Nina Fedoroff

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American geneticist molecular biologist science policy advisor university professor

Nina Fedoroff is an American molecular biologist and geneticist renowned for her pioneering work on plant transposable elements and contributions to agricultural biotechnology.

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Label	Occurrences
Nina Fedoroff canonical	1
Nina V. Fedoroff	1

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Target entity: Nina Fedoroff
Context triple: [Oriel College, Oxford, hasNotableAlumnus, Nina Fedoroff]

A. Emma Kistiakowsky
Emma Kistiakowsky was an American physicist and educator known for her work in nuclear physics and for advocating for women in science.
B. Vera Kistiakowsky
Vera Kistiakowsky was an American experimental nuclear physicist and MIT professor known for her research in particle physics and her advocacy for women in science.
C. Mary Woronov
Mary Woronov is an American actress, writer, and artist closely associated with Andy Warhol’s Factory scene and known for her work in underground and cult films.
D. Maria Shubskaya
Maria Shubskaya is a Russian film producer and public figure known as the daughter of acclaimed actress and director Vera Glagoleva.
E. Tatiana Schlossberg
Tatiana Schlossberg is an American journalist and author, known for her environmental reporting and as a member of the Kennedy family.
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: Nina Fedoroff
Target entity description: Nina Fedoroff is an American molecular biologist and geneticist renowned for her pioneering work on plant transposable elements and contributions to agricultural biotechnology.

A. Emma Kistiakowsky
Emma Kistiakowsky was an American physicist and educator known for her work in nuclear physics and for advocating for women in science.
B. Vera Kistiakowsky
Vera Kistiakowsky was an American experimental nuclear physicist and MIT professor known for her research in particle physics and her advocacy for women in science.
C. Mary Woronov
Mary Woronov is an American actress, writer, and artist closely associated with Andy Warhol’s Factory scene and known for her work in underground and cult films.
D. Maria Shubskaya
Maria Shubskaya is a Russian film producer and public figure known as the daughter of acclaimed actress and director Vera Glagoleva.
E. Tatiana Schlossberg
Tatiana Schlossberg is an American journalist and author, known for her environmental reporting and as a member of the Kennedy family.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American ⓘ geneticist ⓘ molecular biologist ⓘ science policy advisor ⓘ university professor ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science ⓘ PhD in molecular biology ⓘ
awardReceived	AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Sigma Xi William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement ⓘ linked to: William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1942-04-02 ⓘ
educatedAt	Rockefeller University ⓘ Syracuse University ⓘ
employer	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ⓘ linked to: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology campus buildings Pennsylvania State University ⓘ The Pennsylvania State University Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences ⓘ linked to: Pennsylvania State University U.S. Department of State ⓘ linked to: United States Department of State
fieldOfWork	agricultural biotechnology ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ plant genetics ⓘ transposable elements ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasRole	advocate for genetically modified crops ⓘ science diplomat ⓘ
influencedBy	Barbara McClintock ⓘ
knownFor	advocacy for agricultural biotechnology ⓘ leadership in science and technology policy ⓘ research on plant transposable elements ⓘ work on maize transposons ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ American Association for the Advancement of Science ⓘ National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ linked to: National Academy of Sciences
notableWork	Molecular analysis of maize transposable elements ⓘ publications on genetically modified crops and food security ⓘ research on the molecular biology of transposons in plants ⓘ
occupation	science administrator ⓘ scientist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
positionHeld	Evan Pugh Professor at Pennsylvania State University ⓘ linked to: Evan Pugh Professorship at Pennsylvania State University Huck Distinguished Chair in Life Sciences at Pennsylvania State University ⓘ President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ⓘ Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State ⓘ Science and Technology Adviser to the USAID Administrator ⓘ
residence	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America

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Oriel College, Oxford → hasNotableAlumnus → Nina Fedoroff ⓘ

Carl Djerassi → hasChild → Nina V. Fedoroff ⓘ

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