Prof. Jens Scherpe: Marriage, Legal Education, Criminalizing Surrogacy
Leo Lee, Editor
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11 Jun 2025
Biography: Professor Jens Scherpe is Chair Professor of Comparative Law at Aalborg University. As the founding director of the Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law, he is an authority in comparative family law with a particular focus on the legal frameworks that govern martial relationships across different jurisdictions. He has written and edited multiple volumes about family law in various cultural contexts, ranging from same-sex marriage, registered partnerships to surrogacy.
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Prof. Mark Mercurio
Professor of Pediatrics and founding director of Yale’s Program for Biomedical Ethics, Mark Mercurio specializes in bioethics, neonatal ethics, professional identity formation, and the historical intersections of medicine and ethics.
31 March 2025
Prof. Keiji Fukuda
A global expert on emerging infectious diseases, Keiji Fukuda has over 30 years of public health experience, shaping crisis preparedness, guiding the WHO, and offering insights into COVID-19 and his life philosophy.
18 November 2024
Dr. Jian Yang
Principal Lecturer at HKUMed's School of Biomedical Sciences, Jian Yang leads Anatomy Education, coordinates the HKU Body Donation Programme, and innovates in medical pedagogy as Deputy Director of EdTech HKUMed.