Award-winning Science
Scripps Research scientists have been honored with numerous awards recognizing their pioneering research.
Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize was established by businessman and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel, and is widely considered the highest honor in science and medicine. Beginning in 1901, the prizes are awarded each year to “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.”
- Ardem Patapoutian (2021)
- Kurt Wüthrich (2002)
- K. Barry Sharpless (2001 & 2022)
- Bruce Beutler (2011)
- Gerald Edelman (1929-2014) (1972)
The Wolf Prize
The acclaimed Wolf Prize is awarded to outstanding scientists and artists from around the world, for achievements in the interest of humanity and friendly relations among people.
- Jeffery Kelly (2023)
- Benjamin Cravatt (2022)
- Chi-Huey Wong (2014)
- K. Barry Sharpless (2001)
- Peter Schultz (1994/95)
- Richard Lerner (1938-2021) (1994/95)
MacArthur Fellows
The MacArthur Fellowship is granted to individuals who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for more in the future.
- Jin-Quan Yu (2016)
- Phil Baran (2013)
Albert Lasker Award
The Lasker Awards program was created in 1945 by Albert and Mary Lasker to shine a spotlight on fundamental biological discoveries and clinical advances that improve human health, and to draw attention to the importance of public support of science.
- Frank Dixon (1920-2008) (1975)
Breakthrough Prize
The Breakthrough Prize recognizes the world’s top scientists working in the fundamental sciences—the disciplines that ask the biggest questions and find the deepest explanations.
- Jeffery Kelly (2023)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Elected memberships in the National Academies of Sciences (NAS), Engineering (NAE), and Medicine (NAM) represent the highest honors for scientists, recognizing their career achievements and providing science, engineering and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.
- Phil Baran
- Donna Blackmond
- Floyd Bloom (1936-2025)
- Dale Boger
- Frank Chisari
- Hollis Cline
- Benjamin Cravatt
- Jane Dyson
- John (Jack) Johnson
- Jeffery Kelly
- George Koob
- Ardem Patapoutian
- Julius Rebek
- Paul Schimmel
- Peter Schultz
- K. Barry Sharpless
- Eric Topol
- Peter Vogt
- Jamie Williamson
- Ian Wilson
- Chi-Huey Wong
- Peter Wright
- Kurt Wüthrich
- Jin-Quan Yu
Royal Society Fellows
The title of a Royal Society Fellow is a rare honor limited to top leaders in their fields. Key missions include promoting scientific research in the U.K. by fostering international cooperation, informing public policy and improving communication between scientists and the public.
- Jin-Quan Yu (2026)
- Donna Blackmond (2024)
- Kurt Wüthrich (2010)
- Ian Wilson (2000)
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences represent today’s innovative thinkers. The society emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary study that draws on expertise from many fields of research and professional practice to address significant challenges.
- Dennis Burton (2026)
- Hollis Cline (2023)
- Ardem Patapoutian (2020)
- Jin-Quan Yu (2019)
- Donna Blackmond (2016)
- Benjamin Cravatt (2016)
- Jeffery Kelly (2016)
- Phil Baran (2015)
- Jamie Williamson (2010)
- Dale Boger (2006)
- Peter Vogt (2005)
- Ian Wilson (2002)
- Chi-Huey Wong (1996)
- Peter Wright (1995)
- Julius Rebek, Jr. (1993)
- Kurt Wüthrich (1993)
- Peter Schultz (1990)
- Paul Schimmel (1987)
- K. Barry Sharpless (1984)
- Floyd Bloom (1936-2025) (1978)
Welch Award in Chemistry
The Robert A. Welch Award fosters and encourages basic chemical research and recognizes the value of chemical research contributions for the benefit of humankind as set forth in the will of Robert Alonzo Welch.
- Peter Schultz (2025)
- Chi-Huey Wong (2021)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Elected into the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society, AAAS Fellows are recognized by the AAAS charter as association members "whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished."
- Friedbert Weiss (2018)
- Ardem Patapoutian (2016)
- James Paulson (2016)
- Peter Schultz (2013)
- J. Lindsay Whitton (2012)
- Phil Baran (2012)
- Hollis Cline (2012)
- Jin-Quan Yu (2012)
- Stuart Lipton (2011)
- Curt Wittenberg (2009)
- Benjamin Cravatt (2007)
- Chi-Huey Wong (2004)
- Dale Boger (2003)
- Kim Janda (2002)
- M. Reza Ghadiri (2001)
- George Koob (2001)
- Michael Oldstone (1932-2023) (1999)
- Donald Mosier (1998)
- Peter Wright (1998)
- Kurt Wüthrich (1998)
- Francis Chisari (1996)
- Eng Tan (1924-2024) (1992)
- Jan Sharpless (1985)