Eric Lander
Eric Steven Lander (born February 3, 1957) is an American mathematician and geneticist who is a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a professor of systems biology at Harvard Medical School. Eric Lander is founding director emeritus of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Eric Lander | |
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| 11th Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
| In office June 2, 2021 – February 18, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kei Koizumi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alondra Nelson (acting) |
| Science Advisor to the President | |
| In office January 25, 2021 – February 18, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kei Koizumi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Francis Collins (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lori Lander |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Wolfson College, Oxford (MSc, DPhil) |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (1987) Dickson Prize (1997) Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service (1998) Max Delbrück Medal (2001) Gairdner Award (2002) Harvey Prize (2012) Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013) William Allan Award (2018) |
| Website | www |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Broad Institute Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Topics in Algebraic Coding Theory (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Cameron |
| Doctoral students | Julie Segre Kenro Kusumi Manolis Kellis Erez Lieberman Aiden Mark Daly |
Lander served as the 11th director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President in Joe Biden's presidential Cabinet. In response to allegations that he had engaged in bullying and abusive conduct, Lander apologized and resigned from the Biden Administration effective February 18, 2022.
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