Dr. Sudarat Kiat-amnuay is a tenured professor and the section head of John M. Powers’ Houston Center for Biomaterials and Biomimetics at UTHealth Houston with a joint appointment at the MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). She is a co-founder/co-program director of the Dental Informatics program. The recipient of more than 60 awards, she has published more than 80 abstracts, 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, and multiple book chapters. She has been awarded several million dollars in funding and is a PI/co-PI on over 20 funded projects, including NIH/HRSA. She is a reviewer/editorial board member for several journals, including the Nature Publishing Group and prestigious prosthodontics/dental journals. She has presented over 200 presentations. She has actively engaged in clinical practice, residency teaching, research, and administration, and is considered a leader in digital dentistry. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and the American Board of Clinical Anaplastology. She is a Fellow of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, the American College of Prosthodontists, and the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics. She also served as a committee chair/member of several national and international dental organizations. She completed her DDS(Hons) from Khon Kaen University, Thailand; Prosthodontics/MS from the University of Louisville, KY, and Maxillofacial Prosthetics/Dental Oncology Fellowship at MDACC, Houston, TX.