Judy Illes, PhD

Dr. Illes, Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, is Director of the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia, Professor of Neurology, and Adjunct Professor with the School of Population and Public Health. She is faculty of the Brain Research Centre, of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and a founding fellow of the Institute of Mental Health at UBC. She is a co-founder of the Neuroethics Society, and the International Neuroethics Network (INN), a member of the Internal Advisory Board for the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), a member of the Institute of Medicine, Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders, and a member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. Dr. Illes is editor of the American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) - Neuroscience, and chair of Women in World Neuroscience for the International Brain Research Organization.

Dr. Illes’ areas of expertise include: neuroimaging, global health neuroethics, Aboriginal neuroethics, dementia, stem cell therapy, and education and program development. To contact Dr. Illes, please click here.

Peter B. Reiner, VMD, PhD

Dr. Reiner is Professor in the Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research, Department of Psychiatry, Brain Research Centre and the National Core for Neuroethics. Dr. Reiner has a distinguished track record as a research scientist studying the neurobiology of behavioral states and the molecular underpinnings of neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Reiner also has experience in the private sector, having been President & CEO of Active Pass Pharmaceuticals, a drug discovery company that he founded to tackle the scourge of Alzheimer's disease. Upon returning to academic life in 2004, Dr. Reiner refocused his scholarly work in the area of neuroethics, specializing in the commercialization of neuroscience and a particular interest in cognitive enhancement.

Dr. Reiner’s area of expertise is in cognitive enhancement. To contact Dr. Reiner, please click here.

Wayne Hall, PhD

Professor Hall is an NHMRC Australia Fellow in addiction neuroethics at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. He was formerly:  Professor of Public Health Policy in the School of Population Health (2005-2010); Director of the Office of Public Policy and Ethics at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (2001-2005) at the University of Queensland; and Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW (1994-2001). He has advised the World Health Organization on: the health effects of cannabis use; the effectiveness of drug substitution treatment; the scientific quality of the Swiss heroin trials; the contribution of illicit drug use to the global burden of disease; and the ethical implications of genetic and neuroscience research on addiction. In 2001 he was identified by the Institute for Scientific Analysis as one of the world’s most highly cited social scientists. He was awarded an NHMRC Australia Fellowship in 2009 to research the public health, social policy and ethical implications of genetic and neuroscience research on drug use and addiction.

Professor Hall’s area of expertise is in addictions neuroethics. To contact Professor Hall, please click here.