Carol W. Greider
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Carol W. Greider is an American molecular biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for co-discovering the enzyme telomerase and elucidating the role of telomeres in chromosome protection and cellular aging.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carol W. Greider canonical | 3 |
| Greider | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507117 — 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: Carol W. Greider Context triple: [Elizabeth Blackburn, notableStudent, Carol W. Greider]
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her discovery of telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, which revealed key mechanisms of chromosome protection and cellular aging.
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Joan A. Steitz
Joan A. Steitz is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work on RNA biology and the discovery of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) involved in RNA splicing.
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J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes, fundamentally advancing cancer biology.
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Phillip A. Sharp
Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
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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.
- 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: Carol W. Greider Target entity description: Carol W. Greider is an American molecular biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for co-discovering the enzyme telomerase and elucidating the role of telomeres in chromosome protection and cellular aging.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her discovery of telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, which revealed key mechanisms of chromosome protection and cellular aging.
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B.
Joan A. Steitz
Joan A. Steitz is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work on RNA biology and the discovery of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) involved in RNA splicing.
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C.
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes, fundamentally advancing cancer biology.
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D.
Phillip A. Sharp
Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ molecular biologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | American ⓘ |
| coDiscovererOf | telomerase ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, Santa Barbara ⓘ |
| employer |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
ⓘ
Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Greider
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linked to:
Carol W. Greider
|
| fieldOfWork |
cell biology
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genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Carol ⓘ |
| hasDoctoralAdvisor | Elizabeth Blackburn ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocusOn |
role of telomerase in disease
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telomere length regulation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-discovery of telomerase
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research on cellular aging ⓘ research on telomeres ⓘ studies of chromosome end protection ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeFor | discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase ⓘ |
| notableWork |
discovery of telomerase activity in Tetrahymena
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elucidation of telomere maintenance mechanisms ⓘ |
| occupation |
scientist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
department chair
ⓘ
professor of molecular biology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
aging
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cancer biology ⓘ chromosome stability ⓘ telomerase ⓘ telomeres ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
Elizabeth Blackburn
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Jack W. Szostak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carol W. Greider Description of subject: Carol W. Greider is an American molecular biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for co-discovering the enzyme telomerase and elucidating the role of telomeres in chromosome protection and cellular aging.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carol W. Greider