David M. Sabatini

Biologist who discovered mTOR · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1968 · age 58

David M. Sabatini 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.

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2019Louisa Gross Horwitz PrizeAward2017Dickson Prize in MedicineAwardLurie Prize in Biomedical SciencesAward2016Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2015Breakthroughs in Gerontology AwardsAward2014NAS Award in Molecular BiologyAward2009Paul Marks Prize for Cancer ResearchAward1968Born27 January 1968

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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize2019

Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences2017

Dickson Prize in Medicine2017

Clarivate Citation Laureates2016

Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards2015

NAS Award in Molecular Biology2014

Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research2009

Sjöberg Prize

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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.

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