Anthony S. Weiss
{{Short description|Australian biochemist}}
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Anthony Steven Weiss is an Australian university researcher, company founder, and entrepreneur. He holds the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry at the University of Sydney and heads the Charles Perkins Centre Node in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, a position he secured through his former supervisor Prof. Gerry Wake of the same department.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/staff-profile.html|title=Staff Profile|website=The University of Sydney|access-date=25 February 2025|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118183052/https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/staff-profile.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.raci.org.au/raci-news/professor-tony-weiss-named-a-fellow-of-the-royal-society-of-chemistry|title=Professor Tony Weiss Named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.atse.org.au/Documents/focus/191-productivity-and-innovation.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 February 2016 |archive-date=1 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401204309/http://www.atse.org.au/Documents/focus/191-productivity-and-innovation.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://weisslab.net/|title=Weiss Lab Home|website=Weiss Lab|access-date=2016-05-14|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809061531/http://www.weisslab.net/|url-status=live}}
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,{{Cite web|title = Elastagen - Elastagen|url = http://www.elastagen.com|website = Elastagen|access-date = 2016-02-19|language = en-US}} promoter of national and international technology development, and has received national and international awards, including the Order of Australia.{{cite web|url=http://faobmb.com/2015/11/24/07-02-2014-winner-of-2014-faobmb-entrepreneur-award-professor-anthony-weiss-australia/|title=07.02.2014 – Winner of 2014 FAOBMB Entrepreneur Award: Professor Anthony Weiss (Australia)|access-date=19 February 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602015155/http://faobmb.com/2015/11/24/07-02-2014-winner-of-2014-faobmb-entrepreneur-award-professor-anthony-weiss-australia/|url-status=live}}
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 Prof Gerry Wake who secured his position. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Professor Anthony Weiss |url=https://aahms.org/fellowship/professor-anthony-weiss/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences |language=en-AU}} and was a Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University and NIH Fogarty International Fellow.{{Cite web |title=Interface Workshop |url=http://www.bic.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/Interface-Abstract-book.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531155938/http://www.bic.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/Interface-Abstract-book.pdf |archive-date=31 May 2016 |access-date=2 May 2016 |website=Biomolecular Interaction Centre |publisher=University of Canterbury}} He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering,{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} The University of Sydney |url=http://sydney.edu.au/news/science/397.html?newscategoryid=62&newsstoryid=14254 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419034916/http://sydney.edu.au/news/science/397.html?newscategoryid=62&newsstoryid=14254 |archive-date=19 April 2016 |access-date=2016-05-02 |website=sydney.edu.au}} Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW,{{Cite web |date=18 November 2015 |title=Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW |url=https://www.royalsoc.org.au/index.php/about-us/fellows |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301081113/http://royalsoc.org.au/index.php/about-us/fellows |archive-date=1 March 2017 |access-date=2017-05-07 |website=www.royalsoc.org.au}} Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute{{Cite web |title=2015 National Awards |url=http://www.raci.org.au/document/item/2180 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920091032/https://www.raci.org.au/document/item/2180 |archive-date=20 September 2016 |access-date=2 May 2016 |website=RACI}} and Chartered Chemist, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering,{{Cite web |title=Anthony Weiss, Ph.D COF-1559 - AIMBE |url=https://aimbe.org/college-of-fellows/COF-1559/ |access-date=2016-05-02 |website=aimbe.org}} [https://www.termis.org/international-fellows-tissue-engineering-and-regenerative-medicine-fterm Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM)]{{Cite web |title=International Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) {{!}} TERMIS |url=https://www.termis.org/international-fellows-tissue-engineering-and-regenerative-medicine-fterm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133217/https://www.termis.org/international-fellows-tissue-engineering-and-regenerative-medicine-fterm |archive-date=25 May 2018 |access-date=2018-05-25 |website=www.termis.org}} and Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2025.{{Cite web |title=Tony Weiss |url=https://www.science.org.au/profile/tony-weiss |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Australian Academy of Science |language=en}}
Awards
- Eureka Prize for Innovation in Medical Research,{{Cite web|url=https://australianmuseum.net.au/2018-eureka-prizes-winners|title=2018 Eureka Prizes Winners - Australian Museum|website=australianmuseum.net.au|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044355/https://australianmuseum.net.au/2018-eureka-prizes-winners|url-status=dead}}
- Clunies Ross Award{{Cite web|url=https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/06/13/professor-tony-weiss-wins-prestigious-clunies-ross-award.html|title=Professor Tony Weiss wins prestigious Clunies Ross Award|website=The University of Sydney|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-08-06}}
- NSW Premier's Prize for Science & Engineering Leadership in Innovation{{Cite web|url=http://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/premiersprizes/2018-category-winners|title=2018 Category Winners - NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer|website=www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052427/http://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/premiersprizes/2018-category-winners|archive-date=31 October 2018|url-status=dead}}
- Innovator of Influence{{cite web|url=http://asiforum.net/|title=Home|work=Australian Science and Innovation Forum|access-date=19 February 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222816/http://asiforum.net/|url-status=live}} Applied Research Medal given by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute{{Cite web |url=http://www.raci.org.au/document/item/2180 |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 February 2016 |archive-date=20 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920091032/https://www.raci.org.au/document/item/2180 |url-status=dead }}
- Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists & Molecular Biologists Entrepreneurship Award,{{Cite web|url=https://faobmb.com/awards/faobmb-entrepreneurship-award/|title=FAOBMB Entrepreneurship Award | FAOBMB - Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists Inc|access-date=25 February 2025|archive-date=5 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205003554/https://faobmb.com/awards/faobmb-entrepreneurship-award/|url-status=live}}
- Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Research Excellence Award,{{cite web|url=http://www.asbte.org/#!award-winners/c1501|title=Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering|access-date=19 February 2016|archive-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315184355/http://www.asbte.org/#!award-winners/c1501|url-status=live}} and Fulbright Scholar.
- 2021 Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-03 |title=Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2021 |url=https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/prime-ministers-prizes-for-science-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104123947/https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/prime-ministers-prizes-for-science-2021 |archive-date=4 November 2021 |access-date=2021-11-03 |website=Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources}}
- 2024 Ian Wark Medal and Lecture from the Australian Academy of Science
- 2024 Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology{{Cite web |title=Weiss, Anthony Steven – Person |url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006863b.htm |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |language=en-gb}}
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He was President of the [https://www.mbsanz.org 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.termis.org/officers.php|title=TERMIS|website=www.termis.org|access-date=2016-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410015558/http://www.termis.org/officers.php|archive-date=10 April 2016|url-status=dead}} and then elected as global President of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society.{{Cite web|url=https://www.termis.org/governing-board|title=Governing Board {{!}} TERMIS|website=www.termis.org|access-date=2019-03-12|archive-date=13 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513214108/https://termis.org/governing-board|url-status=live}}
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