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.
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize

Benno C. 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

William E. Snee Chair

Courtney Steel Chair

Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair

Benno C. 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; Alfred P. Sloan Chair

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

William E. Snee Chair

Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

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; Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair

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

Simon H. Rifkind Chair

American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows

William E. Snee Chair

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

Carroll and Milton Petrie Chair

Benno C. 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

William E. Snee Chair

Benno C. 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

Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

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

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair


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 C. 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; Co-Director, MSK Mesothelioma Program; Min H. and Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair

Patricia and James Cayne Chair for Junior Faculty


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


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





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 Investigators

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alfred P. Sloan Chair

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

Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair

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

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

Program Chair, Cell Biology Program; SKI Professor, Weill Cornell; Enid A. Haupt Chair in Cell Biology; MSK Investigator, HHMI

Member, Developmental Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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 C. 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
National Academy of Medicine Members

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

Chief Physician Executive; Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Chair

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

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

Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; James Ewing Alumni Chair of Pathology


Emeritus

Carroll and Milton Petrie Chair

William E. Snee Chair

Courtney Steel Chair

Benno C. 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

Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

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; Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair

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

Emeritus

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Theresa Feng Chair in Neurosurgery

National Academy of Sciences Members

Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics

William E. Snee Chair

Emeritus

Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair

Benno C. 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; Alfred P. Sloan Chair

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

Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor; Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair

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

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Pershing Square Sohn Prize

Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair

Member, David. M Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research



Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair


Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI; Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
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