Stephen L. Hauser

Stephen L. Hauser
Born (1949-12-14) December 14, 1949 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard Medical School
Known formultiple sclerosis research
bioethics
AwardsJohn Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research (2008)
Charcot Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology, neuroimmunology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Francisco

Stephen L. Hauser is a professor of the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) specializing in immune mechanisms and multiple sclerosis (MS). He has contributed to the establishment of consortia that have identified more than 50 gene variants that contribute to MS risk.[1]

  1. ^ The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium & The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2; et al. (2011). "Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis". Nature. 476 (7359): 136–144. Bibcode:2011Natur.476..214T. doi:10.1038/nature10251. PMC 3182531. PMID 21833088.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)