Professor Alastair J Sloan is an applied bioscientist and expert in the broad field of mineralised connective tissues, and since January 2020 current head of the Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne.
Biography.
Following primary and secondary education in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire in the UK, Alastair obtained his BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Wales in 1993 and his PhD in Oral Biology and Pathology from Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at The University of Birmingham, UK in 1997. He is currently Head of School of the Melbourne Dental School, holding that position from 2020. Before that, in 2005, he developed his own lab at Cardiff University, and was awarded his personal chair in 2012. He was Head of Oral and Biomedical Sciences at the School of Dentistry between 2010 and 2015, Director of International (2012-2015) and Director of Research (2015-2017). He was Director of the "Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair" at Cardiff University and appointed Head of School at Cardiff University School of Dentistry in 2017 before moving to Melbourne.
Alastair Sloan's research is multi-disciplinary and in the broad field of mineralised connective tissues. He is interested in the reparative potential and behaviour of the dentine-pulp complex and bone, specifically the potential therapeutic manipulation of the dental pulp stem cells : (DPSCs). This includes understanding the heterogeneity within dental pulp progenitor populations and potential therapeutic roles of these DPSCs in the wider context of regenerative medicine. His lab is also focused on development of 'smart' materials and drug delivery systems for use in oral and dental medicine.
Alastair has authored several books and book chapters in his field, as well as having his research widely published in leading medical, dental, tissue engineering and health policy journals including the "Journal of Dental Research, The International Journal of Nanomedicine, BioMed Research International" and "The European Journal of Dental Education."
He has been interviewed by and written articles for Newspaper and TV media including the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Irish Daily Mail, The Daily Mail and The Times of India 
He is currently a research funding panel member for the EU and Research Foundation, Flanders, having previously been a member of the UK NC3Rs grant assessment panel. He sits on the Nominations Committee of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and is a member of both the British Society for Oral and Dental Research and Australian and New Zealand Division of the IADR.
Selected publications.
Sloan has published more than 100 articles and book chapters in a large number of journals on dentistry, bone repair and general health, including:
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Awards.
Professor Sloan has received multiple international awards including:
References.
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