ABOUT
Robert “Skip” Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. is Senior Director, Pediatric Drug Development at Johnson & Johnson. Previously (2006-2017), Dr. Nelson was Deputy Director and Senior Pediatric Ethicist in the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Before joining FDA full-time, Dr. Nelson was Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson is a member of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections and serves as the Industry Representative to the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee.