Anthony S. Weiss, Ph.D.
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McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, The University of Sydney
Anthony S. Weiss is the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, Leader of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Node at the Charles Perkins Centre, and Professor at the Bosch Institute at the University of Sydney. He is a company founder, and his patented biomaterials inventions recently led to one of the largest commercial transactions in Australian healthcare history. Weiss has received several scientific prizes, recently including the highest category of national award, the Order of Australia. He leads research on human tropoelastin, which gives tissue its elasticity and enhances the repair of scars and wounds.
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