Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers are a distinguished group of investigators who have been recognized by national and international organizations for their work in science and medicine.
Listed below are some of the prestigious awards and honors our scientists have received.
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize

Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University

American Academy of Arts and Sciences




Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute


Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Chair; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute

Senior Vice President, Office of the President; Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center; Norna S. Sarofim Chair in Clinical Oncology

Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor




Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program


American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows


Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chair, Department of Radiology

Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University

American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows

Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair


Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Chair; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute

Senior Vice President, Office of the President; Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center; Norna S. Sarofim Chair in Clinical Oncology



Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

American Cancer Society Medal of Honor

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
American Philosophical Society

Member, Developmental Biology

Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
American Society for Clinical Investigation


Director, Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology

Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering





Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service

Deputy Chief and Attending, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Surgery; Co-Director, Mesothelioma Program; Head, Solid Tumors Cell Therapy, Cellular Therapeutics Center

Patricia and James Cayne Chair for Junior Faculty


Associate Member, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair


Chief, Infectious Diseases Service


Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology



Member/Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program


David M. Rubenstein Center Chair for Pancreatic Cancer Research; Director, Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Professor of Medicine



Head, Division of Subspecialty Medicine; Member, Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program

Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology; Member, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Association of American Physicians


Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery


Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

Professor of Medicine




Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program


Head, Division of Subspecialty Medicine; Member, Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Crafoord Science Prize

Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award

Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
Dorothy P. Landon Prize for Translational Cancer Research

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholars
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute



Chair, Computational and Systems Biology Program, SKI; Scientific Director, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

Inserm International Prize

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering
Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University Medical Center

Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
MacArthur Fellow

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology
Massry Prize
National Academy of Medicine Members

Senior Vice President of International Programs; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Clinical Oncology

Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer; Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Chair

Chair, Department of Surgery; Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery


Chair, Department of Radiology



Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Chair; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute

Chief, Clinical Genetics Service; Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine

Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor


Attending Epidemiologist


Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Theresa Feng Chair in Neurosurgical Oncology

National Academy of Sciences Members



Emeritus


Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Chair; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute

Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor



Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Pershing Square Sohn Prize


Member, David. M Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research





Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI
William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology

Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering