Sherwood Gorbach

Sherwood Leslie Gorbach (October 25, 1934 – December 7, 2024) was an American academic who was Emeritus Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.[1] He was editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases from 2000 to 2016.[2]

Education

Gorbach graduated from Brandeis University in 1955,[3] and completed his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1962.[4]

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103) is a strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus that was isolated in 1983 from the intestinal tract of a healthy human by Gorbach and Barry Goldin;[5] the 'GG' derives from the first letters of their surnames.[6]

Death

Gorbach died on December 7, 2024, at the age of 90.[7]

Awards

Gorbach was awarded the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2007.[8]

Selected publications

Articles

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Sherwood Leslie Gorbach, MD". Tufts University School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "PAST EDITORS". Clinical Infectious Diseases. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Repairing the World, Pioneering New Drug". Brandeis Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Physician honored for pioneering work in infectious disease". Tufts Journal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ US 483928, Gorbach, Sherwood L. & Goldin, Barry R., "Lactobacillus strains and methods of selection", assigned to New England Medical Centre Inc.
  6. ↑ Silva M, Jacobus NV, Deneke C, Gorbach SL (August 1987). "Antimicrobial substance from a human Lactobacillus strain". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 31 (8): 1231–3. doi:10.1128/aac.31.8.1231. PMC 174909. PMID 3307619.
  7. ↑ "Sherwood Gorbach". Legacy. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Alexander Fleming Award Winners". Infectious Diseases Society of America. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Wormser, Gary P.; Finch, Douglas A. (2004). "Review of Therapy of Infectious Diseases edited by L. M. Baddour and S. L. Gorbach". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 38 (4): 598. doi:10.1086/381265.