Guggenheim-stipendiet (
1967)
[7]Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award (
1979)
[8]Nobelprisen i kjemi (
1980) (sammen med:
Paul Berg,
Frederick Sanger)
[9][10]Gairdner Foundation International-prisen (
1979)
Louisa Gross Horwitz-prisen (
1979)
[11]Humboldt Research Fellowship
Biotechnology Heritage Award (
2002)
Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (
1977)
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (
1968)
[12]Fellow of the American Physical Society
Humboldtprisen
Utenlandsk medlem av Royal Society (
1987)
[13]American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (
2008)
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