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