Honors and Awards

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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
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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

pictured: Mark Ptashne
Mark S. Ptashne
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Pictured: Maria Jasin
Maria Jasin
Pictured: Alexandra Joyner
Alexandra Joyner
Pictured: Dr. Scott Keeney
Scott Keeney
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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

Christopher Lima
Christopher D. Lima

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Scott Lowe
Scott W. Lowe

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Ken Marians
Kenneth J. Marians
Joan Massagué, PhD
Joan Massagué

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

Luis Parada
Luis F. 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
Dinshaw Patel
Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Nikola P. Pavletich
pictured: Mark Ptashne
Mark S. Ptashne
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky

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

Pictured: Dr. Stewart Shuman
Stewart Shuman
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Craig B. Thompson
American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows
Joan Massagué, PhD
Joan Massagué

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

Pictured: Craig Thompson
Craig B. Thompson
American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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

Yueming Li, PhD
Yueming Li
Scott Lowe
Scott W. Lowe

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Ken Marians
Kenneth J. Marians
American Philosophical Society
Maria Jasin
Maria Jasin

Member, Developmental Biology

Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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
Omar Abdel-Wahab
Omar Abdel-Wahab

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

Michael Glickman
Michael S. Glickman
Jan Grimm, MD, PhD
Jan Grimm
Pictured: Alan Houghton
Alan Houghton
Katharine C. Hsu, MD, PhD
Katharine C. Hsu

Attending Physician

Pictured: Alex Kentsis
Alex Kentsis
Pictured: Richard Kolesnick
Richard N. Kolesnick
Pictured: Kenneth Offit
Kenneth Offit
Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD
Charles M. Rudin
Pictured: Michel Sadelain
Michel Sadelain

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

David Scheinberg
David A. Scheinberg

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

Pictured: Dr. Lorenz Studer
Lorenz Studer

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology

Pictured: Viviane Tabar
Viviane Tabar
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Craig B. Thompson
Pictured: Marcel R. M. van den Brink
Marcel R. M. van den Brink
Pictured: Hans-Guido Wendel
Hans-Guido Wendel

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

Association of American Physicians
Omar Abdel-Wahab
Omar Abdel-Wahab

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

Michael Glickman
Michael S. Glickman
Katharine C. Hsu, MD, PhD
Katharine C. Hsu

Attending Physician

Pictured: Kenneth Offit
Kenneth Offit
Pictured: Neal Rosen
Neal Rosen
David Scheinberg
David A. Scheinberg

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

Pictured: Craig Thompson
Craig B. Thompson
Pictured: Marcel R. M. van den Brink
Marcel R. M. van den Brink
Crafoord Science Prize
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky

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

Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award
David Scheinberg
David A. Scheinberg

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
Pictured: Dr. Scott Keeney
Scott Keeney
Christopher Lima
Christopher D. Lima

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Scott Lowe
Scott W. Lowe

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Nikola P. Pavletich
Dana Pe'er, PhD
Dana Pe'er

Chair, Computational and Systems Biology Program, SKI; Scientific Director, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky

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

Tobias Walther
Tobias Walther

Chair, Cell Biology Program, SKI

Pictured: Jennifer Zallen
Jennifer A. Zallen
Inserm International Prize
Pictured: Michel Sadelain
Michel Sadelain

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

Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine
Pictured: Michel Sadelain
Michel Sadelain

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

Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University Medical Center
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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

MacArthur Fellow
Pictured: Dr. Lorenz Studer
Lorenz Studer

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology

Massry Prize
National Academy of Medicine Members
Pictured: Maria Jasin
Maria Jasin
Pictured: Alexandra Joyner
Alexandra Joyner
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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

Scott Lowe
Scott W. Lowe

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Joan Massagué, PhD
Joan Massagué

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

Pictured: Kenneth Offit
Kenneth Offit
Luis Parada
Luis F. 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
Nikola P. Pavletich
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky

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

Pictured: Craig Thompson
Craig B. Thompson
National Academy of Sciences Members
Pictured: Maria Jasin
Maria Jasin
Pictured: Dr. Scott Keeney
Scott Keeney
Pictured: Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly

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

Christopher Lima
Christopher D. Lima

Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Scott Lowe
Scott W. Lowe

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Joan Massagué, PhD
Joan Massagué

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

Luis Parada
Luis F. 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
Dinshaw Patel
Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Nikola P. Pavletich
pictured: Mark Ptashne
Mark S. Ptashne
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky

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

Pictured: Craig Thompson
Craig B. Thompson
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Andrea Schietinger
Andrea Schietinger

Associate Member, Immunology Program, SKI

NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Pasteur-Weizmann/Servier International Prize
Pictured: Michel Sadelain
Michel Sadelain

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

Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Scott Lowe
Scott W. Lowe

Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Pictured: Dr. Nikola Pavletich
Nikola P. Pavletich
Pershing Square Sohn Prize
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky

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

Pictured: Michel Sadelain
Michel Sadelain

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