# Gideon Rodan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gideon_Rodan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gideon_Rodan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Rodan > Source revision: 1341012514 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American biochemist}} {{refimprove|date=December 2007}} '''Gideon Alfred Rodan''' (June 14, 1934 – January 1, 2006) was a Romanian-born [American](/source/United_States) [biochemist](/source/biochemist) and [Doctor of Medicine](/source/Doctor_of_Medicine). ==Formative years== Rodan was born in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Romania](/source/Romania) on June 14, 1934. He completed his doctor of medicine degree at [Hebrew University](/source/Hebrew_University) in [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem) and was awarded a doctor of philosophy degree by the [Weizmann Institute of Science](/source/Weizmann_Institute_of_Science) in [Rehovot](/source/Rehovot), [Israel](/source/Israel).In memoriam; Dr. Gideon Rodan. Mundy GR. Bone. 2006 Mar;38(3):297-99. ==Career== From 1970 to 1985, Rodan taught at the [University of Connecticut](/source/University_of_Connecticut) School of Dental Medicine. He was then hired by [Merck Research Laboratories](/source/Merck_Research_Laboratories). In 1987, he became president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. His most notable work involved the study of [Osteoporosis](/source/Osteoporosis). Rodan researched the deformation of [bone cell](/source/bone_cell)s. Investigating the connection between [osteoblast](/source/osteoblast)s and [osteoclast](/source/osteoclast)s, he helped to analyze and describe the two. As director of the department for bone biology and osteoporosis at Merck during the 1990s, he helped to create a compound to block osteoclast-mediated [bone resorption](/source/bone_resorption). This compound became known as [Alendronate](/source/Alendronate) or [Fosamax](/source/Fosamax). He also examined the role of [steroid](/source/steroid) in bone [metabolism](/source/metabolism) and the communication between bones and [hormone](/source/hormone)s. In 1996, he edited the book, ''Principles of Bone Biology''. ==Death== Rodan died from [cancer](/source/cancer) on January 1, 2006, in [Bryn Mawr](/source/Bryn_Mawr%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania).[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/science/20rodan.html/ ''Gideon Rodan, 71, Scientist Who Researched Bone Loss, Dies,'' Jeremy Pearce, ''New York Times,'' January 20, 2006.][https://archive.today/20130203224408/http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)68249-4/fulltext/ ''Gideon Rodan,'' The Lancet, Volume 367, Issue 9511, Page 644, 25 February 2006] ==Legacy== The [American Society for Bone and Mineral Research](/source/American_Society_for_Bone_and_Mineral_Research) presented Rodan with its Excellence in Mentorship Award, and then renamed the award in his honor. The Gideon A. Rodan Excellence in Mentorship Award has recognized leading scientist-educators every year since 2001.{{Cite web |date=2009-01-28 |title=Gideon A. Rodan Award |url=https://www.asbmr.org/awards-grants/detail/gideon-rodan-award |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=American Society for Bone and Mineral Research |language=en}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodan, Gideon}} Category:1934 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Medical doctors from Bucharest Category:Romanian emigrants to the United States Category:Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania Category:American biochemists Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Category:Weizmann Institute of Science alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gideon Rodan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Rodan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Rodan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.