Dr. Judy Illes is Professor of Neurology at the University of British Columbia (UBC), UBC Distinguished University Scholar, and Director of Neuroethics Canada. She held the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics from 2007-2021, and was appointed to the Order of Canada in December 2017. 

Her research, teaching and service focus on ethical, legal, social and policy challenges specifically at the intersection of the brain sciences and biomedical ethics.

Her latest books are a series on Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics (Elsevier Press), focusing in pain, global mental health, neurotechnology, and neurolaw.

Dr. Illes hold many prestigious awards for her work both in neuroethics and on behalf of women in science.