Contributors
- Contributors
Allen Andrew Alvarez is a Researcher in the Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Dr Alvarez writes widely on the topic of health rationing and distribution of resources.
Tom Andreassen is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. His research interests include Intellectual property rights, human rights, governance, global justice. He has also written on the WTO agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights.
Benjamin Capps is Assistant Professor in the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore where he is Director of Graduate Studies. Dr. Capps is a member of the Human Genome Organisation’s (HUGO) Committee on Ethics, Law and Society; the Pro-Tem National Oversight Committee for Human Animal Combinations in Stem Cell Research (Ministry of Health, Singapore); and the Neuroethics Working Group of the Bioethics Advisory Committee (Singapore).
Ch’ng Jun-Hong is currently receiving a post-doctoral training in Karolinska Institute with Prof Mats Wahlgren researching parasite sequestration that is associated with severe malaria. Dr Ch’ng’s other research interests are in antimalarial drug discovery and parasitic cell death mechanisms which he pursued during his PhD studies with A/Prof Kevin Tan at the National University of Singapore.
Yosuke Shimazono is a faculty member of the Global Collaboration Institute at Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. Dr Shimazono’s research interests include medical anthropology, Philippines, and reproductive ethics.
Yuri Hibino is Assistant Professor at Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental and Preventative Medicine. Dr Hibino researches in a wide on a range of topics including reproductive technologies, sexual harassment, Alzheimer’s disease, among others.
Nida Khan is a physician at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. Her research interests include Health Policy, Health Disparities, Health Equity and Gender empowerment. Dr Khan has a master of Bioethics degree.
Noreen Chan is Senior Consultant in the Department of Haematology-Oncology at National University Cancer Institute, Singapore. Dr Chan lectures and tutors on ethics to medical students through the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore. Her interests include the interface between Oncology and Palliative Care, Clinical Decision-Making, Art and Literature in Palliative Care, and Ethical Issues at the End of Life. [End Page 391]
Sarojini Nadimpally, Vaibhao Ambhore, Deepa Venkatachalam and Jyoti Baj are research staff of SAMA, a resource group for women and health in Delhi, India. SAMA staff have researched a wide range of issues and written extensive on women’s health including reproductive health, access to healthcare and research ethics. They actively engage with women and community based groups, non-governmental organisations and collectives to increase awareness of women’s issues in India. For further reference, visit their website: http://www.samawomenshealth.org/index.html
Calvin W.L. Ho is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Prior to joining CBmE, he was a research member of the Secretariat of the Bioethics Advisory Committee, Singapore, which was established by the government and tasked to address the ethical, legal and social issues arising from biomedical sciences research in Singapore.
Klaus M. Leisinger is Founder and President of the Global Values Alliance Foundation, and Professor of Sociology, University of Basel, Switzerland. Dr Leisinger is a social scientist and an economist, and teaches a wide range of topics related to international development and health policy as well as business ethics, corporate responsibility, and business and human rights.
Lisbeth Witthøfft Nielsen is Research Fellow on the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, working on the programme for capacity development in biomedical ethics, where she is helping with the conducting of workshops and development of training programmes in research integrity. Her research interests lie in analysis of meanings of nature and their role in ethical debates on biotechnology.
Zohar Lederman is a medical doctor and a PhD candidate at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, NUS. He is interested in the following topics: ethics of One Health and infectious diseases, end...
