David Sabatini, once a prominent scientist at MIT, sued a former colleague who accused him of inappropriate behavior. A jury found in his favor.
A prominent Massachusetts Institute of Technology biology professor forced out of his job over sexual harassment allegations won a defamation case against his accuser Friday, along with a $6 million award.
The biologist, David Sabatini, was among the most prominent scientists in his field and ran a research lab at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge for 24 years. His lab studied cellular biology to better understand neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes and aging.
He was forced out of his lab in 2021 after an internal Whitehead investigation concluded he had a past sexual relationship with a younger and less experienced colleague, Kristin Knouse, over whom he had a ca
