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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.

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.

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.

Dr. Aron D. Rose is a musical composer and board-certified ophthalmologist. A former Yale professor, he taught globally and was the youngest faculty member of Project Orbis in 1989. He directed Residency Training at Yale and has published widely in ophthalmology.

11 August 2025

Dr Aron D. Rose

Dr. Aron D. Rose is a musical composer and board-certified ophthalmologist. A former Yale professor, he taught globally and was the youngest faculty member of Project Orbis in 1989. He directed Residency Training at Yale and has published widely in ophthalmology.

Clinical Associate Professor in Microbiology at HKU, Siddharth Sridhar gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as a science communicator, tackling misinformation, and reflecting on life, death, and medical education.

22 October 2024

Dr. Siddharth Sridhar

Clinical Associate Professor in Microbiology at HKU, Siddharth Sridhar gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as a science communicator, tackling misinformation, and reflecting on life, death, and medical education.

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