Jules Hoffmann
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Jules Hoffmann is a Luxembourg-born French immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the innate immune system, particularly in insects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jules A. Hoffmann | 1 |
| Jules Hoffmann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jules Hoffmann Context triple: [University of Strasbourg, notableAlumnus, Jules Hoffmann]
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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.
Peter C. Doherty
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
- 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: Jules Hoffmann Target entity description: Jules Hoffmann is a Luxembourg-born French immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the innate immune system, particularly in insects.
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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.
Peter C. Doherty
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ immunologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Balzan Prize
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CNRS Gold Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Robert Koch Prize ⓘ Rosenstiel Award ⓘ Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Luxembourg ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-08-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| employer |
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
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linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Université de Strasbourg ⓘ
linked to:
University of Strasbourg
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| familyName |
Hoffmann
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linked to:
E. T. A. Hoffmann
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| fieldOfWork |
immunology
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innate immunity ⓘ insect immunology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jules ⓘ |
| hasResidence | France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity
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pioneering work on innate immune responses in insects ⓘ research on Toll signaling pathway in Drosophila immunity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des sciences (France)
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
European Molecular Biology Organization ⓘ German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ⓘ National Academy of Sciences (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| name |
Jules A. Hoffmann
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linked to:
Jules Hoffmann
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| NobelPrizeCategory |
Physiology or Medicine
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linked to:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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| NobelPrizeYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | innate immune recognition in invertebrates ⓘ |
| notableWork | demonstration of Toll pathway role in antifungal defense in Drosophila ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Echternach, Luxembourg ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| researchSubject |
Drosophila melanogaster
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Toll receptor signaling ⓘ antimicrobial peptides in insects ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Bruce A. Beutler
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Ralph M. Steinman ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Strasbourg, France
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linked to:
Strasbourg
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Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Jules Hoffmann