WASHINGTON — Eric Lander, the top science adviser to President Joe Biden, resigned Monday after the public revelation that he had mistreated members of his staff and violated the White House’s safe workplace policies.
“The president accepted Dr. Eric Lander’s resignation letter this evening with gratitude for his work at OSTP on the pandemic, the Cancer Moonshot, climate change, and other key priorities,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement, referring to the Office of Science and Technology Policy. “He knows that Dr. Lander will continue to make important contributions to the scientific community in the years ahead.”
In his resignation letter, Lander said he was “devastated that I caused hurt to past and present colleagues” and did not believe he could continue effectively in his role.
