Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
She is Director of the National Core for Neuroethics at University of British Columbia, and faculty in the Brain Research Centre at University of British Columbia and at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. She also holds affiliate appointments in the School of Population and Public Health and the School of Journalism at University of British Columbia, and in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. United States of America.
Illes" research focuses on the ethical, legal, social and policy challenges specifically at the intersection of the neurosciences and biomedical ethics. This includes studies on functional neuroimaging in basic and clinical research, regenerative medicine, dementia, addiction, and the commercialization of cognitive neuroscience.
She also leads a robust program of research and outreach devoted to improving the literacy of neuroscience and engaging stakeholders on a global scale.
Doctor Illes is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, and mentor. Her most recent books are The Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics (Oxford University Press), published in 2011, and Addiction Neuroethics (Elsevier Press) published in 2011.
She is also a committee member of Women in World Neuroscience (International Brain Research Organization) and a representative to the United States-Canada Regional Committee of International Brain Research Organization. In April 2015, Illes, a member of the selection committee for the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, resigned when, for the second year in a row, there were no female candidates in the list of finalists.