Whitehead’s David Sabatini discusses mTOR, a protein connecting metabolism, nutrition, and disease

12/09/2017 10 min
Whitehead’s David Sabatini discusses mTOR, a protein connecting metabolism, nutrition, and disease

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As a graduate student, Whitehead Member David Sabatini identified mTOR, the keystone molecule in a cellular pathway connecting nutrition, metabolism, and aging. In this episode, he discusses how the molecule was first discovered and what his lab is currently working on, including mTOR’s role in cancer, growth, and metabolism.

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