**About the Editor**

#### **Simona Cavalu**

Professor Simona Cavalu serves as Full Professor in the Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Romania and Head of Cells Culture Laboratory. She obtained an International Ph.D in Sciences at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj – Napoca, Romania, and she has worked as an invited professor in several international institutions including Istanbul Technical University, Debrecen University and ISM-CNR Rome, Italy. She is also member of several Academic Societies: International Society for Ceramic in Medicine, Romanian and European Society of Biomaterials, Romanian Society of Pure and Applied Biophysics, Romanian Society of Medical Physics. Professor Simona Cavalu's research focuses on bio-nano-materials for orthopaedic, dental and tissue regeneration applications, natural polymeric composites for controlled and targeted drug release, titanium cranioplasty, nanoparticles production and characterization, nanomedicine, animal model (in vivo biocompatibility tests), in vitro biocompatibility tests, and natural compounds for different therapeutic strategies. She also served as an invited lecturer at prestigious conferences and co-organizer of international meetings, international reviewer, editorial board member for top-ranked international journals in MDPI, Frontiers, Springer, Elsevier. She has been awarded with various research prizes from international organizations: "Daniel Bunea" Award of Romanian Society of Biomaterials 2014, Excellence Award SRB 2015, Best Conference Chairperson EMN 2016, Gold Medal – National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) 2018, Special Honor of Invention – Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills 2018, Special Award & Gold Medal – Malaysian Research & Innovation Society, and Special Award & Medal – Association of Polish Inventors 2018, as a group member of the invention "Cranial implant with osteointegrating structures and functional coatings".
