ase ▁in ▁blood . ▁ ▁Bod ans ky ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁by ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁sib lings . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁bio chem istry ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University , ▁ ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁with ▁a ▁th esis ▁titled ▁" En zym e ▁studies ▁on ▁sol an um ▁el ae agn if ol ium ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Bod ans ky ▁was ▁h ired ▁into ▁the ▁labor atory ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Hospital ▁for ▁J oint ▁D ise ases ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁NY U ▁Lang one ▁Medical ▁Center ). ▁At ▁the ▁Hospital ▁for ▁J oint ▁D ise ases , ▁Bod ans ky ' s ▁work ▁covered ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁areas ▁of ▁bio chem istry ▁including ▁thy ro x in ▁and ▁ins ul in ▁met abol ism , ▁met abol ism ▁of ▁min er als ▁and ▁b ones , ▁li ver ▁function , ▁and ▁par ath y roid ▁function . ▁His ▁area ▁of ▁special ▁interest ▁was ▁calci um ▁met abol ism . ▁He ▁published ▁several ▁papers ▁in ▁this ▁field , ▁including ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁measurement ▁of ▁ph osph at ase ▁activity . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁Two ▁brothers , ▁Meyer ▁Bod ans ky ▁( 1 8 9 6 - 1 9 4 1