A group of graduate students, faculty and alumni from New York University staged a walk out Wednesday to protest a report that the school may soon hire a doctor accused of sexual harassment.
A group of people are chanting and holding signs in front of the N.Y.U. Medical Center.
Grant Hussey is a graduate student at the medical school.
As a graduate student, Dr. Sabatini discovered the mTOR protein, which regulates cell growth in animals. He did not comment on potential employment at N.Y.U., but said accusations of sexual misconduct were false.
As I have maintained consistently from the start, I differ sharply with the way this matter has been characterized, and I intend to set the record straight and stand up for my integrity.
In August of last year, Dr. Sabatini was placed on administrative leave at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, after an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against him, conducted by a law firm separate from the university.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute fired Dr. Sabatini after he resigned from the Whitehead Institute.
According to a letter obtained by The Boston Globe, he resigned from M.I.T. earlier this month after three faculty members recommended that his tenure be revoked.
In the letter, Dr. Reif wrote that the faculty members had reviewed the allegations and found that Dr. They were concerned about his behavior with lab members.
Megan said she was disappointed that the medical school would consider hiring a person with accusations of sexual harassment when they could have hired someone with a background in science.
It was kind of a moment of cynicism.
The medical school has policies on sexual harassment.
She said that the rules should apply to everyone if they are a well-known researcher.
Several faculty members wrote a letter to the dean and vice dean of the medical school urging them not to recruit Dr. A letter obtained by The New York Times said that a move could have a profound impact on the reputation of the school. It had been signed by about 90 faculty members.
While we understand there are still legal proceedings in progress and that the public does not yet have all of the facts, we are worried that this hiring would signal a shift in policy that conflicts with our commitment to provide a respectful training environment, a culture of respect for women.
The vice dean of the medical school said in a statement that the administration would not make a hiring decision that would violate the school's policies.
Dr. Bar-Sagi said that many aspects of Dr. Sabatini's departure from M.I.T. and the Whitehead Institute were never publicly scrutinized. We take the concerns we are hearing very seriously.
It wasn't clear what position Dr. Sabatini was being considered for or what stage the hiring process had reached.
In October of 2021, Dr. Sabatini filed a lawsuit against the institute and his accuser, claiming that he had been wrongly accused of sexual harassment by the colleague, with whom he said he had had a consensual relationship.
In December, the accuser filed a countersuit, claiming that Dr. Sabatini coerced her into having sex, that he created a toxic and sexually charged lab environment, and that hegroomed her.
Several medical school students and employees stood outside the N.Y.U. on Wednesday to say that they would not attend his seminars if he were hired.
We are still at the point where we hope we can have our voices heard before this actually happens.
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