Background
Sela, Michael was born on March 6, 1924 in Tomaszow, Poland. Arrived in Israel, 1941. Son of Jakob and Roza (Aleskowski) Salomonowicz.
Sela, Michael was born on March 6, 1924 in Tomaszow, Poland. Arrived in Israel, 1941. Son of Jakob and Roza (Aleskowski) Salomonowicz.
Graduate, Ecole de Chimie, University Geneva, 1947. Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1954.
Doctor (honorary), Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1995. Doctor (honorary), University Bordeaux II, 1985. Doctor (honorary), National Autonomous University Mexico, 1985.
Doctor (honorary), Tufts University, Massachusetts, 1989. Doctor (honorary), Colby College, Maine, 1989. Doctor (honorary), University Tel Aviv, 1999.
Doctor (honorary), Ben-Gurion University, Israel, 2001.
Faculty Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, since 1950, chairman department immunology, 1963-1975, W. Garfield Weston professor immunology, since 1966, vice president, 1970-1971, dean faculty biology, 1970-1973, board governors, since 1970, president, 1975-1985, deputy chairman board governors, 1985—2005. Visiting scientist National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1956—1957, 1960—1961. Visiting professor molecular biology University California, Berkeley, 1967—1968.
Chairman Council European Molecular Biology Organization, 1975—1979. President International Union Immunol. Societies, 1977—1980.
Chairman science advisory committee European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 1978—1981. Special program research & training tropical diseases World Health Organization, 1979—1981. Staff department biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986—1987.
Science advisory group experts Programme Vaccine Development, 1987—1992. Advisory board Tables Rondes Roussel UCLAF, France, since 1980. Member council Paul Ehrlich Foundation, Frankfurt, 1980—1997.
Member intern guidance panel Israel Institute Gifted Children, 1987. Founding member, board directors International Foundation Survival & Development Humanity, Moscow, Washington, 1988—1992.
Board of Governors since 1970. WHO Expert Advisory Panel of Immunology since 1962. Council, Institute Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics 1972-1978.
Comity de Direction Institute de Recherches Scientifiques sur le Cancer (France) 1977-1981, Scientific and Technology Advisory Committee UNDP, World Bank, WHO Advisory Committee on Medical Research 1979-1982, member WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases 1979-1981. Scientific Council Institute Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Brussels 1980-1983. Council Paul Ehrlich Foundation (Frankfurt) since 1980.
Scientific Board, Institut Scientifique Roussel Italia since 1986. Board; General Committee Institute Council of Scientific Unions since 1984(92). Scientific Advisory Group of Experts, Programme for Vaccine Development, WHO 1987-<92).
Institute Guidance Panel, The Israel Institute for Gifted Children 1987. Other international bodies. Israel Academy, of Sciences and Humanities 1971, Pontifical Academy, of Sciences 1975.
American Society Biological Chemists 1968, American Association of Immunologists 1973, Scandinavian Society for Immunology 1971, Harvey Society 1972, French Society for Immunology 1979, Chilean Society for Immunology 1981, Council Institute for Immunopharmacology 1982-1985. Max-Planck Society, Freiburg 1967. Advisory Board UCLAF, France since 1980.
American Academy Arts and Sciences 1971, Honorary member Academy Medicine Mexico 1979, Honorary member Society Francaise d’lmmunologie 1979.
Married Margalit Liebmann, June 20, 1948 (deceased January 1975). Children: Irit, Orlee. Married Sara Kika, January 25, 1976.
1 child Tamar.