Professor Sharon Kaur

Sharon is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, where she has designed modules on healthcare law and ethics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including a number of modules on the Masters of Health Research Ethics (MOHRE) at the Faculty of Medicine. Her education includes an undergraduate law degree (Cardiff University), master’s degree in Medical Law and Medical Ethics (Kings College, London) and PhD in Bioethics (University College London).

Sharon’s research interests primarily revolve around medical research ethics and global health issues. She is the PI on a Wellcome funded project, “Developing a Southeast Asia Bioethics Network''. One of the thematic research areas of this project is to explore challenges and opportunities presented by emergent health and biomedical technologies. She is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Forum for Bioethics in Research (GFBR).