Dr Nishakanthi Gopalan is a Senior Lecturer at the Medical Humanities and Ethics Unit (MedHEU), a newly established unit within the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya (UM). She is a biotechnologist by training with a PhD in research ethics and policy implication particularly looking at stem cell technology. During this time, she published her key findings in several reputable high-impact bioethics journals. Dr Nisha is the former programme coordinator of the Master of Health Research Ethics (MOHRE), a programme developed in collaboration with the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides teaching in MOHRE, she also provides ethics lectures in other programmes in the faculty. Dr Nisha also contributes as an external member of the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) Medical Research Ethics Committee. She is one of the instructors for the Introduction to Health Research Ethics, an online course in FutureLearn. She also facilitates the APRU Health Research Ethics course. Dr Nisha’s research interest includes different aspects of ethics such as bioethics, research and clinical ethics on diverse topics ranging from emerging technologies (such as regenerative medicine, stem cells, and genetic testing), health research, and aesthetic medicine. She is an expert in qualitative research methods such as in depth interviews, focus group discussion (FGD), inductive and deductive analysis, thematic analysis, grounded theory, as well as narrative and scoping reviews. Currently, she is working on the Fogarty International Centre (FIC), NIH bioethics training grant with Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as well as on the ethics of genetic testing among Parkinson’s patients (USMC Care Fund). She is constantly on the look out for collaboration on local /regional / international projects on the various topics involving ethics. 

Associate Professor Dr Saritha Sivarajan completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery at Universiti Malaya in 2007. Since then she has completed her specialist training in orthodontics at Universiti Malaya. She graduated in 2017 with distinction for her Master of Orthodontics  and was awarded best overall performance in orthodontics. She obtained her Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeon of England in 2017. Currently she is an Associate Professor of Orthodontics at Universiti Malaya for both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Besides that, she is an active researcher and has published a few research papers in academic journals. She examines the Membership of Orthodontics Part 2 examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. 

Dr. Leong Kwan Eu is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Columbia University Teachers College, New York. In addition, he obtained the Master in Science, Master in Arts and Master in Philosophy from Columbia University and the Master of Mathematics Education with Information and Communication Technology. He taught mathematics for 15 years at the secondary and college levels. He actively researches and publishes in the area of mathematical modelling, technology in mathematics education, secondary mathematics and statistical data analysis. Dr. Leong Kwan Eu merupakan Pensyarah Kanan di Jabatan Pendidikan Matematik dan Sains, Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Malaya. Beliau mendapat ijazah kedoktoran dari Columbia University Teachers College di New York. Selain itu, beliau juga memiliki ijazah Sarjana Pendidikan Matematik dengan Teknologi Komunikasi dan Maklumat serta Sarjana Sains, Sarjana Sastera dan Sarjana Falsafah dari Columbia University. Beliau mempunyai pengalaman mengajar di sekolah menengah dan kolej selama 15 tahun. Bidang penyelidikannya termasuk permodelan matematik, pemikiran matematik, teknologi dalam pendidikan matematik, pendidikan matematik sekolah menengah, statistik dalam penyelidikan dan analisis data kuantitatif.