Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF
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The Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF is an endowed faculty position named in honor of genetic engineering pioneer Herbert Boyer, recognizing a leading scientist in molecular biology and related fields at the University of California, San Francisco.
All labels observed (1)
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| Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7930760 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF Context triple: [Cynthia Kenyon, positionHeld, Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF]
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J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute
The J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute is a prestigious endowed research chair once held by molecular biologist and DNA co-discoverer Francis Crick.
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MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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D.
Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute
The Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute is a distinguished endowed professorship in neuroscience named after DNA co-discoverer Francis Crick.
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E.
Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
The Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill held by Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Aziz Sancar.
- 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: Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF Target entity description: The Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF is an endowed faculty position named in honor of genetic engineering pioneer Herbert Boyer, recognizing a leading scientist in molecular biology and related fields at the University of California, San Francisco.
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A.
J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute
The J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute is a prestigious endowed research chair once held by molecular biologist and DNA co-discoverer Francis Crick.
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B.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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C.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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D.
Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute
The Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute is a distinguished endowed professorship in neuroscience named after DNA co-discoverer Francis Crick.
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E.
Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
The Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill held by Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Aziz Sancar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | endowed professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | life sciences ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
research in biochemistry
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research in biophysics ⓘ research in molecular biology ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF
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UCSF School of Medicine ⓘ
linked to:
University of California, San Francisco
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endowmentType | distinguished professorship ⓘ |
| field |
biochemistry
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biophysics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| honors | Herbert Boyer ⓘ |
| institution | University of California, San Francisco ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ University of California, San Francisco ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Boyer ⓘ |
| namedFor |
genetic engineering pioneer Herbert Boyer
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linked to:
Herbert Boyer
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| purpose | to recognize a leading scientist in molecular biology and related fields at UCSF ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF Description of subject: The Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF is an endowed faculty position named in honor of genetic engineering pioneer Herbert Boyer, recognizing a leading scientist in molecular biology and related fields at the University of California, San Francisco.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cynthia Kenyon
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positionHeld
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Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF
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