Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers are a distinguished group of investigators who have been recognized by national and international organizations for their work in science and medicine.
Listed below are some of the prestigious awards and honors our scientists have received.
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize
Benno C. 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
William E. Snee Chair
Courtney Steel Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research
Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair
Benno C. 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; Alfred P. Sloan Chair
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
William E. Snee Chair
Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Senior Vice President, Office of the President; Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center; Norna S. Sarofim Chair in Clinical Oncology
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
Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Simon H. Rifkind Chair
American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows
William E. Snee Chair
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Carroll and Milton Petrie Chair
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research; Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair
William E. Snee Chair
Benno C. 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
Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Senior Vice President, Office of the President; Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center; Norna S. Sarofim Chair in Clinical Oncology
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
American Cancer Society Medal of Honor
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
American Philosophical Society
Member, Developmental Biology
Benno C. 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
Co-Director, Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology
Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering
Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine
Senior Vice President, Memorial Hospital, Translational Research
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service
Professor and Deputy Chief, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Dept. of Surgery; Co-Director, MSK Mesothelioma Program; Min H. and Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancers
Naddisy Foundation Chair in Breast Cancer Research
Co-Director, Sarcoma Translational Research, MSK Sarcoma Center
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair
Chief, Infectious Diseases Service
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology
Member/Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David M. Rubenstein Center Chair for Pancreatic Cancer Research; Director, Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Professor of Medicine
Head, Division of Subspecialty Medicine; Member, Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program
Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology; Member, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Association of American Physicians
Chair, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, MSK; Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, for Therapeutic Discovery
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Professor of Medicine
Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine
Head, Division of Subspecialty Medicine; Member, Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
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
Dorothy P. Landon Prize for Translational Cancer Research
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
Member and Chair, Structural Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alfred P. Sloan Chair
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair
Chair, Computational and Systems Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Alan and Sandra Gerry Endowed Chair
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Program Chair, Cell Biology Program; SKI Professor, Weill Cornell; Enid A. Haupt Chair in Cell Biology; MSK Investigator, HHMI
Member, Developmental Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Inserm International Prize
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair; Director, Center for Cell Engineering
Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University Medical Center
Benno C. 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
National Academy of Medicine Members
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Clinical Oncology; Chairman Emeritus, Department of Surgery
Chief Physician Executive; Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Chair
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair
Chair, Department of Surgery; Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery
Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; James Ewing Alumni Chair of Pathology
Emeritus
Carroll and Milton Petrie Chair
William E. Snee Chair
Courtney Steel Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research
Benno C. 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
Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Chief, Clinical Genetics Service; Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine
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
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Attending Epidemiologist
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Emeritus
Chair, Department of Medicine, George J. Bosl Chair at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Theresa Feng Chair in Neurosurgery
National Academy of Sciences Members
Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
William E. Snee Chair
Emeritus
Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair
Benno C. 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; Alfred P. Sloan Chair
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
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
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Chair, Immunology Program, SKI; Director, Ludwig Center at MSK
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair in Human Oncology and Pathogenesis; Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Chair, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, SKI; Chair, Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair
Pershing Square Sohn Prize
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Director, The Olayan Center for Cancer Vaccines
ScientifDirector, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
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