Paul M. Nurse
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Paul M. Nurse is a British geneticist and cell biologist renowned for his Nobel Prize–winning work on the regulation of the cell cycle and for serving as president of the Royal Society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul M. Nurse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13185539 — 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: Paul M. Nurse Context triple: [Tim Hunt, sharedNobelPrizeWith, Paul M. Nurse]
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A.
Leland H. Hartwell
Leland H. Hartwell is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic regulation of the cell cycle in yeast.
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B.
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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C.
Sir Tim Hunt
Sir Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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D.
Eric F. Wieschaus
Eric F. Wieschaus is an American developmental biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering genetic studies of embryonic development in the fruit fly Drosophila.
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E.
Randy Schekman
Randy Schekman is an American cell biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanisms of vesicle trafficking in cells.
- 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: Paul M. Nurse Target entity description: Paul M. Nurse is a British geneticist and cell biologist renowned for his Nobel Prize–winning work on the regulation of the cell cycle and for serving as president of the Royal Society.
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A.
Leland H. Hartwell
Leland H. Hartwell is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic regulation of the cell cycle in yeast.
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B.
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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C.
Sir Tim Hunt
Sir Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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D.
Eric F. Wieschaus
Eric F. Wieschaus is an American developmental biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering genetic studies of embryonic development in the fruit fly Drosophila.
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E.
Randy Schekman
Randy Schekman is an American cell biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanisms of vesicle trafficking in cells.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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cell biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
NERFINISHED
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Companion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Copley Medal ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-01-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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University of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Nurse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cell biology
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genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| fullName | Paul Maxime Nurse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
CH
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FMedSci NERFINISHED ⓘ FRS ⓘ OM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of cyclin-dependent kinases in cell cycle control
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regulation of the cell cycle ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
European Molecular Biology Organization
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society ⓘ US National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeSharedWith |
Leland H. Hartwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Studies of cell cycle control in fission yeast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK
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Director of the Francis Crick Institute ⓘ President of Rockefeller University ⓘ President of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Cancer Research UK
NERFINISHED
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Francis Crick Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Cancer Research Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockefeller University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul M. Nurse Description of subject: Paul M. Nurse is a British geneticist and cell biologist renowned for his Nobel Prize–winning work on the regulation of the cell cycle and for serving as president of the Royal Society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tim Hunt