29th Annual Sebold Fellowship Award
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 -- 9:08 AM
A nationally-recognized Marshfield Clinic scientist for her work with influenza, blastomycosis and West Nile Virus was awarded the 29th Gwen D. Sebold Fellowship for Outstanding Research.Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation’s Integrated Research and Development Laboratory Director Jennifer Meece, Ph.D., was honored Tuesday, Oct. 11, in a program at the Marshfield Clinic. The fellowship has been given by D. David “Dewey” Sebold of Medford annually since 1988 to recognize an outstanding medical researcher and support continued research in his or her field. Sebold is a former president and CEO of Tombstone Pizza, a company he helped guide to become the No. 1 brand of frozen pizza in America. He also has served on boards of many organizations and was an original member of Marshfield Clinic’s National Advisory Council.
Meece’s colleagues credit her expertise in flu, blastomycosis and West Nile diseases and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as bringing new technology to MCRF, allowing it to be a national leader in disease research. Recipients receive $5,000 and a memorial plaque presented by Sebold in memory of his sister, Gwen. Gwen grew up in Dorchester and joined Marshfield Clinic as a medical stenographer in 1955. She died of cancer in July 1974.
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