Sir Martin Evans
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Sir Martin Evans is a British biologist and Nobel Prize–winning pioneer of embryonic stem cell research whose work enabled the development of genetically modified mice for studying human disease.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Martin Evans canonical | 2 |
| Sir Martin John Evans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4291873 — 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: Sir Martin Evans Context triple: [Corpus, hasNotableAlumni, Sir Martin Evans]
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A.
John B. Gurdon
John B. Gurdon is a British developmental biologist renowned for his pioneering work in nuclear reprogramming and cloning, which demonstrated that mature cells can be reverted to an embryonic state.
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B.
Mario Capecchi
Mario Capecchi is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that revolutionized the study of gene function in mammals.
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C.
John Sulston
John Sulston was a British biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetics and cell lineage of the nematode C. elegans and for his leadership in the Human Genome Project.
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D.
Sir Tim Hunt
Sir Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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E.
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards is a British physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for pioneering in vitro fertilization (IVF), which led to the birth of the first “test-tube baby.”
- 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: Sir Martin Evans Target entity description: Sir Martin Evans is a British biologist and Nobel Prize–winning pioneer of embryonic stem cell research whose work enabled the development of genetically modified mice for studying human disease.
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A.
John B. Gurdon
John B. Gurdon is a British developmental biologist renowned for his pioneering work in nuclear reprogramming and cloning, which demonstrated that mature cells can be reverted to an embryonic state.
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B.
Mario Capecchi
Mario Capecchi is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that revolutionized the study of gene function in mammals.
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C.
John Sulston
John Sulston was a British biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetics and cell lineage of the nematode C. elegans and for his leadership in the Human Genome Project.
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D.
Sir Tim Hunt
Sir Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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E.
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards is a British physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for pioneering in vitro fertilization (IVF), which led to the birth of the first “test-tube baby.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fellow of the Royal Society
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Nobel laureate ⓘ biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in Natural Sciences
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PhD in Biochemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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Copley Medal ⓘ Knighthood ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Wolf Prize in Medicine ⓘ
linked to:
Wolf Prize
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| birthDate | 1941-01-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
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linked to:
Stroud
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| birthYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ’s College, Cambridge
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linked to:
Christ's College, Cambridge
University College London ⓘ |
| employer |
Cardiff University
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| familyName | Evans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
embryology
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genetics ⓘ stem cell biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influencedField |
functional genomics
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regenerative medicine ⓘ transgenic animal technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creation of genetically modified mice as models of human disease
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development of techniques for gene targeting in mice ⓘ isolation of mouse embryonic stem cells ⓘ pioneering embryonic stem cell research ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Medical Sciences
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name |
Sir Martin John Evans
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linked to:
Sir Martin Evans
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| nationality | British ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
demonstration that embryonic stem cells can contribute to the germ line in chimeric mice
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first isolation and cultivation of pluripotent embryonic stem cells from mouse embryos ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Cardiff University
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Director of the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University ⓘ Professor of Mammalian Genetics ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
animal models of human genetic disease
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gene targeting in mice ⓘ mouse embryonic stem cells ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Mario R. Capecchi
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linked to:
Mario Capecchi
Oliver Smithies ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Sir Martin Evans