Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology
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The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology is a prestigious scientific prize presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of microbiology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1933822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Context triple: [Carl Woese, awardReceived, Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology]
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A.
Max Delbrück Medal
The Max Delbrück Medal is a prestigious German scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to molecular biology and related life sciences.
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B.
Robert Koch Prize
The Robert Koch Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding achievements in biomedical research, particularly in the fields of infectious diseases and immunology.
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C.
Robert Koch Gold Medal
The Robert Koch Gold Medal is a prestigious German scientific award honoring outstanding contributions to biomedical research, particularly in microbiology and infectious diseases.
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D.
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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E.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Target entity description: The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology is a prestigious scientific prize presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of microbiology.
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A.
Max Delbrück Medal
The Max Delbrück Medal is a prestigious German scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to molecular biology and related life sciences.
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B.
Robert Koch Prize
The Robert Koch Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding achievements in biomedical research, particularly in the fields of infectious diseases and immunology.
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C.
Robert Koch Gold Medal
The Robert Koch Gold Medal is a prestigious German scientific award honoring outstanding contributions to biomedical research, particularly in microbiology and infectious diseases.
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D.
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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E.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microbiology award
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scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
National Academy of Sciences (United States)
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| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to microbiology
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research in microbiology ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType |
National Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
national academy of sciences
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| category | science and engineering award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | biological sciences ⓘ |
| domain | science ⓘ |
| field | microbiology ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic | prestigious scientific prize ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
microbiologist
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| honours |
advances in microbiological science
ⓘ
contributions to the understanding of microorganisms ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
National Academy of Sciences awards program
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surface form:
awards of the United States National Academy of Sciences
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| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Selman A. Waksman ⓘ |
| namedAfterFullName |
Selman A. Waksman
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surface form:
Selman Abraham Waksman
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| namedForField | microbiology ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | microbiologist ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
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| recognizes |
individual achievement in microbiology
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pioneering microbiological research ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sponsor |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
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| subdiscipline |
bacteriology
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environmental microbiology ⓘ industrial microbiology ⓘ medical microbiology ⓘ microbial genetics ⓘ microbial physiology ⓘ mycology ⓘ parasitology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Description of subject: The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology is a prestigious scientific prize presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of microbiology.
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