Celebrating UW Medicine Faculty's Innovative Contributions to Healthcare
The UW Medicine Inventor of the Year award honors outstanding UW scientists whose inventions have had a major effect on both human health and our local economy. Each year, the Inventor of the Year selection committee solicits nominations from department chairs and administrators which are then reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Number of lives saved or improved
- Biomedical impact of the invention
- Contribution to the Bioscience sector
- Contributions to the UW CoMotion mission to extend the impact of University of Washington research through the creation of partnerships that encourage investment in innovation.
- Contributions to the UW School of Medicine faculty community.
2024 Inventor of the Year - Mary L. "Nora" Disis
Dr. Disis in the News
Dr. Disis honored “Inventor of the Year” by UW Medicine, UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute
Mary “Nora” Disis named 2024 Inventor of the Year, UW Department of Medicine
Dr. Disis featured in the New York Times on the promise of cancer vaccines, UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute
Recent Award Winners
Past Winners
2019: Jim Stout, PhD
2018: Thomas S Lendvay, MD
2017: Christy McKinney, PhD, MPH & Michael Cunningham, MD, PhD
2016: Samuel Browd, MD, PhD., Jonathan Posner, PhD
2015: David R. Eyre, PhD
2014: David Russell, MD, PhD
2013: Fred Silverstein, MD
2012: Yongmin Kim, PhD
2011: David Baker, PhD
2010: Roy Martin, PhD
2009: Bonnie Ramsey, MD, Arnold Smith, MD, Bruce Montgomery, MD
2008: Irwin D. Bernstein, MD
2007: Phillip Green II, PhD
2006: David C. Auth, PhD
2005: Earle W. Davie, PhD
2004: Benjamin Hall, PhD