Imad ABOUT is Head of the Research Laboratory and of Basic Sciences at the Faculty of Dentistry, Aix-Marseille University, France. Professor About gained his PhD in biochemistry from Aix-Marseille University in 1992 and subsequently joined the university as an assistant professor, later becoming Professor of Oral Biology in 2002. He was president of the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the International Association of Dental Research and is currently President of the Continental European Division. He is Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Investigations and was guest editor of a special issue published in Stem Cells International in 2017 and a special issue of Journal of Endodontics published in 2020. Professor About’s research group is involved in investigating the role of progenitor and non-progenitor cells in dentin-pulp regeneration, and the effects of biomaterials on these events. He was the winner of the European Society of Endodontology annual research grant in 2012 and received the “Distinguished Scientist Award 2018” from the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group. Professor About is actively involved in developing dental materials and is one of the leading academics involved in Biodentine development. He is also a well-recognized expert in pulp stem cells and tissue regeneration. He has published more than 220 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, and book chapters and is a renowned speaker who has frequently been invited to major international conferences.
