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Francoise Baylis attended the McGill University in Quebec, Canada where she received her Bachelors of Arts in political science. This led her to attend the University of Western Ontario. While attending there she earned a Masters and PhD in philosophy, with a specialization in bioethics. Her interests include include the philosophy and ethics

Francoise works includes being part of research and clinical positions at different institutions in Canada that work with neurological disease diagnostic. Some of the Institutions that Francoise has worked in include The Westminster Institute for Ethics and Human Values in London Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Francoise has been part of different prestigious universities both in the United States and in Canada. She was part of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee when she decided to become a professor and be part of the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, where she is still a current professor. Françoise Baylis emphasis of studies includes the ethics of neuroscience. Professor Baylis explores the ethical effects of new and emerging technologies that are happening to the world today. In the area of neuroscience, Baylis is mainly interested in ethical questions surrounding the derivation and use of embryonic stem cells, gene transfer research, regenerative medicine, and, more generally, the potential harms and benefits of neurological enhancements.

Currently, Professor Baylis is the current principal investigator of a $1.3 million study. The study was funded by the Institute of Health Research in Canada. Before being the lead of the investigation, Professor Baylis was the principal investigator for another CIHR-funded project, this one was "Therapeutic Hopes and Ethical Concerns: Clinical Research in the Neurosciences." Being able to do these studies, Neuroethics research has been done that has been able to explain certain symptoms of neurological disease.

As a member of the Mobility Project, Professor Baylis provides an ethical sounding board for other members of the group as they pursue new strategies for restoring function and mobility to people with neurological injury and disease.