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.

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

William E. Snee 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

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

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

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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research

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


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

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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of 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

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


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

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


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


Senior Vice President, Memorial Hospital, Translational Research

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; Evnin Family Chair in Molecular Pharmacology; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service

Professor and Deputy Chief, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Dept. of Surgery; Co-Director, MSK Mesothelioma Program; Min H. and Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancers

Naddisy Foundation Chair in Breast Cancer Research


Co-Director, Sarcoma Translational Research, MSK Sarcoma Center

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


Chief, Infectious Diseases Service

Director of the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research

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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research

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

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



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

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

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

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

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; 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

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

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

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Clinical Oncology; Chairman Emeritus, Department of Surgery

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

Chief Physician Executive; 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

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; Co-Leader, Population Sciences Research

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 Medicine, George J. Bosl Chair at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Theresa Feng Chair in Neurosurgery

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research

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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research

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

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair

Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair

Director, The Olayan Center for Cancer Vaccines

Scientific Director, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center


Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair

Director of the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology

Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty

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