Dear UCSF Community,

I am delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 UCSF Medal, the University’s highest recognition honoring individuals whose life work has made a significant impact in our mission areas of scientific discovery, health care, education, and public service.

These awardees reflect our shared values and excellence of our UCSF community.

• Jennifer Doudna, PhD, recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute
• ‌Sandra R. Hernández, MD, President and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation, former director of public health for the city and county of San Francisco
• ‌William E. Oberndorf, former chair of the UCSF Board of Directors and active philanthropist
• ‌Jackie Speier, former Congresswoman and advocate on a number of issues including women’s equality, LGBTQ rights, and the rights of the disenfranchised 

These individuals were honored at a ceremony last week. You can learn more about them in these videos available on UCSF.edu.

Sam Hawgood, MBBS
Chancellor
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor