Shraga Shany
Ben Gurion University, Israel
Biography
Professor (Emeritus) 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. He was graduated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 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. Shany's research includes uncovering the effects of vitamin D on the immune system, emphasizing the auto-paracrine mode of action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in Inflammatory cells. Recently, professor Shany's studies are concentrated on the anti-carcinogenic activities of the active metabolite vitamin D, and of its analogs, alone, and in combination with other drugs and Radiotherapy. Professor shany has more than 140 peer reviewed publications with more than 3000 citations. Professor Shany is teaching clinical and basic biochemistry in the school of medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, at Ben Gurion University.