Genetics Society of America Medal
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The Genetics Society of America Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of genetics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genetics Society of America Medal canonical | 3 |
| Genetics Society Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4274178 — 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: Genetics Society of America Medal Context triple: [Mark Ptashne, awardReceived, Genetics Society of America Medal]
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A.
Gruber Genetics Prize
The Gruber Genetics Prize is a prestigious international award that honors pioneering contributions to the field of genetics.
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B.
Mendel Medal
The Mendel Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the fields of genetics and related biological sciences.
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C.
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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D.
John A. Bonner Medal
The John A. Bonner Medal is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award recognizing outstanding service and dedicated contributions to the motion picture industry.
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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: Genetics Society of America Medal Target entity description: The Genetics Society of America Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of genetics.
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A.
Gruber Genetics Prize
The Gruber Genetics Prize is a prestigious international award that honors pioneering contributions to the field of genetics.
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B.
Mendel Medal
The Mendel Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the fields of genetics and related biological sciences.
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C.
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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D.
John A. Bonner Medal
The John A. Bonner Medal is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award recognizing outstanding service and dedicated contributions to the motion picture industry.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genetics award
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research award ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
fundamental contributions to genetic research
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original research in genetics ⓘ outstanding contributions to genetics ⓘ |
| awardType | medal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | biological sciences ⓘ |
| field | genetics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Awards established in 1981
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Genetics awards ⓘ Science and technology awards ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Allan C. Spradling
NERFINISHED
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Barbara McClintock NERFINISHED ⓘ Bonnie L. Bassler NERFINISHED ⓘ David Botstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Detlef Weigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward B. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine Ostrander NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Blackburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Wieschaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald R. Fink NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrud Schüpbach NERFINISHED ⓘ H. Robert Horvitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Hopi E. Hoekstra NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan R. Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ Maynard V. Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Kleckner NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip A. Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Seymour Benzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Henikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Lindquist NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Brenner NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Ambros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing lifetime achievement in genetics ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Genetics Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | peer recognition ⓘ |
| sponsor | Genetics Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| website | https://genetics-gsa.org ⓘ |
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Subject: Genetics Society of America Medal Description of subject: The Genetics Society of America Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of genetics.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Genetics Society Medal