Age, Biography and Wiki
Miriam Salpeter was born on 8 April, 1929 in Riga, is an American neuroscientist. Discover Miriam Salpeter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
8 April, 1929 |
| Birthday |
8 April |
| Birthplace |
Riga |
| Date of death |
24 October, 2000 |
| Died Place |
N/A |
| Nationality |
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 8 April.
She is a member of famous with the age 71 years old group.
Miriam Salpeter Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Miriam Salpeter height not available right now. We will update Miriam Salpeter's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Miriam Salpeter's Husband?
Her husband is Edwin Ernest Salpeter
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Edwin Ernest Salpeter |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Miriam Salpeter Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Miriam Salpeter worth at the age of 71 years old? Miriam Salpeter’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from . We have estimated Miriam Salpeter's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
|
Miriam Salpeter Social Network
| Instagram |
|
| Linkedin |
|
| Twitter |
|
| Facebook |
|
| Wikipedia |
|
| Imdb |
|
Timeline
Miriam (Mika) Salpeter (née Mark; April 8, 1929 – October 24, 2000) was an American academic.
As professor of neurobiology at Cornell University, she developed quantitative Electron microscopic autoradiography as a means to investigate the neuromuscular junction.
The Society for Neuroscience created the Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award in her honour.
Salpeter was born in Riga.
Her father was a Yiddish scholar and Salpeter was fluent in Yiddish.
During the rise of Nazi Germany Salpeter emigrated from Latvia to Canada, before moving to the United States in 1945.
Salpeter attended high school in New York City.
She was an undergraduate student at Hunter College, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude.
Salpeter moved to Cornell University for her doctoral studies, where she earned a PhD under the supervision of Howard Liddell.
She spent a year at the Australian National University before returning to Cornell University as a postdoctoral fellow with Marcus Singer.
Singer's laboratory was based in the Zoology department, where she studied cells using an Electron microscope.
Salpeter married Edwin Ernest Salpeter in 1950.
Together they had two daughters, Judy and Shelley.
At the age of 71 she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
She continued to visit her laboratory everyday until the day that she died.
Salpeter was appointed a research associate in the Singer lab in 1961 and soon after promoted to Senior Research Associate.
Neurobiology was an emerging field at the start of Salpeter's research career, and she decided to concentrate her efforts on the neuromuscular junction.
The neuromuscular junction is a synapse that controls all voluntary movement, the formation of which was extensively investigated by Salpeter throughout her research career.
In particular, Salpeter looked at the role of acetylcholine receptors.
Salpeter struggled to secure a faculty position at Cornell University – Singer, her biggest advocate in the department, moved to Case Western Reserve University, and the academic community were not welcoming to women.
Salpeter did not let this atmosphere faze her, and continued her research as a non-faculty member.
In 1967 Salpeter was recruited to the Cornell University Section of Neurobiology and Behavior.
Here she worked in the laboratory of Benjamin Siegel and was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
She spent a year in the laboratory of Vincent Wigglesworth at the University of Cambridge.
In 1973 Salpeter was promoted to Professor.
She developed quantitative Electron microscopic autoradiography, and demonstrated it as a sensitive means to study the neuromuscular junction.
Salpeter collaborated with her husband, astronomer and physicist Edwin Ernest Salpeter, on the interactions between nerves and muscle fibres.
The Society for Neuroscience created the Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award in her honour.
Her awards and honours include:
