Haws Receives Sebold Fellowship
Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 -- 9:28 AM
A nationally-recognized Marshfield Clinic researcher was awarded the 30th Gwen D. Sebold Fellowship for Outstanding Research.Marshfield Clinic Pediatric Nephrologist Dr. Robert Haws was honored Oct. 11 in a program at Marshfield Clinic’s Melvin R. Laird Center. The fellowship has been given by D. David “Dewey” Sebold, who resides in Medford, 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 the boards of many organizations, including as an original member of Marshfield Clinic’s National Advisory Council.
Under Haws’ research and guidance, Marshfield Clinic has become an international destination for individuals suffering from Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS). BBS is a rare genetic condition that impacts multiple body systems. Patients with BBS can experience problems with obesity, intellectual impairments, renal anomalies, polydactyly, retinal degeneration and hypogenitalism.
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