Advanced Techniques in Biology & Medicine
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ITAI ARYE BAB

Biography

He started his career as a lecturer in 1979 and became a senior lecturer in 1982. He was the promoted to associate professor in 1986 and finally to Professor in the year 1994.  Professor Bab’s laboratory engaged in multidisciplinary research studying the mechanisms involved in skeletal remodeling, metabolic bone diseases, and the integration of endosseous implants. He was studying the effects of different hormone and growth factor derived drugs on bone remodeling, bone mass and healing of bone injuries. Most recently, Professor Bab’s research centered around exploring the bidirectional interaction between the brain and the skeleton. Professor Bab was widely published, and was a contributor to the Primer on Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, 8th edition. In addition to his work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he was a visiting Senior Scientist at Oxford University, a Senior Research Fellow at Merck Research Labs, a Visiting Professor at  Mt. Sinai Hospital and the University of  Massachusetts and a Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School. He passed away in the 2014

Research Interest

 Bone integrative physiology. Central regulation of bone remodeling. Skeletal cannabinoid system. Skeletal fatty acyl amides. Depression and bone loss. Osteoporosis. Fracture healing. Endosseous implants. Intracellular signaling. Heparanase and bone remodeling. Skeletal imaging

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