David Sabatini(1968)
David Sabatini is a recipient of the Gairdner International Award (2018) from United States. They were educated at Brown University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. They have been affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
United StatesCzech Academy of Sciences
1
Major Awards
531
Publications
154,124
Citations
148
h-index
278
i10-index
290.3
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Sr. Group Leader
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
Prague, CZ
Researcher
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chevy Chase, US
Researcher
Whitehead Institute
Cambridge, US
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Brown University
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Doctoral Advisor
Career Timeline
Massachusetts Institute of Technology?–present
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences?–present
Howard Hughes Medical Institute?–2021
Whitehead Institute1997–2021
Top Publications
mTOR at the nexus of nutrition, growth, ageing and disease
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology20202,370 citations
Lysosomal metabolomics reveals V-ATPase- and mTOR-dependent regulation of amino acid efflux from lysosomes
Science2017642 citations
SAMTOR is an
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-adenosylmethionine sensor for the mTORC1 pathway
Science2017513 citations
Twenty-five years of mTOR: Uncovering the link from nutrients to growth
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2017443 citations
Dietary modifications for enhanced cancer therapy
Nature2020350 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
HZ
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
AZ
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
CC
Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
KB
Kary B. Mullis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993)
PB
Paul Berg
Gairdner International Award (1983)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)

Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)

John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
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