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
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

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




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


American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows

Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Chair; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute

American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows

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

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

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 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

Chair, Cell Biology Program, SKI

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 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



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


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


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

National Academy of Sciences Members



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; Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences




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

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI
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

Pershing Square Sohn Prize






Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
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