Sherwood Gorbach
American professor of infectious diseases
About Sherwood Gorbach
Born 1934. Sherwood Gorbach is an American.
Sherwood Leslie Gorbach (October 25, 1934 – December 7, 2024) was an American academic who was Emeritus Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. He was editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases from 2000 to 2016.
Education Gorbach graduated from Brandeis University in 1955, and completed his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1962.
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; the 'GG' derives from the first letters of their surnames.
Death Gorbach died on December 7, 2024, at the age of 90.
Awards Gorbach was awarded the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2007.
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American professor of infectious diseases
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Sherwood Gorbach was born in 1934 in Hartford.
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