Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Multiple sclerosis (MS) was long believed to be driven by T cells, until one scientist followed the clues to a different immune cell. Now, Stephen Hauser, MD, has been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize for redefining one of medicine’s most complex diseases.
“It is an honor to accept the Breakthrough Prize,” Hauser said. “This was the work of many: physician-scientists who connected laboratory with clinic; industry leaders and private funders who believed in high-risk undertakings; the National Institutes of Health that over many years supported the foundational science; and especially the patients who courageously partnered with us in clinical trials. Without them, this breakthrough would not have been possible.”
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/04/429746/stephen-hauser-wins-breakthrough-prize-role-redefining-ms
Multiple sclerosis (MS) was long believed to be driven by T cells, until one scientist followed the clues to a different immune cell. Now, Stephen Hauser, MD, has been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize for redefining one of medicine’s most complex diseases.
“It is an honor to accept the Breakthrough Prize,” Hauser said. “This was the work of many: physician-scientists who connected laboratory with clinic; industry leaders and private funders who believed in high-risk undertakings; the National Institutes of Health that over many years supported the foundational science; and especially the patients who courageously partnered with us in clinical trials. Without them, this breakthrough would not have been possible.”
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/04/429746/stephen-hauser-wins-breakthrough-prize-role-redefining-ms
