Lily Jan
E420075
Lily Jan is a prominent neuroscientist renowned for her pioneering work on ion channels and neural signaling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lily Jan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4193492 — 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: Lily Jan Context triple: [Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, notableRecipient, Lily Jan]
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A.
Lily Bell
Lily Bell is a central character in the television series "Hell on Wheels," portrayed as a determined and resourceful Englishwoman navigating the dangers and politics surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
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B.
Lily Stumpf
Lily Stumpf was the wife of Swiss-German painter Paul Klee and a trained pianist who supported and influenced his artistic career.
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C.
Lily Harley
Lily Harley was the stage name of Hannah Chaplin, a British music hall performer best known as the mother of film icon Charlie Chaplin.
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D.
Lily
Lily is a pivotal character in the psychological thriller film "Black Swan," serving as a seductive and enigmatic rival whose presence intensifies the protagonist's descent into paranoia and self-destruction.
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E.
Lily
Lily is a feminine given name of English origin commonly associated with the lily flower and symbolizing purity and beauty.
- 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: Lily Jan Target entity description: Lily Jan is a prominent neuroscientist renowned for her pioneering work on ion channels and neural signaling.
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A.
Lily Bell
Lily Bell is a central character in the television series "Hell on Wheels," portrayed as a determined and resourceful Englishwoman navigating the dangers and politics surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
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B.
Lily Stumpf
Lily Stumpf was the wife of Swiss-German painter Paul Klee and a trained pianist who supported and influenced his artistic career.
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C.
Lily Harley
Lily Harley was the stage name of Hannah Chaplin, a British music hall performer best known as the mother of film icon Charlie Chaplin.
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D.
Lily
Lily is a feminine given name of English origin commonly associated with the lily flower and symbolizing purity and beauty.
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E.
Lily
Lily is a pivotal character in the psychological thriller film "Black Swan," serving as a seductive and enigmatic rival whose presence intensifies the protagonist's descent into paranoia and self-destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neuroscientist
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
ⓘ
linked to:
HHMI Investigator
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Prize
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, San Francisco ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ion channels
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neural signaling ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
biophysics
ⓘ
molecular biology ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator | Yuh Nung Jan ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent |
Feng Zhang
ⓘ
Liqun Luo ⓘ Rachel Wilson ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
peer-reviewed journal articles
ⓘ
scientific reviews ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
cellular neurophysiology
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ion channel biophysics ⓘ molecular neuroscience ⓘ neural development ⓘ synaptic transmission ⓘ |
| hasResearchMethod |
Drosophila genetics
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electrophysiology ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ patch-clamp recording ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern understanding of ion channel diversity
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research on neuronal signaling mechanisms ⓘ |
| knownAs | Lily Y. Jan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering work on ion channels
ⓘ
research on neural signaling ⓘ |
| notableWork |
characterization of Shaker potassium channels in Drosophila
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cloning and functional analysis of ion channel genes ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| spouse | Yuh Nung Jan ⓘ |
| studies |
ion channel gating
ⓘ
neuronal excitability ⓘ potassium channels ⓘ signal transduction in neurons ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lily Jan Description of subject: Lily Jan is a prominent neuroscientist renowned for her pioneering work on ion channels and neural signaling.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.