UCSF Alumni Weekend 2023: Full Schedule

12:00pm PDT

Scientific Session | Leveraging Advanced Digital Technologies and Workflows to Deliver Patients Unprecedented Dental and Maxillofacial Restoration (online only)

Computer-assisted design and manufacturing, 3D-printing technology, and intraoral scanners have led to an extraordinary improvement in patient outcomes. They have enabled health care providers to achieve what was previously considered impossible, as well as, while decreasing treatment times and reducing health care delivery costs. Patients who have suffered maxillofacial trauma or been diagnosed with benign or malignant diseases are no longer forced to accept poor form and function after primary reconstruction. This session will share approaches for immediate and delayed dental rehabilitation.

This session is only offered via virtual livestream, and a recording will not be available.

Speakers

Cmdr. Michael Andersen, DDS

Dr. Andersen is the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) specialty leader for dental laboratory services, department head of the Area Dental Laboratory, and a maxillofacial prosthodontist at Naval Medical Center San Diego. A board-certified prosthodontist, he holds a certificate... Read More →

Daniel Hammer, DDS

Dr. Hammer is vice chair and director of research in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, associate professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, and adjunct assistant professor of surgery for the Department... Read More →

Wednesday April 12, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Online Online

Dentistry, Online only

12:00pm PDT

Scientific Session | California Infection Control (online only)

This two-hour course will review the minimum standards for infection control that all dental health care personnel practicing in California are required to follow, as mandated by the California Code of Regulations Title 16, §1005. It also will cover infection prevention and control practices pertaining to standard precautions, dental unit waterline management, and special considerations in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This session is only offered via virtual livestream, and a recording will not be available.

Speakers

Ramneek Rai, DDS ’09

With more than 10 years of private practice experience and in serving as director of health and safety at UCSF School of Dentistry, Dr. Rai has extensive knowledge and expertise in dental infection prevention. At UCSF, she teaches infection prevention, control, and safety practices... Read More →

Thursday April 13, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Online Online

Dentistry, Online only

8:30am PDT

Check-In/Registration

Visit the Grand Ballroom foyer to check in, receive your name badge and program book, and find an Alumni Relations staff member to assist you with any questions.

Friday April 14, 2023 8:30am - 7:30pm PDT
Grand Ballroom Foyer 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

10:00am PDT

The Future of Psychedelics

Join UCSF faculty members and alumni to hear about the future of psychedelic therapy and how psychedelics result in beneficial effects across a wide range of clinical conditions. The panel will discuss the positive effects psychedelics have on the brain and behavior and how the therapeutic environment can be optimized to improve treatment effects in clinical populations.

Moderators

Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD

Dr. Carhart-Harris is the Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor – Neurology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences; an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Neurology; and the director of the Psychedelics Division at Neuroscape. A renowned leader in neuroscience research... Read More →

Speakers

Jennifer Mitchell, PhD ’99

Dr. Mitchell is a professor in the UCSF Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and acting associate chief of staff for Research and Development at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Her current work is focused on identifying and developing novel therapeutics... Read More →

Andrew Penn, RN ’03, MS ’05, NP

Mr. Penn is an associate clinical professor at UCSF School of Nursing, where he teaches psychopharmacology, and an attending nurse practitioner at the San Francisco Veterans Administration. A leading voice for nurses in psychedelic therapy, he is a cofounder of OPENurses, a professional... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Grand Ballroom A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

10:00am PDT

Scientific Session | Jean Poupard Lecture: Addressing Tobacco Use in Practice: What Dental Professionals Must Know and Do (in-person only)

Despite steady declines in smoking over the past several decades, tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the US. Dental professionals are well-positioned to discuss tobacco use and provide support to their patients. This session will provide an overview of the rapidly changing tobacco landscape, health implications of new and conventional tobacco products, and effective tobacco cessation interventions in dental settings, including key points for patient education and communication.

Speakers

Elizabeth Couch, MS, RDH

Ms. Couch is an assistant adjunct professor and project policy analyst in the UCSF Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences. Her research interests include tobacco-related behaviors and decision-making among youth and the role of dental professionals in tobacco prevention... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Seacliff B 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

10:00am PDT

Scientific Session | John Greene Lecture: Access to Care: The Past, Present, and Future (in-person only)

Access to dental care for vulnerable populations – including low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals, as well as racial and ethnic minorities – has been an issue for decades. While many strategies have been implemented to improve access, the issue remains. This session will review past, current, and some new proposals to address the challenge of accessibility to care.

Speakers

Huong Le, DDS, MA

Dr. Le is a dentist and the chief dental officer of Asian Health Services in Oakland, Calif. She holds faculty appointments at several dental universities and is CDCA-WREB-CITA examiner. She completed her tenure as board member of the Dental Board of California, where she also served... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Seacliff A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

10:00am PDT

Scientific Session | Fumio Shibata Lecture: The Current Concept of Managing Peri-Diseases (in-person only)

Dental implants have significantly increased in the field, yet despite their effectiveness, there also has been an increase in patients diagnosed with peri-implant diseases. The primary cause is bacterial infections with subsequent activation of the host immune response. Prevention is crucial as potential outcomes include adverse effects on systemic health, patient dissatisfaction, patient discomfort, increased costs, and possible loss of the dental implant. This session will explain how to identify risk indicators of and current approaches to managing peri-implant diseases.

Speakers

Guo-Hao “Alex” Lin, MS, DDS

Dr. Lin is an associate professor of clinical orofacial sciences and director of the Postgraduate Residency Program in Periodontics at UCSF. At the UCSF Dental Center, he provides patient care services limited to periodontics and dental implants. Dr. Lin is a recipient of several... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

11:00am PDT

Seven Days Rx: Practical Science-Based Prescriptions for Harnessing Stress and Sleep Techniques to Enhance Well-Being

Drs. Elissa Epel and Aric Prather have contributed science-based books to the New York Times bestseller The Seven Days Series by Penguin Random House, focusing on improving sleep and reducing stress in just seven days. This session will examine the influence of sleep and stress on well-being and the application of related UCSF research on aging, metabolism, and health.

Get your copy of the books today at a special discount here.

Bonus: Join the UCSF Alumni Book Club! In this online community, alumni connect and enjoy books about health care and science. There is no cost to participate – just get a copy of the book and dive in. Our book selection for March 17 - May 19, 2023, will be The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease by Elissa Epel, PhD, postdoc alum and professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Please sign up by March 17 to participate!

Moderators

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, Postdoc Alum

UCSF Chancellor

Chancellor Hawgood is the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor. His career at UCSF, which began when he joined the university as a research fellow in 1982, includes serving as dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, vice chancellor for medical affairs, chair of the Department... Read More →

Speakers

Elissa Epel, PhD, Postdoc Alum

A health psychologist and renowned researcher, Dr. Epel is a pioneer in the science of stress and how it can lead to accelerated biological aging. Professor and vice chair of adult psychology in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and co-director of the UCSF... Read More →

Aric Prather, PhD, Postdoc Alum

Dr. Prather treats people with insomnia using individual cognitive behavioral therapy. He is an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; co-director of the UCSF Aging, Metabolism, and Emotion Center; and associate director of the UCSF Center... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Grand Ballroom A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

12:00pm PDT

Annual DAA Luncheon and Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony ($85; in-person only)

Join Dean Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc, for lunch with alumni and guests of the School of Dentistry, including the presentation of the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc

Dean, School of Dentistry

Dr. Reddy is dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry. A periodontist by training, he oversees an enterprise comprising more than 500 paid and volunteer faculty members, a clinical operation that treats more than 48,000 patients annually, and one of the nation’s leaders in National... Read More →

Alumni Awardees

LaJuan Hall, DDS ’94

UCSF Dental Alumni Association (DAA), 2023 Medal of Honor recipient

Ted Wong DDS ’84

UCSF Dental Alumni Association (DAA), 2023 Medal of Honor recipient

Friday April 14, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom BC 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

12:00pm PDT

Medicine Class of 1973 50th Reunion Lunch and Medallion Ceremony (in-person only)

Members of the Class of 1973 are invited to a special lunch and medallion ceremony at which they will receive a commemorative medal celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the School of Medicine.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Talmadge E. King Jr., MD

Dean, School of Medicine

Dr. King began his UCSF career in 1997 as chief of medical services at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He previously served as chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, the School of Medicine’s largest department, and was named dean of the school and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Waterfront CDE 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Medicine, In-Person only

12:00pm PDT

Pharmacy Half-Century Club Luncheon (in-person only)

Members of the School of Pharmacy classes of 1973 and earlier are invited to a formal, celebratory luncheon.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Dean, School of Pharmacy

Dr. Giacomini, a pioneer in the field of pharmacogenomics, is dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, a professor in the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and co- principal investigator of the UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Sciences and... Read More →

Mahtab Jafari, PharmD ’94, Resident Alum

President, UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA)

Dr. Jafari is a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UC Irvine School of Pharmacy, director of the UCI Center for Healthspan Sciences, and president of the UCSF School of Pharmacy Alumni Association. Her research identifies and evaluates the impact of botanicals and dietary... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Garden Room 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Pharmacy, In-Person only

2:00pm PDT

Health Professions Education: Training Clinicians of the 21st Century

Campus leaders will discuss UCSF's pioneering approach to professional education, which views our students as our greatest asset and aims to produce practitioners ready to tackle the most challenging problems of 21st-century health care.

Speakers

Amber Fitzsimmons, DPTSc ’13, MS, PT

Dr. Fitzsimmons is an associate professor and chair of the UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and holds a joint appointment in the UCSF Department of Anatomy. Before pursuing her doctorate research, she spent more than a decade in clinical practice with... Read More →

Katherine Julian, MD ’96, Resident Alum

Dr. Julian is professor of medicine and associate dean for graduate medical education at UCSF. In this role, she oversees all UCSF residency and fellowship programs as the university’s designated institutional official. A UCSF faculty member since 2001, Dr. Julian is a practicing... Read More →

Mary Lynch, PNP ’85, DNP, MPH, FAAN

Dr. Lynch is a clinical professor in the UCSF Department of Family Health Care Nursing. She is the director of the Master of Science program and the coordinator of the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program in the School of Nursing. During her three decades of teaching and... Read More →

Conan MacDougall, PharmD ’02, MAS ’08, Resident Alum

Dr. MacDougall is a co-vice dean for PharmD education and professor of clinical pharmacy for the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy. He teaches pharmacy, medical, and nursing trainees, as well as provides clinical service to the Infectious Diseases Consult Service and Antimicrobial... Read More →

Jennifer Perkins, DDS, MD, Resident Alum

Dr. Perkins is an associate clinical professor in the UCSF Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and assistant dean of education for the UCSF School of Dentistry. She supervises the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree program and recently led the revision and integration... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Grand Ballroom A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

2:30pm PDT

Scientific Session | Dental Artificial Intelligence (in-person only)

This presentation will detail how artificial intelligence and new technology is paving the way forward to improved patient experiences – and the steps needed to get there.

Speakers

Ali Sadat, DDS ’04

A champion of evidence-based care, Dr. Sadat is dedicated to improving the quality and cost of health care. His early work in biomedical imaging techniques and computer aided simulations enabled him to found his company, Retrace, to benefit millions of lives as a value-based dental... Read More →

Joel White, DDS, MS

Dr. White is professor and chair of the Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials, and Engineering and vice chair at large in the UCSF School of Dentistry’s Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences. He is a dedicated educator, student advocate, and mentor... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

3:00pm PDT

Public Health Advocates: Meet the Stars

This session will a feature a conversation highlighting the impact of health care practitioners’ efforts to disseminate reliable and trusted public health information via local and national outlets during the past two to three years of the pandemic.

Moderators

Peter Chin-Hong, MD, Resident Alum

Dr. Chin-Hong is the associate dean for regional campuses at UCSF. Director of the immunocompromised host infectious diseases program at UCSF, he has been a leader of institutional and community education around COVID-19 and MPOX. Dr. Chin-Hong also is a medical educator who specializes... Read More →

Speakers

Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH

Dr. Albert is the Walter A. Haas-Lucie Stern Professor of Cardiology and admissions dean for the UCSF School of Medicine, director of the UCSF Center for the Study of Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease (NURTURE Center), and president of the American Heart Association for 2022-2023. A... Read More →

Katherine Yang, PharmD ’98, MPH, Resident Alum

Dr. Yang is co-vice dean of clinical innovation and entrepreneurship for the UCSF School of Pharmacy and a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy who teaches in multiple areas, including foundational sciences and infectious diseases. As an infectious-disease pharmacist at... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Grand Ballroom A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

3:00pm PDT

Dentistry Class of 1973 50th Reunion and Medallion Ceremony (in-person only)

Members of the Class of 1973 are invited to a special reception and medallion ceremony at which they will receive a commemorative medal celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the School of Dentistry.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc

Dean, School of Dentistry

Friday April 14, 2023 3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Waterfront CDE 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

3:30pm PDT

Scientific Session | Precision Genomic Medicine for All (in-person only)

Genomic databases, combined with excellent phenotyping, are essential to broaden our understanding of the genomic variations underlying health and disease, as well as help ensure that precision medicine at UCSF serves all people. This presentation will cover current efforts to increase accessibility and availability to genomic sequencing, current benefits of genomics in identifying individuals predisposed to various diseases, and the dental community’s role in these efforts.

Speakers

Aleksandar Rajkovic, MD, PhD

Dr. Rajkovic is professor of pathology and obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive sciences. He serves as the UCSF Chief Genomics Officer and is medical director and chief of the Center for Genetic and Genomic Medicine (CGGM) that organizes, coordinates, and oversees clinical genetics... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

4:30pm PDT

Alumni Weekend Opening Session

Join us for the keynote event of Alumni Weekend. Chancellor Sam Hawgood will share a campus update followed by a fireside chat with 2022 Nobel laureate and UCSF professor David Julius, PhD. They will delve into Dr. Julius’s award-winning research on how our bodies sense heat, cold, and chemical irritants, as well as new insights into transforming pain therapy.

Speakers

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, Postdoc Alum

UCSF Chancellor

David Julius, PhD

Dr. Julius is professor and chair of UCSF Department of Physiology and the Morris Herzstein Professor of Molecular Biology and Medicine. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on pain sensation. Dr. Julius’ work has focused on how our bodies sense... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Grand Ballroom A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

5:30pm PDT

Kickoff Reception (in-person only)

Following the Opening Session, enjoy a fun reception with live music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, and a look back at UCSF’s historic past with UCSF Archives.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Friday April 14, 2023 5:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Atrium 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

8:30am PDT

Check-In/Registration

Visit the Grand Ballroom foyer to check in, receive your name badge and program book, and find an Alumni Relations staff member to assist you with any questions.

Saturday April 15, 2023 8:30am - 7:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom Foyer 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

10:00am PDT

Alumni Achievement Awards Brunch ($20; in-person only)

Many outstanding, talented UCSF alumni are changing the world and making a difference in their communities. Each year we honor seven alumni from across UCSF’s schools and departments who are positively impacting health care and science. Join us for brunch and a lively program to celebrate the accomplishments, service, and contributions of this year’s distinguished alumni honorees. All are welcome!

Speakers

Brian Komoto, PharmD ’81

President, Alumni Association of UCSF (AAUCSF)

Brian Komoto, PharmD ’81, is president of the Alumni Association of UCSF. Upon graduation, he purchased a small pharmacy in Delano, Calif. Komoto Healthcare is now a six-company operation in California’s Central Valley that focuses on meeting the needs of the valley’s medically... Read More →

Catherine Lucey, MD, Resident Alum

Dr. Lucey is UCSF executive vice chancellor and provost and the Molina Family Presidential Professor of Medical Education. She previously held the role of executive vice dean and vice dean for education in the UCSF School of Medicine. Before returning to UCSF, where she did her... Read More →

Alumni Awardees

Andrew C. Chan, MD, PhD, Clinical Fellow Alum

2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Discovery Award

This award honors an alum who has made outstanding achievements creating positive change through basic science/health care research and has brought distinction to themselves and the UCSF community.

John H. Ino, DDS ’70

2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Mentor Award

This award recognizes an alum who has devoted their career to inspiring, mentoring, and educating the next generation of scientists and health care providers.

Joshua Y. Yang, MTM ’16

2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Early-Career Award

This award honors an alum who has graduated or completed training within the last 10 years (2010 – 2020), has advanced rapidly in their career, and has displayed significant achievement in the areas of leadership and professional success, pushing the boundaries of science and health... Read More →

Kelly C. Lee, PharmD ’00, MAS

2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Practitioner Award

This award honors an alum whose work is marked by boundless clinical empathy, understanding, and caring within health care.

Mary Ann C. McCammon, MS ’76, PhD ’79 (Posthumous)

2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

This award recognizes an alum who has made a transformative contribution to their local community, the nation, or the world that has helped make it a better place. These honorees have achieved recognition for making a noteworthy, positive change to the human condition through health... Read More →

Sang “Sam” Pak, DPT ’06

2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Entrepreneur Award

This award recognizes an alum who demonstrates the highest caliber of innovation in science and/or health care through risk-taking actions and/or value-creating transformations.

Saturday April 15, 2023 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Grand Ballroom BC 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

11:45am PDT

Discovery Talks

Join moderator Nicquet Blake, PhD, dean of the UCSF Graduate Division, for a jam-packed hour of TEDx-style talks showcasing renowned UCSF faculty innovators describing their transformative research and discoveries. Our featured talks include the following: 

“Tissues: Engineering Structures that Build Themselves” with Zev Gartner, PhD  
“Separate and Still Unequal: Segregated Health Care in the 21st Century” with Jen James, PhD ’16, MS, MSW
“TB or Not TB, Ask the Biomarker!” with Sara Suliman, PhD, MPH  
“How Immune Cells Find Their Way” with Orion Weiner, PhD ’01

Moderators

Nicquet Blake, PhD

Dean, Graduate Division

Nicquet Blake, PhD, a leading voice on issues of equity and diversity in higher education, is UCSF’s vice provost of student academic affairs and dean of the Graduate Division. She previously served as senior associate dean for admissions and student affairs in the Graduate School... Read More →

Speakers

Zev Gartner, PhD

Dr. Gartner is a professor in the UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at UCSF. His lab works to understand how cells self-organize into tissues, how the structure regulates cell behaviors, and how they break down in diseases like cancer. The Gartner Lab’s goals include... Read More →

Jen James, PhD ’16, MS, MSW

Dr. James is an assistant professor at the Institute for Health and Aging and the bioethics program at UCSF. She is a sociologist, Black feminist scholar, and qualitative researcher who studies the intersection of race, gender, and health, and the lived experiences of those often... Read More →

Sara Suliman, PhD, MPH

Dr. Suliman is assistant professor in the UCSF Division of Experimental Medicine at UCSF and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where her lab identifies host mechanisms associated with tuberculosis (TB) progression. She is an immunologist by training with a focus on... Read More →

Orion Weiner, PhD ’01

Dr. Weiner is a professor in the UCSF Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Cardiovascular Research Institute and co-director of the Integrated Program for Complex Biological Systems. His lab seeks to define the molecular logic of complex cell behaviors, including... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2023 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT
Grand Ballroom A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

12:00pm PDT

Scientific Session | School of Dentistry Discovery Talks (in-person only)

Join moderator Sarah Knox, PhD, for a jam-packed hour of TEDx-style talks showcasing renowned UCSF faculty researchers describing their transformative discoveries. Our featured talks include the following: 

“Epidemiology, E-cigarettes, and Oral Health” with Benjamin Chaffee, DDS ‘08, PhD, MPH
“Mechanisms of Mandibular Hypoplasia and Cleft Palate in Pierre Robin Sequence” with Alice Goodwin, DDS ‘09, PhD ‘13, Resident Alum
“Unraveling Mechanisms of Craniofacial Development Through the Lens of the Neural Crest” with Erica Hutchins, PhD
“Why Don't Dentists Advocate for Soda Taxes?” with Cristin Kearns, DDS, Postdoc Alum

Moderators

Sarah Knox, PhD

Dr. Knox is a professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry’s Department of Cell and Tissue Biology. Her current research focuses on deciphering the mechanisms that control salivary-gland architecture during development and regeneration after injury and aging, with an emphasis on identifying... Read More →

Speakers

Benjamin Chaffee, DDS ‘08, PhD, MPH

Dr. Chaffee is an associate professor in UCSF Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences and director of the School of Dentistry’s global oral health program. His research includes studies of new and emerging tobacco products and their use, particularly among adolescents... Read More →

Alice Goodwin, DDS ‘09, PhD ‘13, Resident Alum

Dr. Goodwin is assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Orofacial Sciences. She treats patients at the UCSF Craniofacial Center and the UCSF Orthodontic Clinic; she also studies craniofacial anomalies using mouse models in her research lab. She completed UCSF’s Orthodontics... Read More →

Erica Hutchins, PhD

Dr. Hutchins is an assistant professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry's Department of Cell and Tissue Biology. Her lab seeks to understand the post-transcriptional control mechanisms that control cranial neural crest development during craniofacial morphogenesis. She earned her doctoral... Read More →

Cristin Kearns, DDS, Postdoc Alum

Dr. Kearns is assistant professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry’s Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences and the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is one of the first academics to rigorously study the influence of the sugar industry... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

1:00pm PDT

Scientific Session | 2023 Student Research Symposium (in-person only)

The 2023 Student Research Symposium at the Scientific Session offers dental students and DDS/PhD trainees in the School of Dentistry the opportunity to present their work* to the greater alumni community, current faculty members, and staff through oral presentations.

*These students are members of the John C. Greene Society, founded in 2002 to promote active student participation in meaningful research. The society now includes nearly 25% of the School of Dentistry’s pre-doctoral student body. The presenters are selected by alumni mentors based on their research topics and goals.

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

1:00pm PDT

Scientific Session | Do This, Not That! Navigating Your Way Through the First Decade (in-person only)

The first ten years need not be in uncharted waters. Dentistry is experiencing a climate of change that is both exciting and daunting. Learning to navigate the positives of new technologies and the challenges of a shifting workforce, we can embrace with a new vigor if we have the tools to succeed. We look to the past to identify “pain points” that are not going to be repeated, and we look to the future to learn new techniques to create growth and harmony.

Speakers

Cecie Mendoza

Ms. Mendoza is a certified dental management consultant and the owner of Now Dental Consulting. Her background is in advertising and marketing, and she has over 20 years of hands-on experience managing her husband's East Bay dental practice. Committed to creating financially successful... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Seacliff A 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

1:00pm PDT

Wellness Offerings to Heal the Healers (in-person only)

Join Jessie Mahoney, MD ’97, a pediatrician, physician wellness expert, certified physician coach, and yoga instructor, for a two-part wellness offering to help you let go of stress; breathe more deeply; and feel lighter, calmer, and more hopeful. Register for one or both parts!

1-1:30 p.m.
Part 1 - Mindfulness: A Healthy Practice for Work and Life
Calmness is available for you too. Enjoy an experiential session designed to bring presence, peace, and contentment. Savor deep breaths, honor diastole, and experience mindful self-compassion. Many in health care find practicing mindfulness and self-compassion challenging. In this session, you will practice and learn a few simple and accessible tools to help you up regulate your parasympathetic nervous system. You also will discover how and why these tools are a performance, productivity, happiness, and sustainability tool for those who work in health care.
No special equipment, clothing, or previous knowledge of mindfulness is needed.

1:45-2:45 p.m.
Part 2 - Mindful Yoga for Healers to Relax, Connect, and Restore

Attend to mind, body, and spirit. Soak in a pause. Align, stretch, and strengthen. Leave feeling nourished with fresh perspective, feeling lighter, happier, and healthier. Dr. Mahoney has been teaching mindful yoga to her colleagues in health care throughout the pandemic as a gift. Her classes are specifically designed to help exhausted, burned out, overwhelmed healers restore, replete, and replenish. Yoga can't solve the challenges inherent in the practice of health care today, but it can help you find relief, more ease, calmness, and presence as you work towards better.
Loose, comfortable clothing recommended. No previous yoga experience is needed. Yoga mats will be provided.

Speakers

Jessie Mahoney, MD ’97

Dr. Mahoney is a board-certified pediatrician who is now the founder and CEO of Pause & Presence Coaching. She is a full-time certified physician coach and physician wellness leader whose passion is supporting her colleagues in medicine. She leads CME wellness retreats, teaches mindful... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Foyer (Market Street)

All, In-Person only

1:00pm PDT

Experience Parnassus (in-person only)

Come “experience Parnassus” and learn how the University’s 30-year vision to reimagine the historic campus is taking shape. The exhibit features an immersive 3-D virtual reality experience will take you through the new, state-of-the-art hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The hospital will be designed as a healing habitat to meet whole-patient needs, from industry-leading, high-tech equipment to spaces that foster human connection to surrounding natural areas and promote physical and emotional healing.

Designed by a team of architects, engineers, and builders with extensive international experience, the transformation of UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus will:

create space for the latest innovations in science and care delivery.
increase hospital capacity to serve a growing and aging population.
integrate with the natural beauty of the area, expanding open spaces and offering views to enhance healing and well-being.
strengthen the community through ongoing investments in city priorities.
incorporate the latest sustainability, seismic resiliency, and flexibility of spaces in the design.

The exhibit also will showcase:

UCSF’s legacy of leadership in serving the city through every public health emergency and every year in between.
how research discoveries lead to improved care.
how the University is engaging and investing in the community throughout the development process.

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom Foyer 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

All, In-Person only

1:00pm PDT

Visit the Exploratorium ($39.95; in-person only)

Visit the Exploratorium - the premier museum of science, technology, and arts - and enjoy more than 600 interactive exhibits in six indoor and outdoor galleries. Enjoy a trip to the museum with classmates, friends, or family. Tickets can be used at any time on Saturday.
Cost: $39.95 per person

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Pier 15 San Francisco

All, In-Person only

1:00pm PDT

Explore San Francisco (in-person only)

Visit landmarks around the city by taking self-guided hikes that start at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco! New and familiar sites include the Salesforce Park Walking Trail, Fisherman’s Wharf, Oracle Park, and the Parnassus Heights campus.

AW23 Event Hiking Map pdf

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
San Francisco

1:30pm PDT

Two-hour kayaking trip with UCSF Outdoor Programs ($40; in-person only)

Enjoy a two-hour guided kayaking trip with UCSF Outdoor Programs. You’ll experience stunning views of the San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park, the Bay Bridge, and more. This trip is perfect for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced paddlers, and includes use of two-person kayaks and gear, instruction, and guides. Children aged 8 and older can participate with an adult in the kayak.

AW23 Kayaking Info pdf

AW23 Kayaking MB Waiver pdf

Saturday April 15, 2023 1:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Mission Creek Park 416 Berry Street (across from the basketball courts, by the water)

2:30pm PDT

Scientific Session | California Dental Law (in-person only)

The Dental Board of California requires that all dentists, registered dental hygienists, and registered dental assistants take two units of dental law classes every two years to renew their licenses. The board requires a discussion of the Dental Practice Act, dental auxiliaries, scope of practice, prescription of medications, and renewal of license. This course will exceed those requirements in an informative and practical manner.

Speakers

Art Curley, Esq.

Mr. Curley is a senior trial attorney in the California health care defense firm Bradley Curley Barrabee & Kowalski, PC; an assistant professor of dental jurisprudence at the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry; and an adjunct faculty professor at UCSF... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2023 2:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

3:00pm PDT

UCSF Alumni Book Club Social (in-person only)

Let’s meet in person! Join fellow members of the UCSF Alumni Book Club for an afternoon social to share book recommendations; discuss our March 17 to May 19 book selection, The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease, by Elissa Epel, PhD, Postdoc Alum; and chat about any of our earlier reads.
The UCSF Alumni Virtual Book Club is a private online forum where alumni, faculty members, students, and retirees can discuss up to five books a year and connect with each other online. Learn more and join the book club!

Saturday April 15, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Board Room B

All, In-Person only

3:30pm PDT

“Blue Ticket” Film Screening (in-person only)

All UCSF alumni, family, and friends are invited to join Maureen “Mo” Longworth, MD ’83, for a special Alumni Weekend showing of her new award-winning film, Blue Ticket. The movie is a historical fiction/romantic thriller based on true stories gathered about LGBTQ Alaskan men secretly removed by police and their vigilantes in the 1960s. The script was selected by the SF Bay Area Playwriters Festival, and the film was awarded Excellence at the LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival. The Juneau-Douglas City Museum awarded Dr. Longworth the Marie Darlin Prize of $5,000 for a work of art shining a light on a marginalized group in previously unspoken Southeast Alaskan history.

After the Blue Ticket screening, at approximately 5:30 p.m., stay for a bonus feature, Turning Around: Sexism in Medicine, a 20-minute short film completed by Dr. Longworth in 1983 and starring her classmates. Then-UCSF Chancellor Julius Krevans, MD, made the film required viewing for all faculty members in the 1980s and was based on a play performed at UCSF’s first International Women’s Day celebration in 1980.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Saturday April 15, 2023 3:30pm - 6:00pm PDT
Board Room C

Medicine, In-Person only

4:30pm PDT

BIPOC Reception (in-person only)

Join us to celebrate, connect, and elevate UCSF’s Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) community. All alumni, students, staff, and guests are welcome.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Saturday April 15, 2023 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Grand Ballroom BC 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

5:00pm PDT

Meet and Greet Your Future Health Care Providers (in-person only)

Join us for an invitation-only donor reception with current scholarship recipients. These individuals will become the next generation of health care leaders, thanks to your generosity as Dean’s Associates leadership donors and supporters of the UCSF Alumni Associations scholarships.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Saturday April 15, 2023 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Atrium 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

All, In-Person only

6:00pm PDT

Dentistry Reception ($25; in-person only)

Reconnect with fellow alumni, students, faculty members, and staff at the School of Dentistry reception.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc

Dean, School of Dentistry

Saturday April 15, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Seacliff 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Dentistry, In-Person only

6:00pm PDT

Graduate Division Reception ($25; in-person only)

Graduate Division alumni are invited to a festive and interactive reception where guests from all UCSF PhD and master’s programs will gather to reconnect and reminisce while honoring the Graduate Division's 2023 Alum of the Year and welcoming the Class of 2023 to the alumni community.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Nicquet Blake, PhD

Dean, Graduate Division

Carla Washington, PhD ’95

President, UCSF Graduate Division Alumni Association (GDAA)

Dr. Washington, a self-employed clinical consultant, is president of the UCSF Graduate Division Alumni Association and an honorary board member of Larkin Street Youth Services in San Francisco following many years of board service. Previously, she worked in clinical pharmacology at... Read More →

Alumni Awardees

Carol Camlin, PhD, MPH, Postdoc Alum

UCSF Graduate Division Alumni Association (GDAA), 2023 Distinguished Alum of the Year

Saturday April 15, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Waterfront CDE 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Graduate Division, In-Person only

6:00pm PDT

Medicine Reception ($25; in-person only)

School of Medicine alumni are invited to a celebratory reception in honor of their milestone class reunions and to welcome the Class of 2023 to the alumni community. Join Dean Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, and the Medical Alumni Association in honoring the 2023 Alumni of the Year, Pamela Sutton, MD ’73.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Talmadge E. King Jr., MD

Dean, School of Medicine

Marc Schenker, MD ’73, MPH

Vice President, UCSF Medical Alumni Association (MAA)

Marc B. Schenker, MD, MPH, is distinguished professor emeritus of public health sciences and medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine. He has more than 35 years of experience in medicine and public health research, teaching, and public service. Dr. Schenker is also founding director... Read More →

Alumni Awardees

Pamela Sutton, MD ’73

UCSF Medical Alumni Association (MAA), 2023 Alum of the Year

Saturday April 15, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Bayview B 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Medicine, In-Person only

6:00pm PDT

Nursing Reception ($25; in-person only)

School of Nursing alumni are invited to reconnect with friends, colleagues, and mentors at a joyful reception. Highlights include the State of the School address by dean Catherine Gilliss, PhD ’83, RN, FAAN; the presentation of the Jane Norbeck Distinguished Alumna Award; recognition of students receiving the UCSF Nursing Alumni Association Endowed Scholarships; and welcoming of the Class of 2023 to the alumni community.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Catherine Gilliss, PhD ’83, RN, FAAN

Dean, School of Nursing

Dean Gilliss, dean and professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, has focused on developing institutions to make their maximum contributions to constituent members and society. Previously, she led Yale and Duke universities’ Schools of Nursing as dean and dean/vice chancellor and... Read More →

Alumni Awardees

Naomi Schapiro, MS ’96, PhD ’12, PNP, RN

UCSF Nursing Alumni Association (NAA), 2023 Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award recipient

Saturday April 15, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Bayview A

Nursing, In-Person only

6:00pm PDT

Pharmacy Reception ($25; in-person only)

School of Pharmacy alumni are invited to a festive and interactive reception saluting all reunion classes, honoring the School of Pharmacy’s 2023 Distinguished Alum of the Year, and welcoming the Class of 2023 to the alumni community.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Dean, School of Pharmacy

Mahtab Jafari, PharmD ’94, Resident Alum

President, UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA)

Alumni Awardees

Sheila West, PharmD ’71

UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA), 2023 Distinguished Alum of the Year

Saturday April 15, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Garden Room 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Pharmacy, In-Person only

6:00pm PDT

Physical Therapy Reception ($25; in-person only)

Physical Therapy alumni are invited to a special reception to reconnect with friends, classmates, and mentors. Amber Fitzsimmons, DPTSc, PT, department chair and associate professor, will provide a state of the physical therapy program and honor the 2023 UCSF Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Alumni of the Year recipient.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Speakers

Amber Fitzsimmons, DPTSc ’13, MS, PT

Alumni Awardees

Tannus Quatre, MS ’99, PT

UCSF/SFSU Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, 2023 Alum of the Year

Saturday April 15, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Waterfront AB 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Physical Therapy, In-Person only

8:00pm PDT

One UCSF Party (in-person only)

All alumni and guests are invited to close out the weekend’s festivities with drinks, dancing, and dessert.

This session is only offered in person and will not be available via virtual livestream.

Saturday April 15, 2023 8:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom A and Foyer 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA