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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School gptkb:Harvard_University
 gptkb:Yale_University
 
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                                | gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Time_100_(2009) 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1962 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut,_USA 
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                                | gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor | gptkb:Robert_H._Fletcher 
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                                | gptkbp:education | gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School gptkb:Harvard_University
 gptkb:Yale_University
 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:Yale_University 
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                                | gptkbp:field | epidemiology public health
 social networks
 biosocial science
 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | epidemiology public health
 biosocial science
 research on social networks
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | English 
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                                | gptkbp:memberOf | gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Medicine
 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:American 
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                                | gptkbp:notableStudent | gptkb:James_H._Fowler 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | gptkb:Blueprint:_The_Evolutionary_Origins_of_a_Good_Society gptkb:Connected:_The_Surprising_Power_of_Our_Social_Networks_and_How_They_Shape_Our_Lives
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:author gptkb:sociologist
 gptkb:physician
 
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                                | gptkbp:position | Professor of Medicine Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science
 Professor of Sociology
 Professor of Biomedical Engineering
 Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
 
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                                | gptkbp:researchInterest | evolution health
 human behavior
 social networks
 biosocial science
 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Erika_Christakis 
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                                | gptkbp:twitter | @NAChristakis 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.nicholaschristakis.com/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Blueprint:_The_Evolutionary_Origins_of_a_Good_Society gptkb:Connected:_The_Surprising_Power_of_Our_Social_Networks_and_How_They_Shape_Our_Lives
 gptkb:US20130260352A1
 gptkb:US20130260393A1
 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Nicholas A. Christakis 
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