I study complex genetics & molecular pharmacology. Interests include canine-human comparative genomics of behavior, cancer & pleiotropy; & alpha arrestins.
"Erin O’Shea, who was instrumental in firing David [Sabatini] from HHMI, dated and married someone who earned his PhD in her own laboratory. Ruth Lehmann, who forced David out of Whitehead, has a long-time partner who was a fellow scientist at NYU, where she worked. MIT’s president, Sally Kornbluth, is married to an MIT biology professor."
The MeToo movement provided pretext for this cabal to force the resignation of one of the highest performing scientists for their own personal gain.
The proof is that they were guilty of the same conflict yet meted out the highest possible decision -- not for abuse of power related to Sabatini's relationship, but for the possibility or appearance of it.
Like the University of Cambridge's Arday matter, the Whitehead and MIT are not concerned about the public's loss of trust. They are so elite that they believe, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and sh**t somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"