Satoshi Ōmura
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Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist and Nobel Prize–winning researcher renowned for discovering avermectins, leading to revolutionary treatments for parasitic infections such as river blindness and lymphatic filariasis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Satoshi Ōmura canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8210854 — 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: Satoshi Ōmura Context triple: [Tu Youyou, coLaureate, Satoshi Ōmura]
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A.
Norio Miyaura
Norio Miyaura is a Japanese chemist renowned for co-developing the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction, a pivotal method in organic synthesis.
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B.
Susumu Okubo
Susumu Okubo is a Japanese theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to particle physics and symmetry principles, including the Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula.
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C.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
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D.
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist best known for his pioneering discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes, which revolutionized the field of nanotechnology.
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E.
Seiichi Itō
Seiichi Itō was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for commanding the battleship Yamato’s final mission during World War II.
- 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: Satoshi Ōmura Target entity description: Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist and Nobel Prize–winning researcher renowned for discovering avermectins, leading to revolutionary treatments for parasitic infections such as river blindness and lymphatic filariasis.
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A.
Norio Miyaura
Norio Miyaura is a Japanese chemist renowned for co-developing the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction, a pivotal method in organic synthesis.
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B.
Susumu Okubo
Susumu Okubo is a Japanese theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to particle physics and symmetry principles, including the Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula.
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C.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
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D.
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist best known for his pioneering discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes, which revolutionized the field of nanotechnology.
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E.
Seiichi Itō
Seiichi Itō was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for commanding the battleship Yamato’s final mission during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ microbiologist ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Tokyo University of Science
ⓘ
Tokyo University of Science Graduate School ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo University of Science
University of Tokyo ⓘ Yamanashi University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Yamanashi
|
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Global Health Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Gairdner Foundation International Award
Japan Academy Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Order of Culture (Japan) ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Culture
Person of Cultural Merit (Japan) ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
global control of lymphatic filariasis
ⓘ
global control of onchocerciasis (river blindness) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-07-12 ⓘ |
| developed |
ivermectin (with collaborators)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mectizan
|
| discovered | avermectins ⓘ |
| employer | Kitasato University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ōmura
ⓘ
linked to:
Omura
|
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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microbiology ⓘ natural products chemistry ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| givenName | Satoshi ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
research scientist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to treatment of lymphatic filariasis
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contributions to treatment of river blindness ⓘ development of antiparasitic drugs ⓘ discovery of avermectins ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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Japan Academy ⓘ National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate) ⓘ |
| name | Satoshi Ōmura ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 大村 智 ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory |
Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
|
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan
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| positionHeld |
director of Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences
ⓘ
professor at Kitasato University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Streptomyces-derived natural products
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isolation of bioactive compounds from soil microorganisms ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Tu Youyou
ⓘ
William C. Campbell ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Kitasato Institute ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Satoshi Ōmura Description of subject: Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist and Nobel Prize–winning researcher renowned for discovering avermectins, leading to revolutionary treatments for parasitic infections such as river blindness and lymphatic filariasis.
Referenced by (4)
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