2012 Call for Nominations
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The Dean of Medicine is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2012 annual UW Medicine Inventor of the Year Award. The Inventor of the Year Award recognizes an established individual who has translated his or her research from the bench, through partnerships with the biomedical industry, to a product or process that has had a major impact on healthcare. The Inventor of the Year receives a $5,000 honorarium.
To make a nomination recognizing a faculty member’s outstanding contributions, please email rgeopps@uw.edu with the name of the individual and a brief summary of the contribution to be recognized. Nominations must be received by January 18, 2012.
Criteria & Selection Process
Each year the Inventor of the Year Selection Committee solicits nominations from Department Chairs and Administrators. Nominations 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 Center for Commercialization mission to extend the impact of University of Washington research through the creation of partnerships that encourage investment in innovation.
- Contributions to UW School of Medicine faculty community.
Previous Inventors of the Year
The Inventor of the Year Awards honor outstanding UW research scientists whose innovations have had a major, positive effect on both healthcare and our local economy. The 2011 Inventor of the Year Awards honored two exemplary individuals—Dr. David Baker as the 2011 Inventor of the Year and Dr. Robert Hickman as the Legacy Innovator of the Year. They join many other exemplary research scientists also honored with an Inventor of the Year Award.
The Emerging Inventor of the Year Award recognizes younger investigators whose work holds exceptional promise to develop groundbreaking innovations that will improve our economy and health care. The Legacy Innovator Award honors individuals from the 1950s-70s whose careers paved the way for future UW innovations. Legacy innovators represent a special group of people who impacted future generations of research.
Previous Inventor of the Year Award Recipients (PDF)
Emerging Inventor of the Year Award Recipients (PDF)
Legacy Innovator Award Recipients (PDF)
Contact
If you have any questions about the Inventor of the Year Awards or would like to nominate someone for the award, please contact Maren McDaniel at
mm22@uw.edu or 206.616.8025.