Thomas Südhof
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Thomas Südhof is a German-American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Südhof | 1 |
| Thomas Christian Südhof | 1 |
| Thomas Südhof canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2172113 — 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: Thomas Südhof Context triple: [Richard Tsien, notableStudent, Thomas Südhof]
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Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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B.
Kenneth A. Jessell
Kenneth A. Jessell is an American academic administrator and economist who serves as the president of Florida International University.
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C.
Richard Axel
Richard Axel is an American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular biology of the sense of smell.
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D.
Terrence Sejnowski
Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
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E.
Edvard Moser
Edvard Moser is a Norwegian neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of grid cells, which are crucial for the brain’s spatial navigation system.
- 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: Thomas Südhof Target entity description: Thomas Südhof is a German-American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission.
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A.
Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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B.
Kenneth A. Jessell
Kenneth A. Jessell is an American academic administrator and economist who serves as the president of Florida International University.
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C.
Richard Axel
Richard Axel is an American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular biology of the sense of smell.
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D.
Terrence Sejnowski
Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
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E.
Edvard Moser
Edvard Moser is a Norwegian neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of grid cells, which are crucial for the brain’s spatial navigation system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | MD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bernard Katz Award
ⓘ
Gairdner International Award ⓘ
linked to:
Gairdner Foundation International Award
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Prize
Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-12-22 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Victor P. Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Stanford University
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Stanford University School of Medicine ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ⓘ |
| familyName |
Südhof
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Südhof
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| fieldOfWork |
cell biology
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molecular neuroscience ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ synaptic transmission ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
characterization of synaptotagmin as a calcium sensor
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elucidation of synaptic transmission mechanisms ⓘ research on SNARE proteins in neurotransmitter release ⓘ research on molecular mechanisms of synaptic vesicle exocytosis ⓘ work on synaptic vesicle trafficking ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ⓘ National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| name |
Thomas Christian Südhof
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Südhof
|
| NobelPrizeCategory |
Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
|
| NobelPrizeMotivation | discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeSharedWith |
James Rothman
ⓘ
Randy Schekman ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | role of synaptotagmins as calcium sensors for exocytosis ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Göttingen ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
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Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
calcium-triggered neurotransmitter release
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presynaptic active zone proteins ⓘ synaptic vesicle docking and fusion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Thomas Südhof Description of subject: Thomas Südhof is a German-American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thomas Südhof
linked to: Thomas Südhof