Honors and Awards

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

Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Maria Jasin
William E. Snee Chair
Pictured: Dr. Scott Keeney
Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Christopher Lima
Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alfred P. Sloan Chair
Scott Lowe
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ken Marians
William E. Snee Chair
Joan Massagué, PhD
Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Luis Parada
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
Pictured: Dinshaw Patel
Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Pictured: Dr. Stewart Shuman
Simon H. Rifkind Chair
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research   
Joan Massagué, PhD
Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research   
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Scott Lowe
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ken Marians
William E. Snee Chair
Maria Jasin
Member, Developmental Biology
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
The Omar Abdel-Wahab
Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Evnin Family Chair in Molecular Pharmacology; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service
Katharine C. Hsu, MD, PhD
Attending Physician
Pictured: Alex Kentsis
Director of the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology
Pictured: Kenneth Offit
Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine​
David Scheinberg
Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
Pictured: Dr. Lorenz Studer
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research   
Pictured: Hans-Guido Wendel
Member/Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The Omar Abdel-Wahab
Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Evnin Family Chair in Molecular Pharmacology; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service
Katharine C. Hsu, MD, PhD
Attending Physician
Pictured: Kenneth Offit
Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine​
David Scheinberg
Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research   
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
David Scheinberg
Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
Pictured: Dr. Scott Keeney
Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair
Christopher Lima
Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alfred P. Sloan Chair
Scott Lowe
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dana Pe'er
Chair, Computational and Systems Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alan and Sandra Gerry Endowed Chair
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Tobias Walther
Program Chair, Cell Biology Program; SKI Professor, Weill Cornell; Enid A. Haupt Chair in Cell Biology; MSK Investigator, HHMI
Pictured: Jennifer Zallen
Member, Developmental Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Pictured: Dr. Lorenz Studer
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology
Maria Jasin
William E. Snee Chair
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Scott Lowe
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Joan Massagué, PhD
Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Pictured: Kenneth Offit
Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine​
Luis Parada
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
Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research   
Maria Jasin
William E. Snee Chair
Pictured: Dr. Scott Keeney
Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Christopher Lima
Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alfred P. Sloan Chair
Scott Lowe
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Joan Massagué, PhD
Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Luis Parada
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
Pictured: Dinshaw Patel
Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research   
Andrea Schietinger
Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
Scott Lowe
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Daniel Bachovchin
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Adrienne A. Boire
Scientific Director, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center
Lydia Finley, PhD
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Pictured: Alex Kentsis
Director of the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology
Andrea Schietinger
Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
Maria Jasin
William E. Snee Chair
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK