Linda Buck
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Linda Buck is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of smell.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Linda B. Buck | 2 |
| Linda Buck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830271 — 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: Linda Buck Context triple: [National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences, notableRecipient, Linda Buck]
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A.
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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Jeffrey C. Hall
Jeffrey C. Hall is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.
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C.
Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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D.
Thomas Südhof
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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E.
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.
- 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: Linda Buck Target entity description: Linda Buck is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of smell.
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A.
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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B.
Jeffrey C. Hall
Jeffrey C. Hall is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.
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C.
Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash is an American geneticist and chronobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, for which he received major scientific honors including the Lasker Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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D.
Thomas Südhof
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ biologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Rosenstiel Award ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | natural-born U.S. citizen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-01-29 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Gordon Tomkins ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent | Rachel Wilson ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute ⓘ
linked to:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute headquarters
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| familyName | Buck ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biology
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neurobiology ⓘ olfaction research ⓘ |
| givenName | Linda ⓘ |
| hasAcademicTitle | professor ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
chemosensory systems
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neural coding of odors ⓘ odorant receptors ⓘ olfactory receptor genes ⓘ |
| influenced |
molecular biology of G protein–coupled receptors
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research in sensory neuroscience ⓘ |
| isA | woman Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries concerning the olfactory system
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research on molecular mechanisms of smell ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
co-discovery of a large family of G protein–coupled receptors for odorants
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elucidation of how odorant receptor inputs are organized in the olfactory bulb ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1991 Cell paper describing a multigene family encoding odorant receptors ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith | Richard Axel ⓘ |
| workLocation | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Linda Buck Description of subject: Linda Buck is an American biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of smell.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Linda Buck
linked to: Linda Buck