University of California, San Francisco

E7430

graduate school health sciences university medical school public research university

The University of California, San Francisco is a leading public research university and medical center focused exclusively on health sciences, renowned for its biomedical research, clinical care, and graduate education.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
University of California, San Francisco canonical	57
UCSF School of Medicine	8
UCSF Health	6
UCSF	3
UC San Francisco	2
University of California, San Francisco Parnassus campus	2
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco	1
UCSF Graduate Division	1
UCSF Medical Center	1
UCSF School of Medicine buildings	1
UCSF School of Nursing	1
UCSF School of Pharmacy	1
UCSF research laboratories	1
University of California, San Francisco Department of Pediatrics	1
University of California, San Francisco Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine	1
University of California, San Francisco campus network	1
University of California, San Francisco medical system	1
University of California, San Francisco satellite campus site	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14947 — 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: University of California, San Francisco
Context triple: [Harold Varmus, employer, University of California, San Francisco]

A. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
B. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
C. Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University is a prestigious private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned for its leadership in medical, public health, and scientific research.
D. Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is a prestigious graduate medical institution in Boston renowned for its leading research, education, and clinical training in medicine and biomedical sciences.
E. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is a leading graduate institution dedicated to advancing public health through research, education, and policy, and is part of Harvard University.
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: University of California, San Francisco
Target entity description: The University of California, San Francisco is a leading public research university and medical center focused exclusively on health sciences, renowned for its biomedical research, clinical care, and graduate education.

A. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
B. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
C. Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University is a prestigious private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned for its leadership in medical, public health, and scientific research.
D. Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is a prestigious graduate medical institution in Boston renowned for its leading research, education, and clinical training in medicine and biomedical sciences.
E. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is a leading graduate institution dedicated to advancing public health through research, education, and policy, and is part of Harvard University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	graduate school ⓘ health sciences university ⓘ medical school ⓘ public research university ⓘ
abbreviation	University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	biomedical research ⓘ clinical care ⓘ graduate education ⓘ health sciences ⓘ
follows	quarter system ⓘ
hasCampus	Laurel Heights ⓘ Mission Bay ⓘ Mount Zion ⓘ Parnassus Heights ⓘ
hasGraduateDivision	University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF Graduate Division
hasHospitalAffiliation	San Francisco VA Medical Center ⓘ Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center ⓘ
hasMotto	Advancing Health Worldwide ⓘ
hasSchool	UCSF School of Dentistry ⓘ University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF School of Nursing University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF School of Pharmacy
hasType	academic medical center ⓘ
isNonprofit	true ⓘ
isPublicInstitution	true ⓘ
knownFor	biomedical research ⓘ clinical excellence ⓘ health professions education ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco, California
memberOf	University of California system ⓘ
offersDegree	graduate degree ⓘ professional degree ⓘ
operates	UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland ⓘ University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF Medical Center
parentOrganization	University of California system ⓘ surface form: University of California
researchStrength	HIV/AIDS ⓘ cancer ⓘ cardiovascular disease ⓘ genetics ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ
shortName	University of California, San Francisco self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSF
specializesIn	biomedical sciences ⓘ dentistry ⓘ medicine ⓘ nursing ⓘ pharmacy ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California

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Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elizabeth Blackburn → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

John → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

subject surface form: John Michael Bishop

John → workInstitution → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

subject surface form: John Michael Bishop

Tess Gerritsen → educatedAt → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Janet Wojcicki → educatedAt → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Janet Wojcicki → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Janet Wojcicki → workInstitution → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Janet Wojcicki → memberOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, San Francisco Department of Pediatrics

Janet Wojcicki → memberOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, San Francisco Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine

Cynthia Kenyon → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Cynthia Kenyon → workInstitution → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco → partOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSF Health

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco → affiliatedWith → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSF School of Medicine

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco → operatedBy → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSF Health

ZSFG → affiliatedWith → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

ZSFG → academicAffiliation → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSF School of Medicine

Department of Bioengineering → collaboratesWith → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

subject surface form: Department of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley

this entity surface form: UC San Francisco

Paul Ekman → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

University of California Observatories → campusAffiliation → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF library → partOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

subject surface form: UCSF Library

UCSF Medical Sciences Building → partOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Medical Sciences Building → owner → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Medical Sciences Building → operator → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus → affiliatedWith → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus → partOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus → medicalSchoolAffiliation → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSF School of Medicine

UCSF Laurel Heights campus → ownedBy → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Laurel Heights campus → partOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

UCSF Laurel Heights campus → campusOf → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Gladstone Institutes → affiliatedWith → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Gladstone Institutes → collaboratesWith → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Stuart Kauffman → educatedAt → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

University of California Office of the President → oversees → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Cole Valley → hasNearbyInstitution → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, San Francisco Parnassus campus

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus → associatedWithInstitution → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

subject surface form: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989

Harold G. Koenig → educatedAt → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Seymour Boorstein → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Jurgen Ruesch → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

Lily Jan → employer → University of California, San Francisco ⓘ

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