Stuart Orkin Awarded Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Stuart H. Orkin, MD, Investigator at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor, Harvard Medical School and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been honored with The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering how the body turns off fetal hemoglobin after birth, a finding that led to a new treatment strategy for sickle cell disease. Dr. Orkin shares the prize with SweeLay Thein, Investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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April 19, 2026
6 min

Dana-Farber

Top Institutions in Hematology

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

#1

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chevy Chase, MD
Key Differentiators
- Hematology
#2

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA
Key Differentiators
- Hematology
#3

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX
Key Differentiators
- Hematology
#4

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology
#5

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA
Key Differentiators
- Hematology