Bruce G. Gordon, MD

Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Regulatory Affairs; Executive Chairman, IRBs; Professor, Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Bruce Gordon is Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Regulatory Affairs, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Dr. Gordon has been a member of the UNMC institutional review board since 1992, served as chair since 1996, and as executive chair since 2011.
He has served on a variety of national committees and task forces, including the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections Subpart A Subcommittee. He was the first chair of the National Cancer Institute Pediatric Central IRB. Dr. Gordon is currently serving on the Board of Directors for PRIMR.
Dr. Gordon has been a faculty member at every ARENA/PRIMR national meeting since 2002, and was the co-chair for the 2009 AER Conference. He is an active participant in PRIMR’s "At Your Doorstep" educational programs, and co-developed the “Collaborating for Compliance” workshop, “IRB Chairs Boot Camp” program, and the “Vulnerable Subjects” program.
He is a founding member of the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), is the author of two modules for the Human Subjects Research course, and co-developed the “Research Involving Vulnerable Subjects” course.
Dr. Gordon is the author of numerous original papers, chapters, review articles, and abstracts regarding research ethics and protection of human research subjects. He is currently co-editor of the 3rd edition of "IRB Management and Function"

Presentation(s):

• Ethical and Regulatory Review of Research Case Studies

  Sunday, November 17
  1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

• A13 - Research With the Vulnerable—The Basics and Beyond

  Monday, November 18
  1:00 PM – 2:15 PM