Françoise Baylis

2016 Speaker Life Sciences

Françoise Baylis is the Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy at the Dalhousie University and one of the most important voices in the bioethics community. As a public intellectual, she is ensuring that ethical sensibilities are applied to a wide range of public issues. Her current research focus is on women’s health and human reproduction, inserting a powerful philosophical perspective into cutting-edge genetics research.