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.
Recently Awarded

Scott Keeney and Chris Lima
- Lydia Finley and Andrea Schietinger are winners of the 2020 Pershing Square Sohn Prize.
- Scott Keeney, a Member of the Molecular Biology Program and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and Chris Lima, Chair of the Structural Biology Program and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, were recently elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
- Immunologist Alexander Rudensky, Chair of the Immunology Program at SKI, is the 2020 recipient of the AAI-Thermo Fisher Meritorious Career Award. Dr. Rudensky received the award for his outstanding research and contributions to the field of immunology.
- Immunologist Michel Sadelain, Director of the Center for Cell Engineering at MSK, received the 2019 Inserm International Prize. Dr. Sadelain received the award for his research on chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and their use in providing tailored cancer treatment to patients.
- Scott Lowe, Chair of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program at SKI, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
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


Emeritus




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

Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center


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

Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor




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


President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows


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

President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows


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

American Philosophical Society

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

Director, Cellular Therapeutics; Member in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP)









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

Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology


President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


Member/Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Association of American Physicians





Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK

President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

Emeritus
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
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

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

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


Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor


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

President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences

Emeritus
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, Structural Biology Program, SKI

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center

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

Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor




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

President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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

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

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