Anthony S. Weiss

Tony Weiss
Born Australia
Residence Australia
Nationality Australian
Scientific career
Institutions University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, Bosch Institute

Anthony Steven Weiss AM FRSC FTSE FRSN FRACI CChem FRSA FAIMBE FAICD FTERM FBSE is the leading scientist in human tropoelastin research and synthetic human elastin. He holds the Samuel McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry, heads the Charles Perkins Centre Node in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney.[1][2][3][4] His discoveries are on 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. Weiss is on the editorial boards of the 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] promoter of national and international technology development, and has received national and international awards, including the Order of Australia.[6]

His awards include the Eureka Prize for Innovation in Medical Research,[7] Innovator of Influence,[8] Applied Research Medal given by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute,[9] Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists & Molecular Biologists Entrepreneurship Award,[10] Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Research Excellence Award,[11], election to the Chair Asia-Pacific and Governing Board of the World Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society.[12]

Early life and education

Anthony Weiss was born in Sydney, Australia and received his PhD from the University of Sydney. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University and NIH Fogarty International Fellow.[13] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering,[14] Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW,[15] Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute[16] and Chartered Chemist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Manufactures and Commerce,[17] Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering,[18] Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors[19], Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM)[20] and Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Tony Weiss".
  2. ↑ "Professor Tony Weiss Named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry".
  3. ↑ https://www.atse.org.au/Documents/focus/191-productivity-and-innovation.pdf
  4. ↑ "Weiss Lab Home". Weiss Lab. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  5. ↑ "Elastagen - Elastagen". Elastagen. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  6. ↑ "07.02.2014 – Winner of 2014 FAOBMB Entrepreneur Award: Professor Anthony Weiss (Australia)".
  7. ↑ "2018 Eureka Prizes Winners - Australian Museum". australianmuseum.net.au. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Home". Australian Science and Innovation Forum.
  9. ↑ http://www.raci.org.au/document/item/2180
  10. ↑ "FAOBMB Entrepreneurship Award".
  11. ↑ "Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering". Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering.
  12. ↑ "TERMIS". www.termis.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  13. ↑ "Interface Workshop" (PDF). Biomolecular Interaction Centre. University of Canterbury. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "News | The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  15. ↑ "Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW". www.royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  16. ↑ "2015 National Awards". RACI. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Anthony S Weiss - Publications". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  18. ↑ "Anthony Weiss, Ph.D COF-1559 - AIMBE". aimbe.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  19. ↑ "2015 RACI National Award winners" (PDF). Chemistry in Australia. RACI. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "International Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) | TERMIS". www.termis.org. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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