Weiss Lab
Location: Level 4 East, Charles Perkins Centre D17
University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 93513464
Email: tony.weiss@sydney.edu.au
AM PhD FRSC FTSE FRACI CChem FRSN FAIMBE FAICD FBSE FTERM
Prof. Tony Weiss
Professor John Irvine Hunter Prize
March 2020
The Professor John Irvine Hunter Prize for Research in Anatomical Sciences has been awarded to Aleen Al Halawani who is doing her postgraduate research in our lab.
Four invited talks in December 2020
December 2020
Professor Tony Weiss is invited to give two keynote talks at the World Biomaterials Congress, a plenary presentation at the International Symposium of Materials in Regenerative Medicine, and panelist at the annual translational forum of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Bioengineering.
European Horizon 2020 Grant
September 2020
Professor Tony Weiss is a co-awardee of a successful Horizon 2020 grant from the EU. The EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, recipients is aimed at supporting activities and exchange at eight participating universities.
Commemorative Ceremony of the 20th Congress of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine
June 2020
Professor Tony Weiss is invited to the Commemorative Ceremony of the 20th Congress of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine (JSRM) in March 2021 in Kobe, Japan.
National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Award
May 2020
Professor Tony Weiss is recognised as a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow, by awarding him in the highest category of their innovative flagship NHMRC Investigator program. The NHMRC is Australia's peak medical granting body.
International Advisory Board
February 2020
Professor Tony Weiss is invited to join the International Advisory Board of the TERMIS-AP 2020 Conference.
Scientific Committee
December 2019
Professor Tony Weiss is invited to join the Scientific Committee of the 11th European Elastin Conference..
Expert Panel: Singapore NRF Competitive Research Program
August 2019
Professor Tony Weiss is invited to join the Expert Panel on Life Sciences in Singapore, assisting in the assessing the National Research Foundation's Competitive Research Program.
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The Weiss Lab's research focuses on the use of human tropoelastin in tissue assembly and wound repair. We are very interested in the blend of biochemistry and cell biology, as well as the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine opportunities provided by this amazing elastic protein.
Video: The Power of Elastin
McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry
National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
Sydney Nano Institute, University of Sydney
Founder, Elastagen Pty Ltd (bought by Allergan/AbbVie)
President-Elect, TERMIS