Michael Rosbash
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Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
All labels observed (1)
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| Michael Rosbash canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2860667 — 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: Michael Rosbash Context triple: [Lasker Basic Award, notableLaureate, Michael Rosbash]
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Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner was a pioneering South African biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his foundational work in molecular biology and the use of C. elegans as a model organism.
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B.
Mark Ptashne
Mark Ptashne is an American molecular biologist renowned for his pioneering work on gene regulation and the discovery of how transcription factors control gene expression in phage and eukaryotic systems.
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C.
Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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D.
Richard Axel
Richard Axel is an American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular biology of the sense of smell.
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E.
Phillip A. Sharp
Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
- 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: Michael Rosbash Target entity description: Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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A.
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner was a pioneering South African biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his foundational work in molecular biology and the use of C. elegans as a model organism.
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B.
Mark Ptashne
Mark Ptashne is an American molecular biologist renowned for his pioneering work on gene regulation and the discovery of how transcription factors control gene expression in phage and eukaryotic systems.
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C.
Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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D.
Richard Axel
Richard Axel is an American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular biology of the sense of smell.
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E.
Phillip A. Sharp
Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronobiologist
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geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biophysics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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surface form:
Canada Gairdner International Award
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ
surface form:
Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Lasker Award ⓘ Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| coDiscovererOf |
period gene role in circadian rhythms
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transcription-translation feedback loop in circadian clocks ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Brandeis University ⓘ |
| familyName | Rosbash ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chronobiology
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genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator |
Jeffrey C. Hall
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Michael W. Young ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
RNA processing
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gene expression ⓘ |
| influenced | modern chronobiology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian clock
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research on circadian rhythms ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Michael Rosbash self-link ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeMotivation | discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Erik D. Herzog ⓘ |
| notableWork | molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute headquarters
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surface form:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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| positionHeld |
investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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professor of biology at Brandeis University ⓘ |
| researchFocus | Drosophila melanogaster circadian clock genes ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Rosbash Description of subject: Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Referenced by (5)
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