Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a prestigious international award that honors transformative advances in understanding living systems and improving human life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences canonical | 16 |
| Breakthrough Prize | 1 |
| Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Context triple: [Karl Deisseroth, awardReceived, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences]
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A.
Kavli Prize
The Kavli Prize is an international scientific award recognizing outstanding research in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience.
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B.
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.
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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D.
King Faisal International Prize in Science
The King Faisal International Prize in Science is a prestigious global award recognizing outstanding scientific achievements that significantly advance knowledge and benefit humanity.
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E.
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
- 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: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Target entity description: The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a prestigious international award that honors transformative advances in understanding living systems and improving human life.
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A.
Kavli Prize
The Kavli Prize is an international scientific award recognizing outstanding research in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience.
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B.
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.
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C.
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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D.
King Faisal International Prize in Science
The King Faisal International Prize in Science is a prestigious global award recognizing outstanding scientific achievements that significantly advance knowledge and benefit humanity.
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E.
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international award
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life sciences award ⓘ science award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
research on human life and health
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transformative advances in life sciences ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility | researchers in life sciences worldwide ⓘ |
| field | life sciences ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2013 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Anne Wojcicki
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Cathy Zhang ⓘ Jack Ma ⓘ Mark Zuckerberg ⓘ Priscilla Chan ⓘ Sergey Brin ⓘ Yuri Milner ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | academic award ⓘ |
| hasAwardedAmount | 3000000 USD ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards)
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| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLaureateField |
aging research
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cancer research ⓘ cell biology ⓘ gene therapy ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ stem cell research ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | televised award ceremony ⓘ |
| inception | 2013 ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| motto | Oscars of Science ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the richest science prizes in the world ⓘ |
| organizer | Breakthrough Prize Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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Breakthrough Prize
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| purpose |
to honor advances that extend human life
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to honor advances that improve human health ⓘ to honor transformative advances in understanding living systems ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Fundamental Physics Prize
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surface form:
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics ⓘ Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics ⓘ
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New Horizons in Mathematics Prize
Fundamental Physics Prize ⓘ
surface form:
New Horizons in Physics Prize
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| selectionMethod | selection by committee of leading scientists ⓘ |
| sponsor | Breakthrough Prize Foundation ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear | up to five laureates per year ⓘ |
| website | https://breakthroughprize.org ⓘ |
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Subject: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Description of subject: The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a prestigious international award that honors transformative advances in understanding living systems and improving human life.
Referenced by (18)
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Breakthrough Prize
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards)
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Svante Pääbo
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Katalin Karikó
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Joanne Chory