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.
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.
He has been interviewed by and written articles for Newspaper and TV media including the BBC,[1] the Wall Street Journal,[2] the Irish Daily Mail,[3] The Daily Mail [4] and The Times of India [5] 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.
Sloan has published more than 100 articles and book chapters in a large number of journals on dentistry, bone repair and general health, including: Source[6] Professor Sloan has received multiple international awards including: Anti-inflammatory drug-eluting implant model system to prevent wear particle-induced periprosthetic osteolysisAnti-inflammatory drug-eluting implant model system to prevent wear particle-induced periprosthetic osteolysis