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
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

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

Simon H. Rifkind Chair

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research Academy Fellows

Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Director, Sloan Kettering Institute; Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair; Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research
American Association of the Advancement of Science Fellows

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

William E. Snee Chair
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

Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Evnin Family Chair in Molecular Pharmacology; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service




Attending Physician

Director of the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology


Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine


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

Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology


Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research

Member/Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Association of American Physicians

Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, SKI; Evnin Family Chair in Molecular Pharmacology; Attending Physician, Leukemia Service


Attending Physician

Robert and Kate Niehaus Chair in Inherited Cancer Genomics; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine


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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research
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 Investigators

Member, Molecular Biology Program, SKI; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Frederick R. Adler Chair

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research
National Academy of Sciences Members

William E. Snee Chair

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

Abby Rockefeller Mauze Chair of Experimental Therapeutics

Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair

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

Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Cancer Research
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
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

Scientific Director, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center


Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair

Director of the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology

Catherine and Frederick R. Adler Chair for Junior Faculty
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine

William E. Snee Chair
William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology

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