Anthony S. Weiss Explained

Tony Weiss
Birth Place:Australia
Nationality:Australian
Workplaces:University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney Nano Institute

Anthony Steven Weiss AM PhD FRSC FTSE FRSN FRACI, FTERM, FBSE is a university researcher, company founder and entrepreneur. He is the leading scientist in human tropoelastin research and synthetic human elastin. He holds the 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]

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[15] and then elected as global President of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society.[16]

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.[17] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering,[18] Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW,[19] Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute[20] and Chartered Chemist, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering,[21] Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM)[22] and Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff Profile. The University of Sydney.
  2. Web site: Professor Tony Weiss Named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 19 February 2016 . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401204309/http://www.atse.org.au/Documents/focus/191-productivity-and-innovation.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Weiss Lab Home. Weiss Lab. 2016-05-14.
  5. Web site: Elastagen - Elastagen. Elastagen. 2016-02-19. en-US.
  6. Web site: 07.02.2014 – Winner of 2014 FAOBMB Entrepreneur Award: Professor Anthony Weiss (Australia).
  7. Web site: 2018 Eureka Prizes Winners - Australian Museum. australianmuseum.net.au. en. 2018-09-09.
  8. Web site: Professor Tony Weiss wins prestigious Clunies Ross Award. The University of Sydney. en-AU. 2019-08-06.
  9. Web site: 2018 Category Winners - NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer. www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au. en. 2018-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052427/http://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/premiersprizes/2018-category-winners. 31 October 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: Home. Australian Science and Innovation Forum.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 19 February 2016 . 20 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920091032/https://www.raci.org.au/document/item/2180 . dead .
  12. Web site: FAOBMB Entrepreneurship Award | FAOBMB - Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists Inc.
  13. Web site: Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering.
  14. Web site: 2021-11-03 . Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104123947/https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/prime-ministers-prizes-for-science-2021 . 4 November 2021 . 2021-11-03 . Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
  15. Web site: TERMIS. www.termis.org. 2016-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410015558/http://www.termis.org/officers.php. 10 April 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: Governing Board TERMIS. www.termis.org. 2019-03-12.
  17. Web site: Interface Workshop. Biomolecular Interaction Centre. University of Canterbury. 2 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531155938/http://www.bic.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/Interface-Abstract-book.pdf. 31 May 2016. dead.
  18. Web site: News The University of Sydney. sydney.edu.au. 2016-05-02.
  19. Web site: Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW. www.royalsoc.org.au. 2017-05-07.
  20. Web site: 2015 National Awards. RACI. 2 May 2016.
  21. Web site: Anthony Weiss, Ph.D COF-1559 - AIMBE. aimbe.org. 2016-05-02.
  22. Web site: International Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) TERMIS. www.termis.org. 2018-05-25.

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