Anil Kishen is an Associate Dean for Graduate Education at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry. He is also a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Oral Health Nanomedicine, as well as Dr. Lloyd and Mrs. Kay Chapman, and is a Chair in Clinical Sciences. He is cross-appointed at the Mount Sinai Hospital’s Department of Dentistry, in addition to other roles such as the Visiting Professor of Endodontics at King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain. His academic work includes more than 250 journal articles, 24 book chapters and 3 books. He is the recipient of the W. W. Wood Award from the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) for excellence in Dental Education.  His exemplary research contributions have been recognized with the 2021 Louis I. Grossman Award from the American Association of Endodontics and the 2023 National Dental Research Award from the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR) and ACFD for exceptional contributions to dental research in a Canadian University. As a prolific researcher and Principal Investigator for the Kishen Lab, his research explores new developments in bioactive nanobiomaterials and phototherapeutics to fight oral infections and improve outcomes for patients. He is a co-inventor on 12 patents and has presented over 185 invited plenary or keynote lectures worldwide.