Yukiko Yamashita
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Yukiko Yamashita is a developmental biologist known for her research on stem cell biology and asymmetric cell division.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yukiko Yamashita canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12590937 — 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: Yukiko Yamashita Context triple: [Haifan Lin, notableStudent, Yukiko Yamashita]
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A.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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B.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is a person whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly identifiable from the given information.
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C.
Yūko Kishi
Yūko Kishi is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kishi.
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D.
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a Japanese politician and former foreign minister, known as the outspoken daughter of influential former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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E.
Yoshiko Satō
Yoshiko Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Satō.
- 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: Yukiko Yamashita Target entity description: Yukiko Yamashita is a developmental biologist known for her research on stem cell biology and asymmetric cell division.
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A.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is a person whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly identifiable from the given information.
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B.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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C.
Yūko Kishi
Yūko Kishi is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kishi.
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D.
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a Japanese politician and former foreign minister, known as the outspoken daughter of influential former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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E.
Yoshiko Satō
Yoshiko Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Satō.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biologist
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developmental biologist ⓘ stem cell biologist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
understanding of asymmetric stem cell division
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understanding of how centrosomes are inherited during cell division ⓘ understanding of how stem cells avoid accumulation of damage ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
asymmetric cell division
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cell biology ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ stem cell biology ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNameInKanji | 山下 由紀子 ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
cellular mechanisms preventing aging in germline cells
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germline immortality ⓘ how asymmetric division contributes to cell fate determination ⓘ how stem cells maintain tissue homeostasis ⓘ quality control of genetic material in stem cells ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on asymmetric cell division
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research on stem cell biology ⓘ |
| researchArea |
cell fate specification
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cell polarity in stem cells ⓘ chromosome behavior in stem cells ⓘ germline stem cell niche ⓘ mechanisms of tissue homeostasis ⓘ |
| studies |
asymmetric segregation of cellular components
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centrosome behavior in stem cells ⓘ chromosome segregation in stem cells ⓘ germline stem cells ⓘ mechanisms of stem cell differentiation ⓘ mechanisms of stem cell self-renewal ⓘ |
| usesModelOrganism |
Drosophila melanogaster
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mammalian stem cells ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yukiko Yamashita Description of subject: Yukiko Yamashita is a developmental biologist known for her research on stem cell biology and asymmetric cell division.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.