Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

E34458

graduate school research institute

The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese biomedical research and graduate education center renowned for its work in infectious diseases, genomics, and advanced medical science.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo canonical	2
Institute for Infectious Diseases (Tokyo)	1
Institute of Medical Science campus in Shirokanedai	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262337 — 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: Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
Context triple: [University of Tokyo, hasAffiliatedInstitution, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo]

A. University of Tokyo Hospital
University of Tokyo Hospital is a major academic medical center in Tokyo, Japan, known for advanced clinical care, medical education, and cutting-edge research.
B. Kyoto University
Kyoto University is a prestigious national research university in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its strong emphasis on academic freedom and contributions to science and humanities.
C. Osaka University
Osaka University is a leading Japanese national research university known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and medicine and its major contributions to academic and industrial innovation.
D. University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo is Japan’s most prestigious and oldest national research university, renowned for its leading role in higher education, science, and public policy in Japan and worldwide.
E. Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
The Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research institute dedicated to advanced science and engineering, spanning fields from information technology and robotics to materials and environmental studies.
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: Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
Target entity description: The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese biomedical research and graduate education center renowned for its work in infectious diseases, genomics, and advanced medical science.

A. University of Tokyo Hospital
University of Tokyo Hospital is a major academic medical center in Tokyo, Japan, known for advanced clinical care, medical education, and cutting-edge research.
B. Kyoto University
Kyoto University is a prestigious national research university in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its strong emphasis on academic freedom and contributions to science and humanities.
C. Osaka University
Osaka University is a leading Japanese national research university known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and medicine and its major contributions to academic and industrial innovation.
D. University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo is Japan’s most prestigious and oldest national research university, renowned for its leading role in higher education, science, and public policy in Japan and worldwide.
E. Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
The Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research institute dedicated to advanced science and engineering, spanning fields from information technology and robotics to materials and environmental studies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	graduate school ⓘ research institute ⓘ
affiliatedWith	University of Tokyo ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
educates	doctoral students ⓘ graduate students ⓘ medical researchers ⓘ
fieldOfWork	advanced medical science ⓘ biomedical research ⓘ cancer research ⓘ genomics ⓘ immunology ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ
focusesOn	basic medical research ⓘ clinical research ⓘ translational research ⓘ
hasAcademicStaff	graduate faculty ⓘ medical scientists ⓘ physicians ⓘ
hasFacility	biosafety laboratories ⓘ clinical wards ⓘ genome analysis platforms ⓘ laboratories ⓘ
hasResearchCenter	genome research facilities ⓘ infectious disease research facilities ⓘ research hospital ⓘ
knownFor	advanced biomedical science ⓘ research in genomics ⓘ research in infectious diseases ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Minato, Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Minato, Tokyo, Japan Tokyo ⓘ
offers	doctoral programs ⓘ graduate education ⓘ master’s programs ⓘ
operatedBy	University of Tokyo ⓘ
partOf	University of Tokyo ⓘ
researchArea	bacteriology ⓘ human genetics ⓘ regenerative medicine ⓘ vaccine development ⓘ virology ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ medical research ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Tokyo → hasAffiliatedInstitution → Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo ⓘ

Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo → hasResearchInstitute → Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medicine

Shibasaburo Kitasato → founded → Institute for Infectious Diseases (Tokyo) ⓘ

linked to: Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo campus network → hasComponent → Institute of Medical Science campus in Shirokanedai ⓘ