Shinya Yamanaka won the Lasker Award for Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in 2009. Shinya Yamanaka won the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in 2013.
| Year | Contest | Category | For | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | 1 · 2 | |
| 2009 | Lasker Award | Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award | 1 · 2 |