His research focuses on how scientific developments, especially in the biosciences, affect patent law and litigation. Prof. Sherkow is the author of over two dozen articles on these and related topics in both traditional law reviews and scientific journals, including the Yale Law Journal, the Stanford Law Review, Science, and Nature. He is also the winner of the Class of 2017 Teaching Award and was a 2016 Finalist for the Association for the Teaching and Research of Intellectual Property (ATRIP) Young Researchers in Intellectual Property Law Essay Contest.