Eric Lander

Eric Lander

Eric Steven Lander (born February 3, 1957) is an American mathematician and geneticist who is the 11th director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President, serving on the Cabinet in both capacities. Lander is a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a professor of systems biology at Harvard Medical School, a former member of the Whitehead Institute, and the founding director of the Broad Institute. He is a 1987 MacArthur Fellow and Rhodes Scholar. Lander co-chaired President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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