Dr. Mei is currently an Associate Professor in Cariology in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand where she leads undergraduate teaching in both cariology and restorative dentistry. Dr Mei’s research focuses on cariology, in particular on the effect of silver diamine fluoride on mineralized tissue, collagen and biofilms, and on the development of novel bioactive materials for caries management. Dr Mei is an active member of the IADR and she has received a number of IADR awards, including the IADR-ANZ Oral Biology Award, an IADR Centennial Emerging Leaders Award, and the IADR Basil G. Bibby Young Investigator Award. Dr Mei has served on the Cariology Research Group of IADR as an officer (2016-2017), and is currently the President-elect of the Cariology Research Group IADR.