive. If you do not have a t-coil enabled hearing device, receivers are available for loan. Please ask an usher for assistance.
- Areas with limited telecoil reception will have a warning before purchasing your tickets.
- An accessible restroom is located in the lobby.
- Restrooms are located in the atrium attached to the Lensic; there are no concessions or restrooms located in the mezzanine.
- For more information, visit https://lensic.org/visit/accessibility
Tickets
- Access Digital Tickets by logging into https://wallet.lensic.org
- All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
- For information on service fees, visit https://lensic.org/visit/box-office-hours-and-ticket-policies/