Jennifer Doudna
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Jennifer Doudna is an American biochemist best known as a co-inventor of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology, which has revolutionized genetic research and biotechnology.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jennifer A. Doudna | 5 |
| Jennifer Doudna canonical | 5 |
| Doudna | 1 |
| Jennifer Doudna (honorary doctorate, not student) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T591759 — 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: Jennifer Doudna Context triple: [L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, hasNotableLaureate, Jennifer Doudna]
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Emmanuelle Charpentier
Emmanuelle Charpentier is a French microbiologist and geneticist best known as a co-developer of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology, for which she received numerous prestigious scientific awards.
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B.
Katalin Karikó
Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist whose pioneering work on mRNA technology enabled the development of several COVID-19 vaccines and earned her a share of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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C.
George Church
George Church was a stage actor known for his role in the original Broadway production of the musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
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E.
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her discovery of telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, which revealed key mechanisms of chromosome protection and cellular aging.
- 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: Jennifer Doudna Target entity description: Jennifer Doudna is an American biochemist best known as a co-inventor of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology, which has revolutionized genetic research and biotechnology.
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A.
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Emmanuelle Charpentier is a French microbiologist and geneticist best known as a co-developer of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology, for which she received numerous prestigious scientific awards.
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B.
Katalin Karikó
Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist whose pioneering work on mRNA technology enabled the development of several COVID-19 vaccines and earned her a share of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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C.
George Church
George Church was a stage actor known for his role in the original Broadway production of the musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
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E.
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for her discovery of telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, which revealed key mechanisms of chromosome protection and cellular aging.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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academic ⓘ biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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PhD in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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Canada Gairdner International Award ⓘ
linked to:
Gairdner Foundation International Award
Gruber Genetics Prize ⓘ Japan Prize ⓘ Kavli Prize in Nanoscience ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Samuel H. Sternberg ⓘ |
| coInvented |
CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing method
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linked to:
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology
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| coInventedWith | Emmanuelle Charpentier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Pomona College ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName |
Doudna
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linked to:
Jennifer Doudna
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| fieldOfWork |
CRISPR research
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biochemistry ⓘ genetics ⓘ genome editing ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jennifer ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
RNA interference
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RNA structure ⓘ bacterial immune systems ⓘ ribozymes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-invention of CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology
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pioneering work in RNA biology ⓘ structural studies of CRISPR-Cas systems ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Society ⓘ |
| notablePublication | A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of programmable CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome editing in vitro
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public advocacy on ethical use of gene editing ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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molecular biologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley
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professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jennifer Doudna Description of subject: Jennifer Doudna is an American biochemist best known as a co-inventor of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology, which has revolutionized genetic research and biotechnology.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jennifer Doudna
subject linked to:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists)
linked to: Jennifer Doudna
linked to: Jennifer Doudna
linked to: Jennifer Doudna
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
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author
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Jennifer A. Doudna
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linked to: Jennifer Doudna
linked to: Jennifer Doudna
linked to: Jennifer Doudna