David J. Glover (geneticist)
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David J. Glover is a British geneticist known for his pioneering research on cell division and the cell cycle, particularly using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model organism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David J. Glover (geneticist) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10097066 — 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 J. Glover (geneticist) Context triple: [Glover, hasNotableBearer, David J. Glover (geneticist)]
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Steve Jones (geneticist)
Steve Jones is a British geneticist and popular science author known for his work on human genetics and evolution, as well as for presenting genetics to the public through books and broadcasting.
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B.
Steve Jones
Steve Jones was a professional basketball player best known for his career in the American Basketball Association and later work as a television commentator.
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C.
Steve Jones
Steve Jones is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the pioneering punk rock band the Sex Pistols.
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D.
Michael Turelli
Michael Turelli is an evolutionary biologist known for his influential theoretical work on population genetics, speciation, and the dynamics of endosymbionts such as Wolbachia.
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E.
Graham C. Walker
Graham C. Walker is an American molecular biologist known for his influential research on DNA repair and mutagenesis, particularly in bacteria.
- 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 J. Glover (geneticist) Target entity description: David J. Glover is a British geneticist known for his pioneering research on cell division and the cell cycle, particularly using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model organism.
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A.
Steve Jones (geneticist)
Steve Jones is a British geneticist and popular science author known for his work on human genetics and evolution, as well as for presenting genetics to the public through books and broadcasting.
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B.
Steve Jones
Steve Jones was a professional basketball player best known for his career in the American Basketball Association and later work as a television commentator.
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C.
Steve Jones
Steve Jones is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the pioneering punk rock band the Sex Pistols.
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D.
Michael Turelli
Michael Turelli is an evolutionary biologist known for his influential theoretical work on population genetics, speciation, and the dynamics of endosymbionts such as Wolbachia.
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E.
Graham C. Walker
Graham C. Walker is an American molecular biologist known for his influential research on DNA repair and mutagenesis, particularly in bacteria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial College London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Drosophila genetics
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cell biology ⓘ cell cycle ⓘ genetics ⓘ mitosis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
developmental biology
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molecular biology ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
cell cycle checkpoints
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centrosomes ⓘ chromosome segregation ⓘ mitotic spindle ⓘ protein kinases in cell cycle control ⓘ |
| hasRole |
laboratory head
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principal investigator ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
identification and characterization of mitotic regulators
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pioneering genetic approaches to study mitosis in Drosophila ⓘ research on cell division ⓘ research on the cell cycle ⓘ use of Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism ⓘ work on mitotic cyclins in Drosophila ⓘ work on polo-like kinases ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Jordan W. Raff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Head of Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Cell Biology ⓘ Professor of Genetics ⓘ |
| usesModelOrganism | Drosophila melanogaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David J. Glover (geneticist) Description of subject: David J. Glover is a British geneticist known for his pioneering research on cell division and the cell cycle, particularly using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model organism.
Referenced by (1)
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