The UW School of Medicine and Office of Research and Graduate Education are proud to announce Dr. Mary L. "Nora" Disis as the 2024 Inventor of the Year!

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.