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LOUNSBERY DIRECTOR RECEIVES FRANCE'S HIGHEST SCIENTIFIC
HONOR
The French Academy of Sciences has named David Sabatini,
Doc en Med, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology and Chairman
of Cell Biology at NYU School of Medicine, as the recipient
of its highest honor for 2003, the Grande Medaille D'Or (the
Grand Gold Medal), in recognition of his scientific contributions
to cell biology. Previous recipients of the medal include
Louis Pasteur, Pierre and Marie Curie, Gustave Eiffel, and
Henri Poincaré.
The medal is given every year to a French or foreign scientist
working in one of the many disciplines represented in the
academy, which include the mathematical, physical, chemical,
natural, biological and biomedical sciences. The award recognizes
a decisive contribution to science in one of these areas and
emphasizes the originality of the discoveries, their international
impact, and the awardees' role in creating a true school of
research.
The academy cited Dr. Sabatini as "having virtually
revolutionized cellular biology" through transforming
the possibilities of investigation by electron microscopy
and his pioneering research on the mechanisms and pathways
for the distribution of newly synthesized proteins within
the cell. These seminal studies provided a foundation for
a continuing stream of discoveries over the last thirty years
on the complex organization of cells.
Dr. Sabatini was joined by Dean Robert M. Glickman, M.D.,
for the ceremony in Paris on November 25, 2003.
New York University, December 2003
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