2023 Winter Symposium
Join us in celebrating studentsourced antibiotic discovery:
in-person on December 11th at Lambeau Field and/or virtually on December 14th via Zoom!
Tiny Earth symposia connect students, parents, faculty, and community members worldwide to showcase Tiny Earth students’ research in antibiotic discovery while spreading awareness of the antibiotic resistance crisis. Tiny Earth students have an opportunity to present in-person at Lambeau Field on December 11th or virtually via Zoom on December 14th. This event is free for Tiny Earth students, instructors, and family & friends!
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ashok Rai is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prevea Health – a physician-led, physician-owned multispecialty health care provider working in partnership with Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals across Wisconsin. Prevea Health was founded in Green Bay, Wis. in 1996, and today employs more than 2,400 people, including more than 500 providers and advanced practice providers. It offers high-quality patient care in more than 30 communities across Wisconsin, as well as a health insurance plan (Prevea360) with one of the largest coordinated networks across the state.
Dr. Rai was born and raised in Michigan. He attended undergraduate school and enrolled in the “Target M.D.” program at the University of Wisconsin— Milwaukee. He completed his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and then a residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics through Michigan State University at the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies. Following residency, Dr. Rai specialized in hospital medicine and held various leadership positions at Prevea Health before becoming the President and CEO of Prevea Health in 2009. He also continues to practice medicine, caring for patients at Woodside Lutheran Nursing Home in Green Bay and in occasional hospitalist shifts at local HSHS hospitals. Dr. Rai lives in Green Bay with his wife, Brooke. He is a proud father of three boys and three girls, and their dog, Josie.