Phaik Yeong Cheah

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

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Phaik Yeong Cheah is a bioethicist and Associate Professor at University of Oxford. She is the founder and current head of the Department of Bioethics & Engagement at the Bangkok based Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU). Phaik Yeong’s research focuses on ethical issues arising in conducting research with underserved populations, in particular how to ethically involve children, migrants, refugees and other vulnerable groups in research. She currently manages MORU’s community and public engagement programme that aims to embed community voices in research to ensure that MORU’s research is ethical, responsive and that its potential health impact is maximized.