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
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; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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
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
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
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering
Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
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; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chief, Immuno-Oncology Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
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; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
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; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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 Members
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; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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; 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