Peter Gunning

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A study in human cell lines reveals cancer cells can activate a force-generating mechanism to survive a cancer therapy.

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Professor Peter Gunning from UNSW Medicine & Health has been named as an American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Fellow, joining a global community of biologists studying cells.

Scientia PhD scholar Maria Lastra Cagigas working in the Cellular and Genetic Medicine Unit laboratory at UNSW

The discovery gives scientists new directions for future cancer research.

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Professor Peter Gunning has been recognised by the Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology for his research which potentially impacts a broad range of diseases including childhood and adult cancers.

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Children fighting a life-threatening form of cancer could be treated with a revolutionary anti-cancer therapy as early as next year, following the formation of a research alliance to fast-track development of a drug pioneered by UNSW researchers.

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The unique partnership between Professor Peter Gunning and The Kids’ Cancer Project is leading to a new treatment for children fighting childhood cancer, as featured on ABC TV’s Australian Story. VIDEO

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Children with the particularly lethal cancer neuroblastoma could benefit from potentially life-saving treatment, following breakthrough work led by UNSW medical researchers.VIDEO

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An innovative cutting tool for the mining industry has won Engineering's Professor Liangchi Zhang UNSW's Inventor of the Year award.