Dr. Ram Krishnamurthy had the honor of giving the Sixth Annual Stanley Miller Memorial Lecture on April 6, 2015 at UCSD. Dr. Krishnamurthy discussed several exciting research accomplishments in his lecture, Understanding the Emergence of RNA, Peptides and the Origins of Life, to a standing-room-only audience. This lecture was established to celebrate the life and scientific accomplishments of Dr. Stanley Miller, and has honored pioneers in the origins of life field. Dr. Krishnamurthy joins Jeff Bada, Jack Szostak, Gerald Joyce and Antonio Lazcano as honorees.