School of Physiology
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The School of Physiology is an academic department focused on the scientific study of how living systems function, typically within a medical or biomedical education and research setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| School of Physiology canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7662551 — 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: School of Physiology Context triple: [Medical School Campus, hostsAcademicUnit, School of Physiology]
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Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is an academic unit dedicated to research and education on the functions and mechanisms of living systems at molecular, cellular, and systemic levels.
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Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine that focuses on teaching and researching the functions and mechanisms of the human body.
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Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology is an academic unit within Tohoku University's Faculty of Medicine that conducts research and education on the functions and mechanisms of living organisms and their systems.
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School of Biomedical Sciences
The School of Biomedical Sciences is an academic unit focused on research and education in the biological and biomedical sciences, typically within a medical and health sciences faculty.
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Deanery of Biomedical Sciences
The Deanery of Biomedical Sciences is an academic division within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine that oversees teaching and research in the biomedical sciences.
- 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: School of Physiology Target entity description: The School of Physiology is an academic department focused on the scientific study of how living systems function, typically within a medical or biomedical education and research setting.
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A.
Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is an academic unit dedicated to research and education on the functions and mechanisms of living systems at molecular, cellular, and systemic levels.
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B.
Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine that focuses on teaching and researching the functions and mechanisms of the human body.
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C.
Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology is an academic unit within Tohoku University's Faculty of Medicine that conducts research and education on the functions and mechanisms of living organisms and their systems.
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School of Biomedical Sciences
The School of Biomedical Sciences is an academic unit focused on research and education in the biological and biomedical sciences, typically within a medical and health sciences faculty.
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Deanery of Biomedical Sciences
The Deanery of Biomedical Sciences is an academic division within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine that oversees teaching and research in the biomedical sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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educational organization unit ⓘ research organization unit ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
biomedical sciences
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life sciences ⓘ medical sciences ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
biomedical research training
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medical education curriculum ⓘ |
| employs |
physiology faculty
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postdoctoral researchers ⓘ research scientists ⓘ technical staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | physiology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
functions of cells
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functions of organ systems ⓘ functions of organs ⓘ functions of tissues ⓘ scientific study of how living systems function ⓘ whole‑body function ⓘ |
| goal |
advance understanding of normal body function
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inform diagnosis and treatment of disease ⓘ |
| hasStudentType |
graduate students
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medical students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
PhD program in physiology
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courses for biomedical science students ⓘ courses for medical students ⓘ master’s program in physiology ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
graduate training
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research ⓘ teaching ⓘ undergraduate instruction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anatomy department
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biochemistry department ⓘ pharmacology department ⓘ |
| researchArea |
cardiovascular physiology
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cell physiology ⓘ endocrine physiology ⓘ exercise physiology ⓘ neurophysiology ⓘ pathophysiology ⓘ renal physiology ⓘ respiratory physiology ⓘ systems physiology ⓘ |
| typicalInstitutionalContext |
biomedical faculty
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medical school ⓘ university ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
experimental physiology techniques
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laboratory‑based research ⓘ quantitative data analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: School of Physiology Description of subject: The School of Physiology is an academic department focused on the scientific study of how living systems function, typically within a medical or biomedical education and research setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand