Judy Illes, PhD – UBC

Professor of Neurology and Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics at University of British Columbia Director of the National Core for Neuroethics at UBC

Dr. Illes is a co-Founder and Member of the Governing Board of the International Neuroethics Society. As a pioneer and eminent scholar in the field of Neuroethics, she has made ground-making contributions to ethical, social, and policy challenges at the intersection of biomedical ethics and neuroscience, including advances in stem cells, neuroimaging, neuroscience and the law, and the commercialization of health care.

Web Information

Department webpagehttp://www.ubcneurology.com/Staff

National Core for Neuroethics websitehttp://neuroethics.med.ubc.ca/

National Core for Neuroethics Blog: https://neuroethicscanada.wordpress.com/

Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Illes

Contact Information

Email: jilles@mail.ubc.ca

Phone: (604) 822-0746

Address: 2211 Wesbrook Mall National Core for Neuroethics Koerner S124 Vancouver BC Canada V6T 2B5

Biography

Professional Training

1981: Brandeis University

1983: McGill University

1987: Stanford University

2001: Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington

Academic positions

2008 – present: Adjunct Professor, School of Population and Public Health (University of British Columbia)

2007 – present: Professor of Neurology and Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (University of British Columbia)

2007 – present: Faculty Associate, Brain Research Centre (University of British Columbia)

2006 – 2007: Associate Professor, ...

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National Core for Neuroethics at UBC

The National Core for Neuroethics is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to tackling the ethical, legal, policy and social implications of frontier technological developments in the neurosciences. Our objective is to align innovations in the brain sciences with societal, cultural and individual human values through high impact research, education and outreach.

The Core’s major research  projects are focused on high impact, high visibility areas including cognitive enhancement, ethics in neurodegeneration and regenerative medicine, international and cross-cultural challenges in brain research, neuroimaging in the private sector, and the ethics of personalized medicine.

 

 

Web Information

National Core for Neuroethics at UBC website: http://neuroethics.med.ubc.ca/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuroethicsUBC  BRAIN 2015 post

Twitter@NeuroethicsUBC

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neuroethicsubc

Contact Information

Email: info.neuroethics@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 7920

Address: 2211 Wesbrook Mall Koerner Pavilion, Room S124 Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 2B5

 

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The National Core for Neuroethics is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to tackling the ethical, legal, policy and social implications of frontier technological developments in the neurosciences. Our objective is to align innovations in the brain sciences with societal, cultural and individual human values through high impact research, education and outreach.

The Core’s major research  projects are focused on high impact, high visibility areas including cognitive enhancement, ethics in neurodegeneration and regenerative medicine, international and cross-cultural challenges in brain research, neuroimaging in ...

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