Finally, a president who respects science
December 20th, 2008 Chris
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It’s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America’s place as the world leader in science and technology.
- President-elect Barack Obama in his weekly address
It’s about time we heard that from Washington DC, and it’s great to see that he’s backing it up by appointing several well known and respected scientists to key positions. From my perspective, it’s especially exciting to have Eric Lander on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He’s one of the biggest names in genomics and should do a great job of informing this White House about the power and potential of personalized medicine.
Update: How did I miss Harold Varmus? He’s a Nobel-laureate cancer researcher. As someone working on cancer genomics, this lineup makes me very happy.
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