Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award (
1980)
[10]Nobelprisen i kjemi (
1980) (sammen med:
Walter Gilbert,
Frederick Sanger)
[11][12]AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (
1982)
Gairdner Foundation International-prisen (
1980)
National Medal of Science (
1983)
Max Delbrück Medal (
1999)
ASCB Public Service Award (
2003)
Biotechnology Heritage Award (
2005)
Medlem av American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
Utenlandsk medlem av Royal Society (
1992)
[13]American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (
2008)
[14]Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization