Eric Lander, a tenured professor, was on academic leave from Harvard, MIT and the Broad Institute while serving in the Biden administration:
Dr. Eric Lander standing outside the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, which he led before joining President Biden's administration. A White House review found credible evidence that Lander violated its"Safe and Respectful Workplace Policy."
Asked about Lander's future at MIT and Harvard, both institutions said Lander is currently on unpaid leave and gave no further comment. The Broad made a similar statement.Lander resigned Monday from his post at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, after an internal investigation found credible evidence that he created a toxic work environment.
There was swift reaction from the scientific community. The American Association for the Advancement of Science disinvited Lander as a speaker at its annual conference this month. "It really bothers me that he squandered the opportunity to say 'science is at the table as a cabinet member,'"said Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group in Cambridge.
Lander, a geneticist, mathematician and molecular biologist, is known for his work on the Human Genome Project. He has a reputation for being demanding and could be brusque at times, according to people who worked with him in Massachusetts.from 2009-2012, said she was surprised by the extent of the allegations in Washington, D.C. Clegg said she knew Lander to be a fair boss."I saw Eric Lander be exacting, of himself and others,” Clegg recalled.
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