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. He was the president of the Weizmann Institute of Science from 1975 until 1985. He was probably best known as the co-developer (with Ruth Arnon and Dvora Teitelbaum) of the multiple sclerosis drug copaxone.
Michael Sela | |
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| מיכאל סלע | |
 Michael Sela | |
| Born | Mieczysław Salomonowicz 2 March 1924 Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland |
| Died | 27 May 2022 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | immunologist |
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| Title | W. Garfield Weston Professor of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science |
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Sela died on 27 May 2022 at the age of 98.
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