Name: Alumni Weekend Opening Session
Start: 2026-04-24T09:30:00-0700
End: 2026-04-24T10:50:00-0700

Friday April 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:50am PDT

Chancellor Sam Hawgood will open Alumni Weekend with an update on UCSF’s latest achievements and strategic priorities. Following his remarks, Stephen Hauser, MD, recipient of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, will share how his pioneering work in redefining the treatment of multiple sclerosis has transformed patients’ lives and advanced global standards of care.

Speakers

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, Postdoc Alum

UCSF Chancellor

Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, is UCSF’s 10th chancellor. He was appointed by the UC Board of Regents in 2014, but his UCSF career dates to 1982, when he arrived as a research fellow in neonatology. A renowned researcher, professor, academic... Read More →

Stephen L. Hauser, MD

Recipient, 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Director, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor of Neurology Dr. Hauser, a neuroimmunologist, has advanced the understanding of the genetic basis, immune mechanisms, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). His four decades of work led to the development of B-cell therapies for treating... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:50am PDT
Robertson Auditorium

UCSF Alumni Weekend 2026

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, Postdoc Alum

Stephen L. Hauser, MD

Get help with the event

UCSF Alumni Weekend 2026

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, Postdoc Alum

Stephen L. Hauser, MD

Log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Get help with the event