Mario Capecchi
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American scientist
Italian emigrant to the United States
Nobel laureate
human
molecular geneticist
university teacher
Mario Capecchi is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that revolutionized the study of gene function in mammals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capecchi | 1 |
| Mario Capecchi canonical | 1 |
| Mario Renato Capecchi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4194320 — 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: Mario Capecchi Context triple: [Antioch College, notableAlumni, Mario Capecchi]
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A.
John B. Gurdon
John B. Gurdon is a British developmental biologist renowned for his pioneering work in nuclear reprogramming and cloning, which demonstrated that mature cells can be reverted to an embryonic state.
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B.
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.
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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.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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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: Mario Capecchi Target entity description: Mario Capecchi is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that revolutionized the study of gene function in mammals.
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A.
John B. Gurdon
John B. Gurdon is a British developmental biologist renowned for his pioneering work in nuclear reprogramming and cloning, which demonstrated that mature cells can be reverted to an embryonic state.
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B.
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.
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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.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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Italian emigrant to the United States ⓘ Nobel laureate ⓘ human ⓘ molecular geneticist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biophysics ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Antioch College
NERFINISHED
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Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Wolf Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Wolf Prize in Medicine
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| citizenship |
Italy
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-10-06 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
James Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
James D. Watson
|
| employer | University of Utah ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century biology
ⓘ
21st-century biology ⓘ |
| familyName |
Mario Capecchi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Capecchi
|
| fieldOfWork |
developmental biology
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genetics ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Mário
ⓘ
surface form:
Mario
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| influenced | development of conditional knockout mice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells
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knockout mouse technology ⓘ targeted mutagenesis in mice ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name |
Mario Capecchi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mario Renato Capecchi
|
| nationality | Italian-born American ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | targeted gene disruption in mice ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of gene targeting techniques in mice ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics
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Professor of Biology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
gene function in mammals
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mouse models of human disease ⓘ |
| researchMethod | homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Martin Evans
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Oliver Smithies ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (trustee)
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surface form:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Instruction
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Subject: Mario Capecchi Description of subject: Mario Capecchi is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that revolutionized the study of gene function in mammals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mario Renato Capecchi
this entity surface form:
Capecchi