Please join us for the inaugural “Celebrating Research Day” being held in honor of the 60th anniversary of the founding of Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. The day is dedicated to sharing the meaningful research happening at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute and will culminate with the presentation of the 2019 Gwen D. Sebold Fellowship for Outstanding Research. Please RSVP by contacting Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation at giving@marshfieldclinic.org or 715-387-9249, by Friday, October 4, 2019.

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Registration

Erdman Lobby
Research displays open for viewing; Tours of the Medical Library and Laird Office available. 

Noon to 1 p.m.: Keynote Address: Comprehending Incomprehension - Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy

Froehlke Auditorium
James H. Conway, M.D., FAAP, Associate Director for Health Sciences - Global Health Institute, Professor of Pediatrics, UW-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health

1-1:45 p.m.: Lunch: Buffet Style

Erdman Lobby

1:45-2:45 p.m.: Panel Discussion: Rural Health Research

Froehlke Auditorium
Panel Members:

Casper Bendixsen, Ph.D., Director, National Farm Medicine Center
Scott Hebbring, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Center for Precision Medicine Research
Jennifer Meece, Ph.D., Director, Integrated Research & Development Laboratory
Neel Shimpi, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Center for Oral & Systemic Health


2:45-3:15 p.m.: Break

Erdmann Lobby
Research displays open for viewing; Tours of the Medical Library and Laird Office Available

3:15-3:45 p.m.: Presentation: The Impact of Investing in Research

Froehlke Auditorium
Presenter: Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation

3:45-4 p.m.: Break

Erdman Lobby
Final opportunity to view research displays


4-4:45 p.m.: State of Research at Marshfield Clinic Health System

Froehlke Auditorium
Presenter: Amit Acharya, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., Executive Director, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute


5-6 p.m.: Gwen D. Sebold Fellowship for Outstanding Research Reception

Erdman Lobby

6-7 p.m.: Presentation of the 2019 Gwen D. Sebold Fellowship for Outstanding Research

Froehlke Auditorium
Honoring Huong McLean, Ph.D.


7-8 p.m.: Gwen D. Sebold Fellowship for Outstanding Research Dessert & Coffee

Erdman Lobby