Vitamin D ScienceThe Scientists
World's Leading Authorities on Vitamin D
Listed below are some of the world's most prominent vitamin D scientists. Considered world-class experts, their extensive knowledge of, and dedication to, the science of vitamin D is evident in the invaluable contribution each has made to humanity's current understanding of vitamin D. Research performed by each scientist can be viewed by following the corresponding links to Google Scholar and PubMed. Or, to view research grouped under specific health areas, visit our vitamin D research section.
Bess Dawson-Hughes MD
Former President, National Osteoporosis Foundation Professor of Medicine, Tufts University Senior Scientist and Director, Bone Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111, USA Phone: 617.556.3064 Fax: 617.556.3305 E-mail: bhughes@hnrc.tufts.edu Google Scholar: B Dawson-Hughes PubMed: Dawson-Hughes B
Cedric F. Garland DrPH
Adjunct Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores Cancer Center University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093, USA Phone: 858.534.0520 E-mail: cgarland@ucsd.edu Google Scholar: CF Garland PubMed: Garland CF
Frank C. Garland PhD FACE
Technical Director, Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), San Diego Director, NHRC Special Programs Office Member, United States Military Cancer Institute Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores Cancer Center University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093, USA Phone: 858.534.0520 E-mail: garland@nhrc.navy.mil Google Scholar: FC Garland PubMed: Garland FC
Dr. Garland is a recipient of the Arnold-Rikli Prize for Advancement in the Field of Photobiology for his work in the area of vitamin D and cancer prevention.
Edward Giovannucci MD ScD
Professor, Department of Nutrition Professor, Department of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health
655 Huntington Avenue Building II Room 319 Boston, MA 02115, USA Phone: 617.432.4648 E-mail: edward.giovannucci@channing.harvard.edu Google Scholar: E Giovannucci PubMed: Giovannucci E
William B. Grant PhD
Former Senior Research Scientist, Atmospheric Sciences SRI International Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Langley Research Center Elected Fellow, Optical Society of America Director, Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center
San Francisco, CA 94109-2510, USA E-mail: wgrant@sunarc.org Google Scholar: WB Grant PubMed: Grant WB
Robert P. Heaney MD FACP FACN
Member, American Dietetic Association Elected Fellow, American College of Nutrition Emeritus Board Member, National Osteoporosis Foundation Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Osteoporosis Research Center Creighton University Medical Center
601 N 30th Street, Suite 4820 Omaha, NE 68131, USA Phone: 402.280.4029 E-mail: rheaney@creighton.edu Google Scholar: RP Heaney PubMed: Heaney RP
Michael Holick PhD MD
Director General Clinical Research Center Director Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory Boston University Medical Center Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics Boston University School of Medicine
715 Albany Street M-1013 Boston, MA 02118, USA Phone: 617.638.4545 Fax: 617.638.8882 E-mail: mfholick@bu.edu Google Scholar: MF Holick PubMed: Holick MF
Dr. Holick is the world's foremost authority on vitamin D. In 2006, Dr. Holick received the 18th Annual Award for Excellence in Clinical Research for his pioneering contributions in the basic science of vitamin D. In 2007 he received the Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Award, given for research that is changing the thinking about a biomedical problem.
Bruce W. Hollis PhD
Professor, Pediatrics Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Director, Pediatric Nutritional Sciences Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC 29425, USA Phone: 843.792.6854 Fax: 843.792.8801 E-mail: Hollisb@musc.edu Google Scholar: BW Hollis PubMed: Hollis BW
Christel Lamberg-Allardt PhD
Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology University of Helsinki
PO Box 27, FIN-00014, Finland Phone: 358.9.1.915.8266 Fax: 358.9.1.915.8475 E-mail: christel.lamberg-allardt@helsinki.fi Google Scholar: C Lamberg-Allardt PubMed: Lamberg-Allardt C
Anthony W. Norman PhD
Emeritus, Presidential Chair, and Distinguished Professor Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Department of Biochemistry University of California Riverside
Room 5456 Boyce Hall Riverside, CA 92521, USA Phone: 909.787.4777 Fax: 909.787.4784 E-mail: anthony.norman@ucr.edu Web: http://www.biochemistry.ucr.edu/faculty/norman.html Google Scholar: AW Norman PubMed: Norman AW
Reinhold Vieth PhD
Associate Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University of Toronto Director, Bone and Mineral Laboratory Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5 Phone: 416.586.5920 Fax: 416.586.8628 E-mail: rvieth@mtsinai.on.ca Google Scholar: R Vieth PubMed: Vieth R