Françoise Baylis

Françoise Baylis C.M., O.N.S, PhD, FRSC, FISC is a leading philosopher and bioethics expert, renowned for her pioneering research at the intersection of healthcare ethics, policy, and practice. She has shaped global genome editing standards through her work with the WHO and serves on the International Science Council's Governing Board. As Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University, Baylis is dedicated to advocating for a more ethical and inclusive approach to science and biotechnology. Her work challenges conventional bioethics, pushing for broader, deeper thinking on health, science, and public policy. Baylis is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Nova Scotia, as well as an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the International Science Council. She received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022. That same year, she was awarded the Killam Prize for the Humanities, followed by the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize in