Michael Sela

Israeli immunologist

Michael Sela (Hebrew: מיכאל סלע; Mieczysław Salomonowicz; 2 March 1924 – 27 May 2022) was a Polish-born Israeli immunologist. He was the W. Garfield Weston Professor of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.[1] He was the president of the Weizmann Institute of Science from 1975 until 1985.[2] He was probably best known as the co-developer (with Ruth Arnon and Dvora Teitelbaum) of the multiple sclerosis drug copaxone.

Michael Sela
מיכאל סלע
Michael Sela
Born
Mieczysław Salomonowicz

(1924-03-02)2 March 1924
Died27 May 2022 (aged 98)
NationalityIsraeli
Occupationimmunologist
Known for
TitleW. Garfield Weston Professor of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science
Awards

Sela died on 27 May 2022 at the age of 98.[3]

References change

  1. Michael Sela at the Weizmann Institute of Science
  2. "Prof. Michael Sela | Still hard at work, pursuing the understanding of immunology | WeizmannCompass". Weizmann.ac.il. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. "מסע הקסם המדעי - חדשות מדע, תגליות ומידע לציבור מבית מכון ויצמן למדע". מסע הקסם המדעי - חדשות מדע, תגליות ומידע לציבור מבית מכון ויצמן למדע (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-05-28.