TNQ Distinguished Lectures in the Life Sciences was held on 20th January 2020 in Homi Bhabha Auditorium, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai. Dr Venki Ramakrishnan, the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and currently the 62nd President of The Royal Society, was the speaker of the series this year. His The topic of the lecture was: ‘My Adventures in the Ribosome’.