Abstract
The White House has named acting leaders for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the role of science adviser to the president. Current OSTP deputy director Alondra Nelson will serve as acting director. Former National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins will become acting science adviser and acting cochair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Both Nelson and Collins will serve “until permanent leadership is nominated and confirmed,” the White House says in a statement . This scientific reshuffle follows the resignation of Eric Lander as science adviser and OSTP director after a White House investigation found that he had created a hostile work environment . His last day was Feb. 18. “The selections are responsive to the dual importance of a strong OSTP that can drive science and technology solutions to our greatest challenges—and the very specific attention the President wants
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