David Baulcombe
E465882
David Baulcombe is a British plant scientist renowned for his pioneering work on RNA silencing and gene regulation in plants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Baulcombe canonical | 1 |
| David Charles Baulcombe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4661871 — 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: David Baulcombe Context triple: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, David Baulcombe]
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A.
David Buckley
David Buckley is a British film and television composer known for scoring numerous Hollywood productions, including action and thriller films.
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B.
David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
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C.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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D.
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
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E.
Paul Groves
Paul Groves is an American operatic tenor acclaimed for his performances in major international opera houses and concert halls.
- 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: David Baulcombe Target entity description: David Baulcombe is a British plant scientist renowned for his pioneering work on RNA silencing and gene regulation in plants.
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A.
David Buckley
David Buckley is a British film and television composer known for scoring numerous Hollywood productions, including action and thriller films.
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B.
David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
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C.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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D.
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
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E.
Paul Groves
Paul Groves is an American operatic tenor acclaimed for his performances in major international opera houses and concert halls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
ⓘ
biologist ⓘ person ⓘ plant scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Balzan Prize
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Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research ⓘ Royal Society Darwin Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Darwin Medal
Royal Society Hughes Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Hughes Medal
Wolf Prize in Agriculture ⓘ
linked to:
Wolf Prize
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
University of Leeds ⓘ |
| employer |
Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich
ⓘ
linked to:
Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge
University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| familyName | Baulcombe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
RNA silencing
ⓘ
linked to:
RNA interference pathway
epigenetics ⓘ gene regulation ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ plant biology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knighthood ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries in post-transcriptional gene silencing
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pioneering work on RNA silencing in plants ⓘ research on small interfering RNA in plants ⓘ work on virus-induced gene silencing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Europaea
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ |
| name |
David Charles Baulcombe
ⓘ
linked to:
David Baulcombe
|
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research demonstrating that small RNAs mediate gene silencing in plants
ⓘ
studies of RNA interference mechanisms in plant-virus interactions ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Regius Professorship of Botany (Cambridge)
|
| researchInterest |
epigenetic regulation in plants
ⓘ
plant–virus interactions ⓘ small RNA pathways ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Baulcombe Description of subject: David Baulcombe is a British plant scientist renowned for his pioneering work on RNA silencing and gene regulation in plants.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: David Baulcombe