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Human fetal tissue is critical for biomedical research
Brumbaugh, J., Aguado, B.A., Lysaght, T. and Goldstein, L.S.B. (2023).
Stem Cell Reports.
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The Southeast Asia Bioethics Network produces and supports scholarship that examines how ethical questions emerge in healthcare, science, and culture across Southeast Asia.
Our publications highlight regional perspectives, community experiences, and applied analysis of ethical dilemmas in science, public health and bioethics, medical law and ethics, and related areas.
Together, this work contributes to a growing body of Southeast Asia-Informed bioethics research and supports efforts to strengthen ethical reflection and practice across the region.
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The Network publishes collaborative research that bridges Southeast Asian perspectives with global discussions in ethics and health. Our work highlights interdisciplinary inquiry, empirical research, and regionally grounded analysis of emerging ethical challenges.
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Migration Health Ethics in Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review
This scoping review examines ethical considerations in delivering healthcare to marginalised populations in the region, mapping structural barriers, community experiences, and context-specific ethical concerns. It contributes important insights to discussions at the intersection of public health and bioethics, and supports ongoing efforts to strengthen regional capacity for equitable and ethical healthcare.
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Researchers and practitioners across the Network publish widely on topics relevant to Southeast Asia, including research ethics, governance of emerging technologies, data stewardship, community engagement, and DEI in healthcare. Their work also spans areas such as medical law and ethics, migrant health, precision medicine, reproductive technologies, and ethics in rapidly evolving scientific fields.
New publications are added periodically as members contribute to journals, reports, and collaborative research initiatives.
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The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) and a vision for Ecogenomics: the Ecological Genome Project
Capps, B., Chadwick, R., Lederman, Z., Lysaght, T., Mills, C., Mulvihill, J.J., Oetting, W.S. and Winship, I. (2023).
Human Genomics, 17(1).
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Experiences, coping strategies and perspectives of people in Malaysia during the COVID‑19 pandemic
Cheah, P.K., Jalloh, M.B., Cheah, P.K., Ongkili, D., Schneiders, M.L., Osterrieder, A., Peerawaranun, P., Waithira, N., Davies, A., Mukaka, M. and Cheah, P.Y. (2023).
BMC Public Health, 23(1).
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A rapid review of community engagement and informed consent processes for adaptive platform trials and alternative design trials for public health emergencies
Davies, A., Ormel, I., Bernier, A., Harriss, E., Mumba, N., Gobat, N., Schwartz, L. and Cheah, P.Y. (2023).
Wellcome Open Research, 8.
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Vulnerability and agency in research participants' daily lives and the research encounter: A qualitative case study of participants taking part in scrub typhus research in northern Thailand
Greer, R.C., Kanthawang, N., Roest, J., Wangrangsimakul, T., Parker, M., Kelley, M. and Cheah, P.Y. (2023).
PLOS ONE, 18(1).
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Vaccine mandates and public trust do not have to be antagonistic
Goldenberg, M.J., Adhikari, B., von Seidlein, L., Cheah, P.Y. and Larson, H.J. (2023).
Nature Human Behaviour, 7(10).
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The technology, opportunities, and challenges of Synthetic Biological Intelligence
Kagan, B.J., Gyngell, C., Lysaght, T., Cole, V.M., Sawai, T. and Savulescu, J. (2023).
Biotechnology Advances, 68.
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The Law and Practice of Advance Directives and End‑of‑Life Care in Malaysia
Kaur, S., Wang, T.T.H., Yau, J.K.Y. and Lim, R.B.L. (2023).
Cambridge University Press.
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Melioidosis Vaccines (MeVa): Attitudes to vaccines, melioidosis and clinical trials in key stakeholders in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Khirikoekkong, N., Asarath, S.-A., Hill, J., Wettana, B., Srisawang, O., Cheah, P.Y., Dunachie, S. and Chamnan, P. (2023).
Wellcome Open Research, 8.
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The ethics of informed consent for infants born to adolescents: A case study from Malaysia
Lee, J.S.Y., Ng, B.W.L and Abdul Aziz, M.F. (2023).
Clinical Ethics.
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An ethical code for collecting, using and transferring sensitive health data: outcomes of a modified Policy Delphi process in Singapore
Lysaght, T., Chan, H.Y., Scheibner, J., Toh, H.J. and Richards, B. (2023).
BMC Medical Ethics, 24(1).
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Emerging Experiences with Virtual Clinical Ethics Consultation: Case Studies from the United States and Malaysia
Mubarak, E., Kaur, S., Tan, M., Hughes, M.T., Rushton, C.H. and Ali, J. (2023).
The Journal of Clinical Ethics, 34(1).
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The importance of getting the ethics right in a pandemic treaty
Schaefer, G.O., Atuire, C.A., Kaur, S., Parker, M., Persad, G., Smith, M.J., Upshur, R. and Emanuel, E. (2023).
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 23(11).
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Governance of research involving people with psychosocial disabilities
Wickremsinhe, M., Carrecedo, S., Aminu Yakubu, Mohd, N. and Kaur, S. (2023).
Wellcome Open Research, 8.
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Ethical challenges of conducting and reviewing human genomics research in Malaysia: An exploratory study
Zee, T.W., Abdul Aziz, M.F. and Wei, P.C. (2023).
Developing World Bioethics.
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Culturally responsive research ethics: How the socio‑ethical norms of Arr‑nar / Kreng‑jai inform research participation at the Thai‑Myanmar border
Khirikoekkong, N., Asarath, S.-A., Nosten, S., Hanboonkunupakarn, B., Jatupornpimol, N., Roest, J., Parker, M., Nosten, F., McGready, R., Cheah, P.Y. and Kelley, M. (2023).
PLOS Global Public Health, 3(5).
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