| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1966-09-22 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Greensboro,_North_Carolina,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:degree | MD 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:National_Cancer_Institute gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_School_of_Medicine
 
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                                | gptkbp:fieldOfWork | oncology cancer biology
 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Norman_Edward_Sharpless 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | research on aging and cancer studies on p16INK4a biomarker
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:cancer gptkb:physician
 gptkb:oncologist
 
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                                | gptkbp:positionHeld | gptkb:Acting_Commissioner_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration Director of the National Cancer Institute
 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless (as NCI Director): Douglas Lowy (acting) Scott Gottlieb (as FDA Commissioner)
 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Sharon_Sharpless 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | Douglas Lowy (acting) (as NCI Director) Stephen Hahn (as FDA Commissioner)
 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd | gptkb:Acting_Commissioner_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration 2019-11-01
 Director of the National Cancer Institute
 2022-04-29
 
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                                | gptkbp:termStart | gptkb:Acting_Commissioner_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration 2017-10-17
 2019-04-05
 Director of the National Cancer Institute
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Scott_Gottlieb 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Ned Sharpless 
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