Sherwood Gorbach

Sherwood Leslie Gorbach (born 1934) is an 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

He 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 being; filed for a patent on 17 April 1985, by Gorbach and Barry Goldin,[5] the 'GG' derives from the first letters of their surnames.[6]

Awards

He was awarded the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2007.[7]

References
  1. "Sherwood Leslie Gorbach, MD". Tufts University School of Medicine. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. "PAST EDITORS". Clinical Infectious Diseases. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "Repairing the World, Pioneering New Drug". Brandeis Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "Physician honored for pioneering work in infectious disease". Tufts Journal. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. US 4839281
  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. "Alexander Fleming Award Winners". Infectious Diseases Society of America. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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