Miriam (Mika) Salpeter | |
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| Born | April 8, 1929 |
| Died | October 24, 2000 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Hunter College |
| Spouse | Edwin Ernest Salpeter |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
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.