1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgShira Hanauhttps://www.jta.org/author/shanauEric Lander, a Jewish geneticist, chosen to lead Cabinet-level science office - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uUgD99ylVx"><a href="https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/eric-lander-a-jewish-geneticist-chosen-to-lead-cabinet-level-science-office">Eric Lander, a Jewish geneticist, chosen to lead Cabinet-level science office</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/eric-lander-a-jewish-geneticist-chosen-to-lead-cabinet-level-science-office/embed#?secret=uUgD99ylVx" width="600" height="338" title="“Eric Lander, a Jewish geneticist, chosen to lead Cabinet-level science office” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="uUgD99ylVx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1-19-20-Eric-Lander.jpg21601200Lander will head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, whose elevation to Cabinet level appears to signal the importance of science, and life sciences in particular, to the new administration.