Shraga Shany
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Biography
Shraga Shany is a Faculty Member at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. His main research interest is in the field of vitamin D. His studies and publications include the topics of vitamin D status and metabolism in uremia, in rickets, in fracture healing and in the elderly, as well as the auto/paracrine mode of action of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D in inflammatory cells. Recently, his studies are concentrated on the anti-carcinogenic activities of the active metabolite vitamin D, and its analogs, alone, and in combination with other drugs and radiotherapy. He has more than 140 peer reviewed publications with more than 3000 citations. He is teaching Clinical and Basic Biochemistry in the School of Medicine at Ben-Gurion University.