Plenary speakers

Professor Anthony (Tony) Weiss PhD AM FAA FTSE FAHMS FRSN FRACI FRSC FRSB FAIMBE FNAI FBSE FTERM is the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology. He leads the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine program within the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney.

The Weiss Laboratory at the University of Sydney is the world-leading research site for tropoelastin and synthetic elastin biomaterials. His work focuses on human tropoelastin, the component that provides tissue elasticity and significantly enhances the repair of scars and wounds. Funded by premier grants from Australia and around the globe, the laboratory thrives on the contributions of a high-calibre team of competitively placed postdocs, postgraduate students, and technical staff.

He is a Fellow of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) and current Chair of FTERM, former President of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), former Chair of TERMIS Asia Pacific, and former President of MBSANZ. Professor Weiss is a rare ‘Triple Fellow’ of Australia’s 3 scientific Academies: he is a distinguished Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science,  Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.