Alex Hinga, PhD, MSc, is a postdoctoral researcher at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya. 

His project focuses on developing a research proposal on moral distress arising in the conduct and oversight of research, drawing on previously collected data on emotional burdens associated with conducting research and with making decisions about research oversight under crisis conditions. His project mentor is Seema Shah, JD, Professor in Pediatrics at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Vladyslava Katchkovska, MD, PhD, DBe, is Associate Professor of Internal and Family Medicine at Sumy State University Medical Institute in Sumy, Ukraine. 

Her project focuses on improving postgraduate bioethics education in Ukraine, with attention to ethical challenges in providing medical care and conducting research in conflict zones. Her project mentor is Jonathan Moreno, PhD, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Janice Moodley-Marie, PhD, MA, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa. 

Her project focuses on building journal editing skills in her role as research lead for the Africa Bioethics Network, where she is editing a special issue of the African Journal of Bioethics. Her project mentor is Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA, Associate Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine.

Nchangwi Syntia Munung, PhD, MSc, MSc, is a Bioethics researcher at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa.

Her project focuses on developing a research proposal on patients as partners in health research in Africa, building on prior work on engaging patients as partners in sickle cell disease research. Her project mentor is Judy Iles, PhD, Professor of Neurology at the University of British Columbia.

Sylvia Nabukenya, PhD, is a research scientist and bioethicist at the Makerere AI Health Lab at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Her project focuses on strengthening the ethics review for developing AI systems in health research in Uganda, through curricular development and other resources for academic and other institutions involved in this research. Her project mentor is Bryn Williams-Jones, PhD, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal.

Yolandie Ralfe, RN, MHSc, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Africa Health Research Institute/Global Health Bioethics Network (GHBH) in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Her project focuses on developing guidelines for the ethical use of AI in health research, contributing to collaboration among the Africa Health Research Institute, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and the University of Malaysia.  Her project mentor is Connie Ulrich, RN, PhD, Professor of Bioethics and Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania.

Neha Mohan Rao, DCh, DNB, MRCPCH, is an Associate Consultant in Pediatric Pulmonology at Manipal Hospitals in Bangalore, India.

Her project focuses on ethical challenges in initiating and managing non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for children with neuromuscular diseases (NMD) in resource-limited settings. Her project mentor is Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, PhD, Cullen Professor of Medical Ethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.