Sloan Kettering Institute scientists have been recognized by national and international organizations for their innovative research in science and medicine. Listed below are some of the prestigious honors and awards our scientists have received.
Awards in alphabetical order
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

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

Simon H. Rifkind Chair

American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows

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

American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows

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

William E. Snee Chair
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

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




Attending Physician





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

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

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology




Member/Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Association of American Physicians

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


Attending Physician



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


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
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators

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

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

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

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
Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine

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

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


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

National Academy of Sciences Members

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

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

Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair

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

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI; Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Pasteur-Weizmann/Servier International Prize

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



Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair


Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI; Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine

William E. Snee Chair
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