Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana
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Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 for his pioneering work on the genetic code and the synthesis of nucleic acids.
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| Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana Context triple: [University of the Punjab, hasNotableAlumni, Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana]
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Severo Ochoa
Severo Ochoa was a Spanish-American biochemist and molecular biologist who won the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synthesis of RNA.
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Seymour Benzer
Seymour Benzer was an influential American molecular biologist and neuroscientist whose pioneering work in gene mapping and the genetic basis of behavior helped establish modern neurogenetics.
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Salvador Luria
Salvador Luria was an Italian-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate whose pioneering work in bacteriophage genetics helped establish the foundations of molecular biology.
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D.
Daniel E. Koshland Jr.
Daniel E. Koshland Jr. was an influential American biochemist and longtime editor of the journal Science, renowned for his work on enzyme mechanisms and protein dynamics.
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E.
Hugo Ehrlich
Hugo Ehrlich was a Croatian architect known for his significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in Zagreb.
- 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: Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana Target entity description: Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 for his pioneering work on the genetic code and the synthesis of nucleic acids.
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A.
Severo Ochoa
Severo Ochoa was a Spanish-American biochemist and molecular biologist who won the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synthesis of RNA.
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B.
Seymour Benzer
Seymour Benzer was an influential American molecular biologist and neuroscientist whose pioneering work in gene mapping and the genetic basis of behavior helped establish modern neurogenetics.
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C.
Salvador Luria
Salvador Luria was an Italian-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate whose pioneering work in bacteriophage genetics helped establish the foundations of molecular biology.
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D.
Daniel E. Koshland Jr.
Daniel E. Koshland Jr. was an influential American biochemist and longtime editor of the journal Science, renowned for his work on enzyme mechanisms and protein dynamics.
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E.
Hugo Ehrlich
Hugo Ehrlich was a Croatian architect known for his significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in Zagreb.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
NERFINISHED
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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India ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-11-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
ETH Zurich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ University of the Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ⓘ
University of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Punjabi ⓘ |
| familyName | Khorana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
ⓘ
genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Gobind
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Har ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of synthetic DNA technology
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modern genetic engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deciphering codon assignments in the genetic code
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synthesis of nucleic acids ⓘ work on the genetic code ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.share | 1/3 ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.subject | genetic code and its function in protein synthesis ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1968 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Thomas A. Steitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Raipur, Punjab Province, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Concord, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry at MIT ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| researchContribution |
chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides
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demonstration of the role of nucleotide triplets (codons) in protein synthesis ⓘ synthesis of the first artificial gene ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston metropolitan area, Massachusetts, United States
NERFINISHED
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Esther Elizabeth Sibler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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