Peter C. Doherty
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Peter C. Doherty is an Australian immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his groundbreaking work on how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter C. Doherty canonical | 6 |
| Peter Charles Doherty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T880662 — 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: Peter C. Doherty Context triple: [Rolf Zinkernagel, NobelPrizeSharedWith, Peter C. Doherty]
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Rolf Zinkernagel
Rolf Zinkernagel is a Swiss immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
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B.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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C.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
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D.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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E.
Salvador Luria
Salvador Luria was an Italian-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate whose pioneering work in bacteriophage genetics helped establish the foundations of molecular biology.
- 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: Peter C. Doherty Target entity description: Peter C. Doherty is an Australian immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his groundbreaking work on how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
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A.
Rolf Zinkernagel
Rolf Zinkernagel is a Swiss immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
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B.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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C.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
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D.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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E.
Salvador Luria
Salvador Luria was an Italian-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate whose pioneering work in bacteriophage genetics helped establish the foundations of molecular biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ immunologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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Australian of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
Australian of the Year awards
Companion of the Order of Australia ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-10-15 ⓘ |
| degree |
PhD in veterinary medicine from the University of Edinburgh
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Veterinary Science degree from the University of Queensland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
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University of Queensland ⓘ
linked to:
The University of Queensland
|
| employer |
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
University of Melbourne ⓘ |
| familyName | Doherty ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
immunology
ⓘ
virology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Peter Charles Doherty
ⓘ
linked to:
Peter C. Doherty
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Pandemics: What Everyone Needs to Know
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Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World ⓘ The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells
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research on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) restriction ⓘ work on T-cell mediated immunity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Academy of Science
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ US National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
|
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory |
Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
|
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defence ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | co-discovery of MHC restriction of T-cell recognition ⓘ |
| notableRole | public commentator on infectious diseases and pandemics ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
researcher ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brisbane ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of Excellence at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
T lymphocytes
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immune recognition of infected cells ⓘ viral infections ⓘ |
| residence | Melbourne ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
ⓘ
linked to:
Rolf Zinkernagel
|
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Subject: Peter C. Doherty Description of subject: Peter C. Doherty is an Australian immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his groundbreaking work on how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Zinkernagel
subject linked to:
Zinkernagel
subject linked to:
Zinkernagel
linked to: Peter C. Doherty