Martin Chalfie
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Martin Chalfie is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a marker in cell and molecular biology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Martin Chalfie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10305140 — 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: Martin Chalfie Context triple: [Roger Y. Tsien, sharedNobelPrizeWith, Martin Chalfie]
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A.
Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the development of fluorescent dyes for imaging cellular processes.
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C.
Jeffery Hall
Jeffery Hall is a prominent academic building on the Queen's University at Kingston campus, primarily housing the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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D.
Jeffrey C. Hall
Jeffrey C. Hall is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.
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E.
Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- 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: Martin Chalfie Target entity description: Martin Chalfie is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a marker in cell and molecular biology.
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A.
Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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B.
Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the development of fluorescent dyes for imaging cellular processes.
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C.
Jeffery Hall
Jeffery Hall is a prominent academic building on the Queen's University at Kingston campus, primarily housing the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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D.
Jeffrey C. Hall
Jeffrey C. Hall is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.
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E.
Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | biological sciences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Robert Perlman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ Harvard University Department of Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Chalfie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cell biology
ⓘ
molecular biology ⓘ neurobiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | University Professor ⓘ |
| hasResearchMethod |
fluorescence microscopy
ⓘ
genetic manipulation of C. elegans ⓘ |
| hasRole | principal investigator ⓘ |
| inAcademicDatabase |
Google Scholar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PubMed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Osamu Shimomura's discovery of GFP ⓘ |
| knownFor |
GFP as a marker in living cells
ⓘ
green fluorescent protein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|
| name | Martin Chalfie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | GFP as a noninvasive reporter of gene expression ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering the use of green fluorescent protein as a biological marker ⓘ |
| notableWork | demonstration of GFP expression in living organisms ⓘ |
| occupation |
biologist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Columbia University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
gene expression in neurons
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mechanosensation ⓘ sensory neurons ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
Osamu Shimomura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Y. Tsien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesResearchOrganism | Caenorhabditis elegans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Martin Chalfie Description of subject: Martin Chalfie is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a marker in cell and molecular biology.
Referenced by (1)
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