Dr Iman Roohani

Dr Iman Roohani

Visiting Fellow

(B.Sc. Mater Sci,  M.Sc. Biomat Sci,  Ph.D. Biomed Eng), 

Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering

Biographical Details

I was awarded my Ph.D. degree in 2014 (in Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering) from University of Sydney. My research group is investigating cell-biomaterial based strategies for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration and their application in the clinical translation of orthopaedic medical devices. This research technology platform involves 3D Biofabrication and additive manufacturing of biomaterials and medical devices applied to regenerative medi...

E-mail
iman.roohani@unsw.edu.au

2018-2020 Roohani-Esfahani (CIA), A Targeted Drug Delivery System for Treatment of Bone Metastasis. NHMRC project grant; AUD $243,607.00, Australia.

2018-2020 Roohani-Esfahani (CID), Optimising bone regeneration using advanced design and fabrication technologies. NHMRC project grant; AUD $916,671.00, Australia.

2019-2020 DAAD German Academic Exchange Service; Gooding (AU), Roohani-Esfahani (AU), Balmayor (DE); Spatiotemporal Delivery of Chemically modified RNA with a Novel 3D Printed Ceramic Scaffold to Treat Large Bone Defects.

2016-2020 Roohani-Esfahani (CIA), Optimising microstructure of 3D printed biomaterials provides an appropriate microenvironment  for reconstruction of segmental bone defects; NHMRC /Early Career Fellowship. AUD 314,644.00

2014-2016 Roohani-Esfahani SI (CI), Han L (AI), Steck R (AI) and Zreiqat H (AI). Architecturally-controlled synthetic bone   substitutes for bone regeneration under load. AO Foundation Start up Grant; AUD $95,000, Davos, Switzerland.

2015-2016 H Zreiqat (CI), Roohani-Esfahani. The Cellular-Scaffold Interface unravelled: Advanced Multiphoton-Imaging to optimize Bone Tissue Engineering printed Ceramics, Group of Eight/Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme.

2014-2016   K Spiller, Roohani-Esfahani SI, H Zreiqat (CI). Research planning and proof-of-concept study of macrophage-scaffold interactions. US National Science Foundation, CNIC Scheme; USD $70,000.

2014-2015   Roohani-Esfahani SI. Early Career Researcher Development Scheme, University of Sydney; AUD $44,000.

2018  Fresh Science Recipient NSW. 

2018  Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society Travel Award.

2017 Excellent Research Contribution Award and Travel Award, 6th Int`l Conference on Tissue Engineering/3rd Int`l Conference on Regenerative Biomedical Materials, Crete, Greece.

2016   NH&MRC Peter Doherty Biomedical Early Career Research Fellowship.

2016   Dean’s Research Excellence Award, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney.

2016   Selected as TERMIS-AP SYIS advisory committee member in Taiwan out of international applicants.

2015   Selected Tissue Engineering Young Investigator Council, Tissue Engineering Journal, USA (over 450 world-wide    applicants).

2014   Outstanding Young Investigator Award in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, South Korea.

2014   Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society Travel Award.

2014   Outstanding Reviewer of the Journal of Materials Science and Engineering Materials for Biological applications.

2012    Research Excellence 1st Award for outstanding PhD research achievement, University of Sydney.

2012   Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society Travel Award.

2012   Runner Up for Excellence in Innovation Award at Research Conversazione, University of Sydney.

2011   Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation Award in the field of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sydney.

2011 Runner Up for outstanding graduate student, WFRIM young investigator award, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine-North America, Texas, USA.

2011   Sydnovate 1st Award for Excellence in Innovation at Research Conversazione, University of Sydney.

2011   Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society Travel Award.

2011   Finalist of Engineering Award Australia.

2010   Sydnovate 1st Award for Excellence in Innovation at Research Conversazione, University of Sydney.

2010   Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society Travel Award.

2010   Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation Award in the field of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sydney.

2010   Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Postgraduate Research Scholarship, University of Sydney.

2006   Received an award (1,500 US$) as a fulfilment grant for master’s degree Project and research and innovation in the field of nanotechnology from Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative.

2001   Talented Bachelor Student, Isfahan University of Technology.

  • Australia and New Zealand Orthopedic Research Society (ANZORS)
  • Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE)
  • Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN)
  • International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies (IFMRS)

Editorial

  • 2018 Guess editor, Special Issue of “Additive manufacturing, and Biofabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds”, Journal of Materials.
  • 2018 Editorial board member of Journal of Biomedical Glasses.
  • 2017 Guess editor, Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Special issue of “Recent Advances in Bioceramics”.
  • 2017 Editorial Board member of the Journal of “Biomaterials and Medical Applications”.
  • 2015-2016 Honorary young investigator board member of journal of “Tissue Engineering”.