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Researchers frustrated as Biden’s science adviser resigns amid scandal

Geneticist Eric Lander had a reputation for being a bully, scientists say, as they call for more inspiring leadership.
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  1. Jeff Tollefson
  2. Amy Maxmen
  3. Alexandra Witze
  4. Lauren Wolf

The US scientific community is reeling after President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, announced his resignation on 7 February. Reporting by the news outlet Politico reveals that a White House investigation has found that Lander violated the Biden administration’s workplace policy by bullying and demeaning staff.

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Nature 602, 369-370 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00375-1

Additional reporting by Nidhi Subbaraman.

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