Anthony S. Weiss

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Professor
Tony Weiss
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Scientific career
Institutions University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney Nano Institute

Anthony Steven Weiss is an Australian university researcher, company founder, and entrepreneur. He holds the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry at the University of Sydney, heads the Charles Perkins Centre Node in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biotechnology, a position secured through his former supervisor Professor Gerry Wake of the same department. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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His discoveries include human elastic materials that accelerate the healing and repair of arteries, skin, and 3D human tissue components. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and serves on the editorial boards of academic journals American Chemical Society Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Applied Materials Today (Elsevier), Biomaterials, Biomedical Materials, BioNanoScience (Springer) and Tissue Engineering (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.). He is a biotechnology company founder, [5] a promoter of national and international technology development, and has received national and international awards, including the Order of Australia. [6]

Early life and education

Anthony Weiss was born in Sydney, Australia and received his PhD from the University of Sydney working with a department head Professor Gerry Wake. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2024 [7] and was a Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University and NIH Fogarty International Fellow. [8] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, [9] Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, [10] Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute [11] and Chartered Chemist, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, [12] Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) [13] , and Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2025. [14]

Awards

He was president of the Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand, elected as Chair Asia-Pacific and the Governing Board of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society [24] and elected as global president of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society. [25]

References

  1. ↑ "Staff Profile". The University of Sydney. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Professor Tony Weiss Named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Weiss Lab Home". Weiss Lab. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Elastagen - Elastagen". Elastagen. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "07.02.2014 – Winner of 2014 FAOBMB Entrepreneur Award: Professor Anthony Weiss (Australia)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Professor Anthony Weiss". Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Interface Workshop" (PDF). Biomolecular Interaction Centre. University of Canterbury. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "News | The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW". www.royalsoc.org.au. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "2015 National Awards". RACI. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Anthony Weiss, Ph.D COF-1559 - AIMBE". aimbe.org. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "International Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) | TERMIS". www.termis.org. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Tony Weiss". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "2018 Eureka Prizes Winners - Australian Museum". australianmuseum.net.au. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Professor Tony Weiss wins prestigious Clunies Ross Award". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "2018 Category Winners - NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer". www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Home". Australian Science and Innovation Forum. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ↑ "FAOBMB Entrepreneurship Award | FAOBMB - Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists Inc". Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2021". Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "Weiss, Anthony Steven – Person". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "TERMIS". www.termis.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Governing Board | TERMIS". www.termis.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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