Dr. Eva De Clercq is a senior researcher in philosophy and biomedical ethics, with a strong interdisciplinary background in social and cultural anthropology and cultural communication. She earned her PhD in Philosophy through a joint program between the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Pisa (Italy). Her research focuses on palliative care, adolescent and young adult healthcare, vulnerable populations, rare diseases, and gender and sexual health (particularly intersex issues). Dr. De Clercq has published widely in peer-reviewed international journals across the fields of bioethics, medicine, and philosophy. With extensive experience teaching in international academic settings, she offers courses in ethics, bioethics, philosophy, and gender studies to students from both STEM and the humanities, at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.

• Pediatric palliative care
• Adolescent and young adult healthcare
• Gender and intersex studies

• SHARED-VSC