Dr. Mona K. Marei, BDS, MSCD, PhD is a Prof. of Prosthetic Dentistry who received her PhD degree from USA in 1981. She has served the field of Dentistry; clinical practice & education for the past 40 years of her life. She pioneered the field of stem cells, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine in Egypt in1997. In 1999, she was able to start establishing the first Tissue Engineering laboratories in Egypt, Middle East and Africa at the faculty of Dentistry-Alexandria University. She received 16 grants “1999-2017” through international collaborations, one patent “Tissue Engineering”, published over 100 international papers and 3 published chapters in international books, and the first international book on “Regenerative Dentistry”. Dr. Marei has received several awards, the first was being the top of her graduating class from the faculty of Dentistry. She received the Alexandria University Awards for scientific Distinction in 2004, and Alexandria University Appreciation award in 2016. Her name was included in several recognition books: Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Health care USA, IBC Cambridge, England and the 2000 outstanding people of the 20th century. Dr. Marei head the office of the emerging countries of the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Society International 2003-2008, president of African-MRS 2011-2013 and currently she is an advisory board member/Lehigh International Materials Institute (IMI/ NSF) USA. Dr Marei was invited as keynote speaker in over 100 conferences and organized over 30 workshops and conferences in the inter-disciplinary field of biotechnology and biomedical engineering. In the past 10 years, Dr. Marei has focused part of her activities to support young female scientists. In November 2023, she was appointed the program director for the international master’s degree of “Regenerative Dentistry”. In July 2024, she joined the advisory board committee of the International Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research and Therapeutic Center (ISCRMT)- Armed Force. In November 2024, Dr. Mona was appointed as one of the members of the supreme committee for technology park strategies and policies at Alexandria University. In March 2025, she was elected as a life fellow of the African Academy of Science “AAS”: recognition for one’s outstanding contribution to the development of science, technology and innovation in the African continent.
