John Pimanda

UNSW researchers receive more than $5.9m in Cancer Institute NSW grants

01 Feb 2023

Professor John Pimanda receives the new Translational Program Grant for his team’s work with acute myeloid leukaemia.

The blood stem cell research that could change medicine of the future

14 Sep 2022

Making stem cells from a patient’s adult cells – rather than human embryos – is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments. New research brings us two steps closer.

Scientists are a step closer to developing 'smart' stem cells – and they're made from human fat

14 Jan 2021

These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using human cells shows.

The nanoengineer working to mend broken hearts

27 Sep 2019

UNSW PhD candidate Hossein Tavassoli is exploring ways to repair damaged hearts using nanotechnology.

Regenerating body parts: how we can transform fat cells into stem cells to repair spinal disc injuries

05 Apr 2016

We have developed a stem cell technique capable of regenerating any human tissue damaged by injury, disease or ageing, write John Pimanda, Ralph Mobbs and Vashe Chandrakanthan.