The U.S. Senate today approved by voice vote the confirmation of Eric Lander to serve as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Upon his confirmation, Lander said that “America’s future depends on science and technology like never before,” adding that OSTP’s mission is to “maximize the impact of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental quality, and justice for all Americans” and that “we must ensure that every American — regardless of gender, race, resources or region — can participate fully in science and technology and have a voice in shaping our nation’s priorities.”
Prior to serving as White House Science Advisor to President Biden starting in January, Lander most recently served as President and Founding Director of the Broad Institute and Professor of Biology at MIT and Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School. He previously served as Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
