Department of Developmental and Cell Biology

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academic department research unit

The Department of Developmental and Cell Biology is an academic unit at UC Irvine focused on research and education in how cells function, interact, and give rise to developing organisms.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology	1
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6880297 — 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: Department of Developmental and Cell Biology
Context triple: [School of Biological Sciences (UC Irvine), hasDepartment, Department of Developmental and Cell Biology]

A. Department of Developmental Genetics
The Department of Developmental Genetics is a research unit focused on understanding how genes control embryonic development and organismal formation, particularly through molecular and genetic approaches.
B. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is an academic unit focused on research and education in molecular, cellular, and related biological sciences.
C. Division of Genetics and Development
The Division of Genetics and Development is a research unit within the National Institute for Medical Research focused on understanding genetic mechanisms and developmental processes in health and disease.
D. Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology is an academic and research unit specializing in the study of cellular structure, function, and physiological processes within the UNC School of Medicine.
E. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is an academic unit at McGill University specializing in teaching and research on the structure, function, and development of cells, tissues, and organisms.
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: Department of Developmental and Cell Biology
Target entity description: The Department of Developmental and Cell Biology is an academic unit at UC Irvine focused on research and education in how cells function, interact, and give rise to developing organisms.

A. Department of Developmental Genetics
The Department of Developmental Genetics is a research unit focused on understanding how genes control embryonic development and organismal formation, particularly through molecular and genetic approaches.
B. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is an academic unit focused on research and education in molecular, cellular, and related biological sciences.
C. Division of Genetics and Development
The Division of Genetics and Development is a research unit within the National Institute for Medical Research focused on understanding genetic mechanisms and developmental processes in health and disease.
D. Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology is an academic and research unit specializing in the study of cellular structure, function, and physiological processes within the UNC School of Medicine.
E. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is an academic unit at McGill University specializing in teaching and research on the structure, function, and development of cells, tissues, and organisms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ research unit ⓘ
affiliation	University of California system ⓘ
campus	UC Irvine ⓘ linked to: University of California, Irvine
collaboratesWith	other departments in the UCI School of Biological Sciences ⓘ research centers at UC Irvine ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educates	graduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ faculty members ⓘ postdoctoral researchers ⓘ research scientists ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cancer biology ⓘ cell biology ⓘ cell signaling ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ embryology ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ neurobiology ⓘ stem cell biology ⓘ
focusesOn	cell structure and function ⓘ cell-cell interactions ⓘ development of multicellular organisms ⓘ mechanisms of differentiation ⓘ model organisms in developmental biology ⓘ pattern formation in development ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/ ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Irvine, California ⓘ linked to: Irvine
mission	education and training in developmental and cell biology ⓘ research in how cells function, interact, and give rise to developing organisms ⓘ
offers	graduate courses ⓘ research training for graduate students ⓘ research training for postdoctoral scholars ⓘ research training for undergraduate students ⓘ undergraduate courses ⓘ
partOf	School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine ⓘ University of California, Irvine ⓘ
researchMethod	biochemistry ⓘ cell imaging ⓘ genetic manipulation of model organisms ⓘ genomics and transcriptomics ⓘ molecular biology techniques ⓘ
researchOutput	peer-reviewed scientific publications ⓘ
sector	public higher education ⓘ