‘Inspired choice’: Biden appoints sociologist Alondra Nelson to top science post

Scientists praise US president’s selection of the bioethics and social inequality specialist to help lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 'Inspired choice': Biden appoints sociologist to top science post Scientists praise US president’s pick of Alondra Nelson, a specialist in...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 589; no. 7843; p. 502
Main Author Subbaraman, Nidhi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 28.01.2021
Nature Publishing Group
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Advisory Committees - organization & administration
Appointments, resignations and dismissals
Biden, Joe
Bioethics
Cabinet officers
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Federal Government
Global Warming - legislation & jurisprudence
Global Warming - prevention & control
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Leadership
multidisciplinary
Nelson, Alondra
News
Policy Making
Racism - prevention & control
Science
Science - legislation & jurisprudence
Sociology
United States
United States
Policy
Ethics
Politics
Government
Sociology
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Summary:Scientists praise US president’s selection of the bioethics and social inequality specialist to help lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 'Inspired choice': Biden appoints sociologist to top science post Scientists praise US president’s pick of Alondra Nelson, a specialist in bioethics and social inequality. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Alondra Nelson, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for OSTP Deputy Director for Science and Society, speaking in Delaware.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-021-00159-z