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Nov. 16, 2016


 
Dr. Neta Sal-Man has been invited to join the inaugural “Young Researchers Forum” of the Natural Sciences Division of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The new forum will be led by Prof. Haim (Howard) Cedar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The purpose of the new forum is to concentrate outstanding young scientists who were recommended by their institutions to hold scientific discussions about topics on the cutting edge of scientific research. The forum can also make recommendations for improving the field to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The two year forum will focus on the field of biology.
Sal-Man, a member of The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, studies the bacterial transport system of pathogens that cause diarrheal diseases using state-of-the-art microbiology, molecular biology, biochemical, and biophysical approaches. Diarrheal diseases are the fifth leading cause of death worldwide according to the World Health Organization. The results of Sal-Man’s lab will have important implications for drug discovery and vaccine design against bacterial pathogens and possible implications for targeted drug delivery.