Shigetada Nakanishi
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Shigetada Nakanishi is a Japanese neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on neurotransmitter receptors and synaptic transmission.
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| Shigetada Nakanishi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4193487 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shigetada Nakanishi Context triple: [Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, notableRecipient, Shigetada Nakanishi]
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A.
Masanobu Takayanagi
Masanobu Takayanagi is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films such as Silver Linings Playbook, Spotlight, and Warrior.
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B.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Kiyotake Kawaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
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C.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Jun-ichi Nishizawa was a pioneering Japanese engineer and physicist often called the "father of Japanese microelectronics" for his foundational contributions to semiconductor and optoelectronic device technology.
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D.
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Navy Minister and a key naval leader during World War II.
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E.
Noboru Kawazoe
Noboru Kawazoe was a Japanese architect and critic closely associated with the Metabolism movement, contributing to its theoretical foundations and promotion.
- 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: Shigetada Nakanishi Target entity description: Shigetada Nakanishi is a Japanese neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on neurotransmitter receptors and synaptic transmission.
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A.
Masanobu Takayanagi
Masanobu Takayanagi is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films such as Silver Linings Playbook, Spotlight, and Warrior.
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B.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Kiyotake Kawaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
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C.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Jun-ichi Nishizawa was a pioneering Japanese engineer and physicist often called the "father of Japanese microelectronics" for his foundational contributions to semiconductor and optoelectronic device technology.
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D.
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Navy Minister and a key naval leader during World War II.
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E.
Noboru Kawazoe
Noboru Kawazoe was a Japanese architect and critic closely associated with the Metabolism movement, contributing to its theoretical foundations and promotion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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neuroscientist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
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Asahi Prize ⓘ Gairdner Foundation International Award ⓘ Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy ⓘ Japan Prize ⓘ Keio Medical Science Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Kyoto University ⓘ |
| employer |
Kyoto University
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Osaka Bioscience Institute ⓘ |
| familyName | Nakanishi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
molecular neuroscience
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neurobiology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ receptor biology ⓘ synaptic transmission ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Shigetada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cloning of glutamate receptors
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molecular characterization of glutamate receptor subtypes ⓘ research on neurotransmitter receptors ⓘ studies of synaptic transmission mechanisms ⓘ work on G protein–coupled receptors ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Japan Academy ⓘ National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| name | Shigetada Nakanishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
identification of metabotropic glutamate receptors
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molecular cloning of NMDA receptor subunits ⓘ molecular cloning of non-NMDA glutamate receptors ⓘ studies on neuropeptide receptors ⓘ studies on substance P receptor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of Osaka Bioscience Institute ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kyoto
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Osaka ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Shigetada Nakanishi Description of subject: Shigetada Nakanishi is a Japanese neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on neurotransmitter receptors and synaptic transmission.
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