This includes studies on advanced neurotechnologies in basic and clinical research, regenerative medicine, dementia, addiction, and the commercialization of cognitive neuroscience.
She also leads a program of research and outreach devoted to improving the literacy of neuroscience and engaging stakeholders.
[3] Illes is involved in the field of neuroethics that was formally established in early 2000 to directly align biomedical ethics with neuroscience in research, clinical practice, and the commercialization of brain health.
She is co-lead of the Canadian Brain Research Strategy of the International Brain Initiative, and sits on numerous advisory boards, including the Standing Committee on Ethics and the Institute for Neuroscience Mental Health and Addiction of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Professionally, she was a visiting professor at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel, in March 2015, where she delivered the lecture "Genomes, Brainomes: Rights and Responsibilities".