Antonella Polimeni is the current Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, a Full Professor in the Dental Diseases Scientific Disciplinary Sector, and will be the Rector of Sapienza for the sexennium 2020–2026. In 2019, she was awarded the Honour of Commendatore dell’Ordine “Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana” by the President of the Italian Republic; in 2021, she was awarded the Mela d'oro (golden apple) of the 33rd edition of the Marisa Bellisario Prize for the "Institutions" category. In the same year, she was appointed Vice President of the Center for American Studies, Coordinator of the CRUI Gender Equality Committee, Scientific Advisor to the Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy), and member of the Scientific Technical Committee (STC) of the International Festival of Health and Safety at Work organized by the Rubes Triva Foundation. She has published 387 papers with 7036 citations and an h-index of 42 (Scopus, 11 December 2023). Her research topics mainly include medicine and dentistry.