“Bob Sherwin has been a giant among giants at Yale. He had a long and distinguished career already when our Medical Center decided to compete for the first CTSA award which we viewed as critical to enhancing our research reputation from one earned primarily in the basic sciences to equivalent excellence in translational research. There was no better choice to lead this than Bob Sherwin, and he has guided our Medical Center’s embrace of translational medicine through YCCI since its inception. Thank you, Bob, for blazing this trail for Yale.”
Marna Borgstrom, MPH, CEO, Yale New Haven Health System
“Bob is among our most distinguished researchers, and we are indebted to him for his decades of mentorship that have shaped the next generation of clinical and translational investigators and his outstanding leadership of YCCI. We will all miss his warm collegiality and insight. It is with deep gratitude that we bid him farewell.”
Robert Alpern, MD, Dean and Ensign Professor of Medicine
“I am deeply grateful for Bob’s enormous contributions to translational and clinical research at our Medical Center. Bob has displayed a deep commitment to the development of programs and people that have meaningfully enhanced the quality and effectiveness of care for patients locally and across the world. He is a towering example of how collaboration, creativity, and mentorship can result in dramatic changes in science, clinical practice, and organizations.”
Thomas Balcezak, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President, Yale New Haven Health System
“As a colleague and informal mentee for nearly thirty years, it has been wonderful to watch Bob help transform our institution. His dedication to translational biomedical science and to the development of the next generation of clinician scientists and scientists is legendary, not just at Yale but throughout academic medicine. It is truly a privilege to attempt to carry on his legacy.
Brian Smith, MD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Biomedical Engineering, of Medicine (Hematology) and of Pediatrics; Deputy Dean for Scientific Affairs (Clinical Departments); Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine
“It is a special honor and pleasure to follow in Bob’s footsteps at YCCI. He has been a role model for innovative science, generous collaboration, and generative mentorship at Yale for as long as I can remember. His passion for science, kindness, and leadership will never be forgotten by those of us who have had the good fortune of working with him.”
John Krystal, MD, Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research; professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, and psychology; chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine; and chief of psychiatry and behavioral health at Yale New Haven Hospital
"You are an incredible, selfless leader, mentor, and friend to the entire team at YCCI. Your vision for clinical research has truly transformed the institution and the country in so many ways. On a personal note, your mentorship, support and guidance has meant more to me than I can ever express in words. Learning from you these past 14 years is an experience I will always treasure and count myself among the luckiest of your hundreds of admiring trainees.”
Tesheia Johnson, MBA, MHS, Deputy Director for Administration and Chief Operations Officer
"Bob has given us a 44-year legacy of transformational research, compassionate clinical care, and extraordinary mentorship. On behalf of the Yale Medicine and the clinical chairs, Thank You.”
Paul Taheri, MD, MBA, Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs, Yale School of Medicine and CEO, Yale Medicine
“Yale School of Public Health research has been strengthened by your leadership, including through the YCCI scholars awards program, pilot funding, and partnership with YCAS. Your commitment to excellence and passion for training and mentorship will be greatly missed. Thank you!”
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD, Dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health; Professor of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
“It has been gratifying working with Bob as the School of Nursing contributes to translational research at Yale. He leaves a deep legacy of mentorship to many early career faculty. His dedication is appreciated and will be long remembered.”
Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, Dean, and Linda Koch Lorimer Professor, Yale School of Nursing