David Sabatini resigns MIT professorship after sexual harassment probe led to ouster from Whitehead Institute
The prominent biotech founder and researcher David Sabatini has resigned his tenured spot on MIT’s faculty.
Sabatini stepped down following an external probe that found he had violated the sexual harassment policies of MIT’s Whitehead Institute, according to a public letter from MIT president L. Rafael Reif. Sabatini was previously ousted from Whitehead after the probe’s findings, but the latest development saw him leave MIT altogether.
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