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Alastair Sloan

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President at Australian and New Zealand Division of the IADR
📍 Australia

Alastair Sloan is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Collaboration at the University of Melbourne. A bioengineer with a PhD from the University of Birmingham, he has over 25 years of experience leading research in tissue engineering, regenerative biology, and oral pathology, and holds multiple leadership roles in international research associations.

Outside of his academic career, Alastair is a passionate and highly experienced freelance saxophonist with over 30 years of performing and gigging. He plays both tenor and alto sax and has been a member of jazz, pop, funk, and ska bands in the UK and Australia.

Unique fact: For nine years, he was the original sax player for 2Rude, a popular 7-piece ska band based in the UK, playing at festivals and clubs.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
President
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Australia
Personality Overview

How Alastair shows up

Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Alastair cares about

Research Collaboration
In his role as Pro Vice-Chancellor, he is dedicated to building strategic partnerships between the university and industry to enhance the quality and impact of research.
Tissue Engineering
His personal research has been field-leading for over two decades, focusing on mineralised tissue regeneration and the therapeutic application of dental pulp stem cells.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
President
Australian and New Zealand Division of the IADR
9-2024
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Collaboration)
University of Melbourne
4-2023
Board Chair
ANZCCART
4-2023 - 9-2024
Chair
Australasian Council of Dental Schools (ACODS)
2-2020
Director, Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics
University of Melbourne
In the press

Media appearances

Professor Alastair Sloan receives Alan Docking IADR Science Award for dentistry research. Featured in University of Melbourne News
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Education
2000 - 2003
PGCert
University of Birmingham
1993 - 1997
PhD
University of Birmingham
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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