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
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Emeritus
Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI
Emeritus
Executive Director, GMTEC; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
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
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
Benno S. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows
Emeritus
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
Emeritus
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
Emeritus
Executive Director, GMTEC; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Emeritus
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
Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Director, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes
Director, Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology
Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering
Emeritus
Chief, Myeloma Service
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
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
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair
Chief, Infectious Diseases Service
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Director of Genomics Research, David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Endocrinology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital
Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology; Member, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Director, Cellular Therapeutics
Association of American Physicians
Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, 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
Chief, Endocrinology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry
Emeritus
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, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK
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
Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
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
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 Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
Emeritus
National Academy of Medicine Members
Director, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes
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
Emeritus
Executive Director, GMTEC; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; 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
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
David H. Koch Chair
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Theresa Feng Chair in Neurosurgical Oncology
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
Emeritus
Executive Director, GMTEC; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
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
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
National Medal of Science
Emeritus
Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology
Emeritus
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering
William H. Nichols Medal
Emeritus
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Emeritus