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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.
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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
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 (sold to Allergan/AbbVie)
President, TERMIS
Keynote in the University of Sydney's Great Hall
Apr 2023
Tony Weiss is the keynote speaker at the Golden Graduates Lunch at the University of Sydney's Great Hall.
Triple Recognition!
Apr 2023
Congratulations to 3 members of the lab: Howard Vindin for winning top prize in the American Society for Matrix Biology Image Contest, Ziyu Wang for the ASBTE Lab Travel Award to go to Europe, and Miao Zhang for the ASBTE Conference Attendance Award!
Chair, Expert Panel NSW Biosciences Fund
Mar 2023
Tony Weiss is announced as the inaugural Chair of the NSW Government's biosciences fund. The $40M fund boosts the government’s support of innovative researchers, startups and entrepreneurs in the biological sciences space.
Inaugural Winner of the MBSANZ Paper of the Year
Jan 2023
Ziyu Wang in the Weiss Lab is the inaugural Early Career winner of the Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand (MBSANZ) paper of the year.
Stanford Australia Association's Annual Dinner
Nov 2022
Tony Weiss is the invited keynote speaker at the Stanford Australia Association's Annual Dinner which is the their biggest event of the year.
Barbara Ell Seminar Speaker
Oct 2022
Tony Weiss is the Barbara Ell seminar speaker at the Victor Chang Institute.
3-Minute Thesis Competition
Jul 2022
Miao Zhang in the Weiss Lab is a prizewinner in the Faculty of Science's 3-Minute thesis competition.
Faculty of Science Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis
Feb 2022
Jazmin Ozsvar in the Weiss Lab is awarded the annual Faculty of Science Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis.