David M. Sabatini
David M. Sabatini | |
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Sabatini in 2013 | |
| Born | January 27, 1968 New York, US |
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| Known for | Co-discovery and study of mTOR |
| Relatives | David D. Sabatini (father) Bernardo L. Sabatini (brother) |
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| Doctoral advisor | Solomon H. Snyder |
David M. Sabatini (born January 27, 1968) is an American scientist and a former professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 2002 to 2021, he was a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He was also an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 2008 to 2021 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2016. He is known for his contributions in the areas of cell signaling and cancer metabolism, most notably the co-discovery of mTOR.
In 2021 and 2022, Sabatini was fired from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and resigned his positions at the Whitehead Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, following allegations of sexual harassment. Sabatini denies the allegations.