Honors and Awards

St. Jude has a history of attracting the scientists and doctors who are regularly recognized as the best in their fields. Following is a list of some of the awards and recognition our doctors and scientists have received.

Award Recipient Award
George Cheung, PhD
  • Gardner Award
John Cunningham, MD
  • American Society of Hematology Faculty Scholar
Peter Doherty, PhD
  • Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
  • Honorary Doctor of Sciences Degree, Imperial College of Sciences, Technology and Medicine, London, England
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, London
  • Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
James Downing, MD
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Outstanding Young Investigator Award (United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology)
  • Philip Levine Award for Outstanding Research (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
Michael Dyer, PhD
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist
  • Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences for 2004 (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
  • Cogan Award (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)
William Evans, PharmD
  • National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
  • Rawls-Palmer Progress in Medicine Award (American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
  • NIH MERIT Award 1987, 1995, 2005 
  • Leon Goldberg Award (American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Russell R. Miller Research Award (American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • Tyler Award for Stimulation of Research (American Pharmaceutical Association)
  • Volwiler Research Achievement Award (American Association Colleges of Pharmacy)
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
  • Eminent Scientist and Outstanding Scholar of the Year International Award (International Research Promotion Council - Asian-Pacific Chapter)
Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhD
  • Sydney Schlobohm Leadership Chair of Research (2006) (Brain Tumor Society)
Greg Hale, MD
  • America's Top Physicians (Consumer's Research Council of America)
Walter Hughes, MD
  • Distinguished Physician Award (Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
  • Chancellor’s Medal (Medalla Rectoral), University of Chile
  • Facultad de Medicina Award, Universidad de Chile
  • 2004 Citation Award (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
James Ihle, PhD
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
  • William Dameshek Prize (American Society of Hematology)
Michael Kastan, MD, PhD
  • National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
  • NIH Merit Award (2002)
  • Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars
  • Stohlman Scholar (Medical and Scientific Committee of the Leukemia Society of America)
Larry Kun, MD
  • 2007 Gold Medal, The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
  • American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Fellow
Tom Look, MD
  • Allison Eberlein Award for Childhood Leukemia Research
    Excellence in Pediatric Research Award (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Alvin Mauer, MD
  • St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation Award (with Danny Thomas)
Jon McCullers, MD
  • Roche Young Investigator Award
Joe Mirro, MD
  • Outstanding Physicians in America
Stephan Morris, MD
  • International Childhood NHL Excellence Award in Basic Science (Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation)
Ray Mulhern, PhD
  • Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award (Society of Pediatric Psychology)
Charles Mullighan, MBBS(Hons), MSc, MD
  • Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences for 2009 (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Arthur Nienhuis, MD
  • Henry Stratton Medal of the American Society of Hematology
  • National Cancer Advisory Board (Presidential appointment)
  • National Cancer Advisory Board (Presidential reappointment to a full six-year term)
  • National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
Joseph Opferman, PhD
  • Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences for 2006 (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Donald Pinkel, MD
  • Charles F. Kettering Prize (General Motors Cancer Research Foundation) for pioneering research at St. Jude
  • Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
  • David Karnofsky Medal (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Charles Pratt, MD
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (Children's Oncology Group)
Ching-Hon Pui, MD
  • F.M. Kirby Clinical Research Professor, American Cancer Society
  • Angel Grant Award (National Cancer Coalition)
  • Honorary Professor, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliates of Capital University of Medical Sciences
  • Best Doctors in America
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong
Mary Relling, PharmD
  • National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
  • Leon Goldberg Award (American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
Brenda Schulman, PhD
  • Beckman Young Investigator Award
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
  • Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences for 2002 (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Jerry Shenep, MD
  • Best Doctors in America 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Charles Sherr, MD, PhD
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • Charles S. Mott Prize (General Motors Cancer Research Foundation)
  • William Dameshek Prize (American Society of Hematology)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
  • Milken Family Medical Foundation Cancer Research Award
  • Pezcoller International Award (American Association for Cancer Research)
  • Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb's 23rd Annual Silver Medallion for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Cancer Research
  • National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
  • Second Annual Kirk A. Landon Prize for Basic Cancer Research (American Association for Cancer Research)
  • Fellow of the the American Society for Microbiology
Joseph Simone, MD
  • Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award (American Association for Cancer Research)
Brian Sorrentino, MD
  • 2005 ISEH McCulloch and Till Lectureship and Award (International Society for Experimental Hematology)
Elaine Tuomanen, MD
  • The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Award
  • E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics
  • Maxwell Finland Award (Infectious Disease Society of America)
Vida Tyc, PhD
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association
  • Fellow of the Society for Pediatric Psychology

Richard Webby, PhD

  • Scientific American 50 - Research Leader in Public Health and Epidemiology
Robert Webster, PhD
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, London
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, New Zealand
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • Twelfth Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Infectious Diseases Research
Cynthia Wetmore, MD, PhD
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on the U.S. Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research (Society for Neuro-Oncology)
  • Peter K. Steck Memorial Award (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
Xiaoping Xiong, PhD
  • 2004 International Health Professional of the Year (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England)
  • Man of the Year 2004 (American Biographical Institute, USA)
Stanislov Zakharenko, MD, PhD
  • 2006 Searle Scholar
Danny Thomas, Founder
  • Congressional Gold Medal in 1985 from President Ronald Reagan for his work at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2004 (posthumous) recognizing Thomas' contributions to the development of television and radio as a family medium and as a platform for establishing, promoting and supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

 




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