Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
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The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3520308 — 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: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Context triple: [Emmanuelle Charpentier, employer, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology]
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A.
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry is a leading German research institute near Munich that conducts fundamental research in molecular biology, cell biology, and related areas of life sciences.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a leading German research institute in Berlin focused on fundamental research in molecular biology, genetics, and genomics.
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C.
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is a leading German research institute in Göttingen that conducts interdisciplinary fundamental research at the interface of biology, chemistry, and physics.
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D.
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology is a German research institute specializing in the study of microorganisms in terrestrial environments, including their physiology, genetics, and ecological roles.
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E.
Paul Ehrlich Institute
The Paul Ehrlich Institute is Germany’s federal agency and research institution responsible for the evaluation, authorization, and monitoring of vaccines and biomedicines.
- 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: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Target entity description: The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
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A.
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry is a leading German research institute near Munich that conducts fundamental research in molecular biology, cell biology, and related areas of life sciences.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a leading German research institute in Berlin focused on fundamental research in molecular biology, genetics, and genomics.
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C.
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is a leading German research institute in Göttingen that conducts interdisciplinary fundamental research at the interface of biology, chemistry, and physics.
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D.
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology is a German research institute specializing in the study of microorganisms in terrestrial environments, including their physiology, genetics, and ecological roles.
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E.
Paul Ehrlich Institute
The Paul Ehrlich Institute is Germany’s federal agency and research institution responsible for the evaluation, authorization, and monitoring of vaccines and biomedicines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Max Planck Institute
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research institute ⓘ |
| affiliation | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
host-pathogen interactions
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immunology ⓘ infection biology ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ microbiology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
basic research on infectious diseases
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fundamental research ⓘ host-pathogen interaction mechanisms ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to study interactions between hosts and pathogens
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to understand mechanisms of infectious diseases ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
host defense mechanisms
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infection models ⓘ novel anti-infective strategies ⓘ pathogen biology ⓘ |
| hasType | non-university research institute ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
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Berlin-Mitte locality ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin-Mitte
Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Max Planck ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| organizationType |
biomedical research institute
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scientific institute ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| partOf |
Max Planck Institutes in the life sciences
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Max Planck Society ⓘ
surface form:
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
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| researchArea |
adaptive immunity
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bacterial infections ⓘ cell biology of infection ⓘ host immune response to pathogens ⓘ innate immunity ⓘ molecular pathogenesis ⓘ parasitic infections ⓘ pathogen evasion strategies ⓘ systems biology of infection ⓘ viral infections ⓘ |
| sector | public research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Description of subject: The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
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