President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday night after a White House investigation found that he mistreated and demeaned his colleagues, violating workplace policies. An internal investigation by the White House found Lander, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), violated its “safe and respectful workplace policy,” in bullying his subordinates. “The president accepted Dr. Eric Lander’s resignation letter this evening with gratitude” for his work, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. “He knows that Dr. Lander will continue to make important contributions to the scientific community in the years ahead.” Lander apologized to his colleagues in an email and sent Biden a resignation later. “I am devastated that I caused hurt to past and present colleagues by the way in which I have spoken to them,” Lander wrote in his resignation letter. “I have sought to push myself …
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