Accolades: Researchers, Networks, and Prizewinning Science at Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine Accolades
Below are Yale School of Medicine faculty who have received prestigious awards and/or have been elected to esteemed professional societies. This list is current as of January 2023.
NOBEL PRIZE
Administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, the Nobel Prize is an international award for outstanding work that has the greatest benefit to humankind. It is considered to be the pinnacle of scientific achievement.
Sidney Altman, PhD (1939-2022)
Chemistry, 1989
Jennifer Doudna, PhD
Physiology or Medicine, 2020
Paul Greengard, PhD (1925‑2019)
Physiology or Medicine, 2000
George Palade, MD (1912‑2008)
Physiology or Medicine, 1974
James E. Rothman, PhD
Physiology or Medicine, 2013
Thomas A. Steitz, PhD (1940‑2018)
Chemistry, 2009
John Vane, DPhil (1927‑2004)
Physiology or Medicine, 1982
Edward Tatum, PhD (1909‑1975)
Physiology or Medicine, 1958
Max Theiler, MD (1899‑1972)
Physiology or Medicine, 1951
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE
The Breakthrough Prize recognizes the world’s top scientists. Yale School of Medicine awardees have been recognized for their game-changing discoveries in the life sciences.
Arthur L Horwich, MD
Richard P. Lifton, MD, PhD
HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE
The Howard Hughes Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study provides awards to graduate students and their dissertation advisors to ensure that students from groups underrepresented in science are prepared to assume leadership roles. The HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program supports early career life scientists in academic labs across the U.S. with the goal of recruiting individuals from underrepresented groups. The HHMI Investigator Program supports investigators who are widely known for their scientific discoveries and innovation. The HHMI Professors Program supports research scientists who convey the excitement of science to undergraduates. The HHMI Faculty Scholars Program supports top researchers during the early phase of their careers.
Shanique Alabi, Gillam Fellow
(Alumnus); Advisor: Craig Crews, PhD
Robert Amezquita, Gillam Fellow
(Alumnus); Advisor: Steven H. Kleinstein, PhD
Imran Babar, Gillam Fellow
(Alumnus); Advisor: Frank Slack, PhD
Gabriela Bosque-Ortiz, Gillam Fellow
(Alumnus); Advisor: Marcelo Dietrich, MD, PhD
Meisha Bynoe, Gillam Fellow
(Alumnus); Advisor: Robert Means, PhD
Titilayo Omatade, Gillam Fellow
(Alumnus); Advisor: Craig Roy, PhD
Andrea Cuentas-Condori, PhD, Hanna Gray Felloow
Cesar De Leon, PhD, Hanna Gray Fellow
Rudy Urbano, PhD, Hanna Gray Fellow
Autumn York, PhD, Hanna Gray Fellow
Ronald R. Breaker, PhD, Investigator
Pietro De Camilli, MD, Investigator
Erol Fikrig, MD, Investigator
(Alumnus)
Richard A. Flavell, PhD, Investigator
Arthur L. Horwich, MD, Investigator
(Alumnus)
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Investigator
John D. MacMicking, PhD, Investigator
Ruslan M. Medzhitov, PhD, Investigator
Anna Marie Pyle, PhD, Investigator
Joan A. Steitz, PhD, Investigator
Scott A. Strobel, PhD, Professor
Daniel Colon Ramon, PhD, Scholar
Antonio Giraldez, PhD, Scholar
Andrew Goodman, PhD, Scholar
Valentina Greco, PhD, Scholar
Markus Müschen, MD, PhD, Scholar
Carla Rothlin, PhD, Scholar
LASKER AWARDS
The Lasker Awards recognize the contributions of researchers and physician-scientists who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of disease.
Arthur L. Horwich, MD—Genetics, 2011
James E. Rothman, PhD—Cell Biology, 2002
Vincent DeVita Jr., MD—Medicine, 1972
Joan A. Steitz, PhD—MB&B, 2018
THE KAVLI PRIZE
The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience, or neuroscience.
Pasko Rakic, MD, PhD
James E. Rothman, PhD
MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP
The MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius” award, is given to individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work, with the prospect for more in the future.
Gretchen Berland, MD
Gregg Gonsalves, PhD
Mary E. Tinetti, MD
Emily Wang, MD, MAS
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
Each year, the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) considers nominations of several hundred physician-scientists and recommends no more than 80 for election based on outstanding scholarly achievement.
Election to ASCI is a milestone in the physician-scientist career path.
Clara Abraham, MD (2014)
Robert J. Alpern, MD (1987)
Vincent Andriole, MD ’57 (1931‑2015)
Peter S. Aronson, MD (1983)
Philip W. Askenase, MD ’65 (1978)
Jeffrey R. Bender, MD (1996)
Henry J. Binder, MD (1974)
Jonathan S. Bogan, MD (2014)
Marcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD (2010)
Arthur E. Broadus, MD, PhD (1981)
Nancy J. Brown, MD (2003)
Richard Bucala, MD, PhD (1996)
Gerard N. Burrow, MD ’58, HS ’66 (1933‑2013)
Lloyd G. Cantley, MD (2002)
Michael Cappello, MD (2005)
Sandy Chang, MD, PhD (2009)
Keith A. Choate, MD ’04, PhD ’01 (2016)
Hyung J. Chun, MD (2016)
Joseph N. Contessa, MD, PhD
Joseph E. Craft, MD (1994)
Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD
Vincent T. DeVita Jr., MD (1972)
Arthur B. DuBois, MD (1923‑2019)
Stanley J. Dudrick, MD (1935‑2020)
Richard L. Edelson, MD ’70 (1982)
Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD ’05, PhD ’03 (2020)
Alvan R. Feinstein, MSc, MD (1925‑2001)
Erol Fikrig, MD (1998)
Bernard G. Forget, MD (1939‑2015)
John N. Forrest Jr., MD (1981)
Patrick G. Gallagher, MD (2003)
Gerhard H. Giebisch, MD (1927‑2020)
Thomas M. Gill, MD (2005)
Michael Girardi, MD ’92 (2008)
Fred Sanford Gorelick, MD (1992)
Daniel Greif, MD (2018)
Cary P. Gross, MD (2018)
Peter Gruber, MD, PhD (2009)
Jaime Grutzendler, MD (2012)
David A. Hafler, MD (1993)
John P. Hayslett, MD, HS ’66, FW ’67 (1935‑2012)
Steven C. Hebert, MD (1946‑2008)
Peter N. Herbert, MD ’67 (1986)
Erica L. Herzog, MD, PhD ’05 (2017)
Karl L. Insogna, MD (1994)
Shuta Ishibe, MD (2020)
Fred S. Kantor, MD (1968)
Barbara I. Kazmierczak, MD, PhD (2014)
Richard Kibbey, MD/PhD (2019)
Harriet Kluger, MD (2016)
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM (2000)
Aaron B. Lerner, MD, PhD (1920‑2007)
Robert J. Levine, MD (1970)
Stephen E. Malawista, MD (1934‑2013)
I. George Miller Jr., MD (1974)
Marcus Müschen, MD, PhD
Peggy Myung, MD, PhD
Michael H. Nathanson, MD, PhD (1996)
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, MBA
Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
Morton F. Reiser, MD (1920‑2007)
Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS ’06 (2018)
Lauren Sansing, MD (2020)
Robert S. Sherwin, MD (1979)
Kevin N. Sheth, MD (2020)
Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD (1990)
Norman J. Siegel, MD (1943‑2006)
Michael Simons, MD ’84 (1998)
Stefan Somlo, MD (1998)
Howard M. Spiro, MD (1924‑2012)
William V. Tamborlane, MD (1989)
Mary E. Tinetti, MD (1996)
Eric Jose Velazquez, MD (2014)
Joseph M. Vinetz, MD (2006)
Emily Wang, MD, MAS
Sherman M. Weissman, MD (1967)
John Wysolmerski, MD ’86 (2002)
Barry L. Zaret, MD (1978)
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
Members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) are elected in recognition of outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. The NAM elects no more than 90 U.S. members and 10 international members each year.
George K. Aghajanian, MD ’58—Elected 2000
Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA—Elected 2019
Robert J. Alpern, MD—Elected 2007
Amy Arnsten, PhD—Elected 2017
Michelle L. Bell, PhD—Elected 2020
Robert W. Berliner, MD (1916-2002)
Nancy J. Brown, MD—Elected 2014
Benjamin S. Bunney, MD—Elected 1993
Gerard N. Burrow, MD (1933-2013)
Nicholas Christakis, MD, MPH, PhD—Elected 2006
Paul D. Cleary, PhD—Elected 1994
Daniel Colón‑Ramos, PhD—Elected 2020
James Comer, MD, MPH—Elected 1993
Peter Cresswell, PhD—Elected 2010
Pietro De Camilli, MD—Elected 2005
Linda Degutis, DrPH ’94, MSN ’82—Elected 2014
Vincent DeVita Jr., MD—Elected 1985
Ronald S. Duman, PhD (1954‑2020)
Richard Flavell, PhD—Elected 2006
Jorge Galán, PhD, DVM—Elected 2019
Margaret Grey, DrPH, MSN ’76—Elected 2005
Murat Gunel, MD—Elected 2015
David A. Hafler, MD—Elected 2018
Arthur L. Horwich, MD—Elected 2008
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD—Elected 2019
Marie‑Louise Johnson, PhD ’54, MD ’56— Elected 1981
Edward Kaplan, PhD—Elected 2004
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM—Elected 2007
John Krystal, MD ’84—Elected 2010
Ann Kurth, PhD, MPH, MSN ’90—Elected 2013
George Lister, MD ’73—Elected 2006
Vincent Marchesi, MD ’63, PhD—Elected 1989
Ruth McCorkle, PhD, RN (1940‑2019)
Ruslan Medzhitov, PhD—Elected 2013
I. George Miller Jr., MD—Elected 1997
Laura Niklason, PhD, MD—Elected 2015
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, MBA
Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Rafael Perez‑Escamilla, PhD—Elected 2019
Marina Picciotto, PhD—Elected 2012
Mary Lake Polan, MD ’75, PhD ’70, MPH— Elected 1993
Thomas Pollard, MD—Elected 1999
Pasko Rakic, MD, PhD—Elected 1999
James E. Rothman, PhD—Elected 1995
Peter Salovey, PhD ’86—Elected 2013
W. Mark Saltzman, PhD—Elected 2014
Alan C. Sartorelli, PhD (1931‑2015)
David G. Schatz, PhD—Elected 2019
Joseph Schlessinger, PhD—Elected 2005
Nenad Sestan, MD, PhD ’99—Elected 2019
Bennett Shaywitz, MD—Elected 2001
Sally Shaywitz, MD—Elected 1998
Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD—Elected 2005
Robert G. Shulman, PhD—Elected 1986
Carolyn W. Slayman, PhD (1937‑2016)
Joan A. Steitz, PhD—Elected 2005
Hugh Taylor, MD—Elected 2016
Mary E. Tinetti, MD—Elected 2007
Sten Vermund, MD, PhD—Elected 2012
David Vlahov, PhD, RN—Elected 2011
Stephen Waxman, MD, PhD—Elected 1996
Edward Zigler, PhD (1930‑2019)
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve. The NAS elects no more than 120 members annually.
Sidney Altman, PhD—Elected 1990
Robert W. Berliner, MD (1916-2002)
Ronald R. Breaker, PhD—Elected 2013
John Carlson, PhD—Elected 2012
W. Knox Chandler, MD (1933‑2017)
Lieping Chen, MD, PhD
Peter Cresswell, PhD—Elected 2001
Pietro De Camilli, MD—Elected 2001
Donald M. Engelman, PhD ’67—Elected 1997
Richard A. Flavell, PhD—Elected 2002
Jorge E. Galán, PhD, DVM—Elected 2012
Alan Garen, PhD—Elected 1971
Gerhard Giebisch, M D (1927‑2020)
Joseph F. Hoffman, PhD—Elected 1981
Dorothy M. Horstmann, MD (1911-2001)
Arthur L. Horwich, MD—Elected 2003
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD—Elected 2018
Haifan Lin, PhD—Elected 2018
Vincent T. Marchesi, MD ’63, PhD—Elected 1988
Ruslan Medzhitov, PhD—Elected 2010
Thomas D. Pollard, MD—Elected 1992
Charles M. Radding, MD (1930‑2020)
Pasko Rakic, MD, PhD—Elected 1985
Shirleen Roeder, PhD—Elected 2009
James E. Rothman, PhD—Elected 1993
Frank Ruddle, PhD (1929‑2013)
David G. Schatz, PhD—Elected 2018
Joseph Schlessinger, PhD—Elected 2000
Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD—Elected 2000
Robert G. Shulman, PhD—Elected 2007
Frederick Sigworth, PhD ’79—Elected 2016
Dieter Soll, PhD—Elected 1997
Joan A. Steitz, PhD—Elected 1983
Thomas A. Steitz, PhD (1940‑2018)
Sherman M. Weissman, MD—Elected 1983