Israeli immunologist and professor of Weizmann Institute of Science, Michael Sela is knownfor his research in immunology that has led to the discovery of the genetic control of the immune response and design of vaccines.
Michael Sela (Hebrew:  ; born Mieczysaw Salomonowicz; 2 March 1924) is an Israeli immunologist of Polish Jewish origin. He is the W. Garfield Weston Professor of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Sela is known for his research in immunology, particularly for research on synthetic antigens, molecules that trigger the immune system to attack. This work of Sela has led to the discovery of the genetic control of the immune response, as well as to the design of vaccines based on synthetic molecules. 
