Ana Angelova Volponi

Ana Angelova Volponi is a Professor (Reader) in Regenerative Dentistry at King's College London, affiliated with the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences and the Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology. She leads the MSc in Regenerative Dentistry program and is the academic lead for the Biomedicine in Relation to Dentistry II module in the BDS program. Her roles include Assessment Lead for the first-year undergraduate dental program and Postgraduate Research Wellbeing Lead.

• Educational Roles: Academic Board member, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Faculty lead for GTAs.
• Research Interests: Dental stem cells, bio-tooth engineering, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.

Her research pioneered the creation of bio-tooth using human adult gingival cells, highlighted in a 2013 breakthrough. She has presented at prestigious events like the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (2014) and received the William Gies Award (IADR, 2018) for biomaterials and bioengineering.

She explores innovative teaching methods, such as the Cells Café project using art to teach developmental biology, exhibited in the Heads up! Shinning a light on innovations in oral health (2019). Her work spans stem cell applications, exosome biology, and pandemic-era educational adaptations.

Publications span peer-reviewed journals like ACS Macro Letters, Nature Communications, and Cells, with over 140 articles and reviews. Projects include collaborations on porous silicon nanowires for periodontal regeneration and hydrogel-based tooth organoids.