March 2005
Announcement of The RNAi Consortium (TRC)

February 2005
Publication of Paper Reporting Discovery of Rictor-mTOR as a hydrophobic motif kinase of Akt/PKB

December 2003
David Sabatini named Charles Ross Scholar by MIT

July 29, 2003
David Guertin wins a Damon Runyon Fellowship
Additional links: Damon Runyon Fellowship Award

April 25, 2003
Publication of Article Reporting Discovery of GbL, a New Component of the mTOR Signaling Complex - Like raptor, GbL is a critical component of the mTOR signaling complex and is required for cell growth in mammalian cells. The protein consists of seven WD-40 repeats and is similar to the beta subunits of heterotrimeric G-proteins. It binds and activates the mTOR kinase domain and also facillitates the interaction of raptor with mTOR. An article describing these findings was published today in Molecular Cell with Do-Hyung Kim as lead author. Additional links: NCBI; UPI story; ScienceDaily story

July 26, 2002
Publication of Article Describing Raptor, a Novel Protein that Interacts with mTOR Since the discovery of mTOR in the 1994 it has been clear that the protein is likely part of a large complex within cells. However, we and others have failed to identify other components of this complex. We now report the discovery of raptor, the first protein identified that interacts with mTOR in a near stoichiometric ratio and that appears to be an integral component of the mTOR signaling complex. An article describing these findings was published today in Cell with Do-Hyung Kim as lead author. Additional link: NCBI

July 16, 2002
David Sabatini Named One of the World's Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation - The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research today announced that David Sabatini has been chosen as one of the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT’s Magazine of Innovation. The TR100, chosen by Technology Review, MIT’s award-winning magazine of innovation, consists of 100 young individuals whose innovative work in business and technology has a profound impact on today’s world. Nominees are recognized for their contribution in transforming the nature of technology in industries such as biotechnology, computing, energy, medicine, manufacturing, nanotechnology, telecommunications and transportation.

October 3, 2002
BioMedNet Story about Steve Bailey's Presentation at BioArrays Europe - Steve gives a talk at the BioArrays Europe meeting in Cambridge, U.K. In a news story covering the talk Steve is given the fanciful position of 'Senior Member of the Whitehead Institute's microarray division'. Somehow, there is no mention that he works in the Sabatini and Stockwell labs.