David Baltimore
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David Baltimore is a Nobel Prize–winning American biologist renowned for his pioneering work in virology, immunology, and cancer research, including the discovery of reverse transcriptase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Baltimore canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3091102 — 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: David Baltimore Context triple: [Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science, notableRecipient, David Baltimore]
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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.
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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.
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes, fundamentally advancing cancer biology.
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D.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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E.
Stanley N. Cohen
Stanley N. Cohen is an American geneticist and a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology, best known for co-developing methods to clone and manipulate DNA in bacteria.
- 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: David Baltimore Target entity description: David Baltimore is a Nobel Prize–winning American biologist renowned for his pioneering work in virology, immunology, and cancer research, including the discovery of reverse transcriptase.
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A.
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.
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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.
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes, fundamentally advancing cancer biology.
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D.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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E.
Stanley N. Cohen
Stanley N. Cohen is an American geneticist and a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology, best known for co-developing methods to clone and manipulate DNA in bacteria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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biologist ⓘ cancer researcher ⓘ human ⓘ immunologist ⓘ virologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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PhD in biology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Lasker Award ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| co-discovered | reverse transcriptase ⓘ |
| co-discoveredWith |
Howard Martin Temin
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surface form:
Howard Temin
Satoshi Mizutani ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-03-07 ⓘ |
| developed |
Baltimore classification of viruses
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surface form:
Baltimore classification system for viruses
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| doctoralAdvisor | Richard M. Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rockefeller University
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Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| employer |
California Institute of Technology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Rockefeller University ⓘ |
| familyName | Baltimore ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
immunology
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molecular biology ⓘ oncology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baltimore classification of viruses
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discovery of reverse transcriptase ⓘ research on viral oncogenes ⓘ work on NF-κB signaling ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Pontifical Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | David Baltimore self-link ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Founding director of Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
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President of California Institute of Technology ⓘ President of Rockefeller University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
RNA tumor viruses
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immune system development ⓘ retroviruses ⓘ signal transduction in immunity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Baltimore Description of subject: David Baltimore is a Nobel Prize–winning American biologist renowned for his pioneering work in virology, immunology, and cancer research, including the discovery of reverse transcriptase.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.