Anthony Weiss
Professor Anthony S. Weiss PhD AM FAA FTSE FAHMS FRSN FRACI FRSC FRSB FAIMBE FNAI FBSE FTERM
McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry
National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow
Leader, Charles Perkins Centre Node in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Chair, Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine – TERMIS
Chair, Expert Panel NSW Biosciences Fund
The University of Sydney
Australia
Professor Tony Weiss, PhD AM is the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology, in the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. He is the world leader in molecular studies of human tropoelastin, the key protein building-block that gives tissue its elasticity, and its assembly to make three-dimensional elastin protein biomaterials that reduce tissue damage and accelerate repair.
His many awards include the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation (Australia’s top innovation medal), Eureka Prize for Innovation in Medical Research (the nation’s major science prizes), Premier’s Prize for Science and Engineering Leadership in Innovation (the state’s leading prize), Clunies Ross Award (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering) and Ian Wark Medal (Australian Academy of Science). He is a Fellow of all 3 Australia’s major science and technology academies, and a further 8 x Fellow including the Royal Society of Chemistry, US National Academy of Inventors, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, and Biomaterials Science & Engineering. He is on 14 Editorial Boards and inventor on 174 granted international patents in 23 patent families, is Chair of the Fellows of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, and was recently the President of TERMIS.
