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Immunologist Professor Carola Vinuesa has been recognised for excellence in medical research. Professor Vinuesa, who is Head of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease at The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR), has received the 2015 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research. The award honours Professor Vinuesa's work in antibody responses and the discovery of genes and pathways that prevent autoimmune diseases, which has opened up new avenues to diagnosis and treatment. "I feel honoured. It is nice to know the community and our peers appreciate the work that we do and that people think that what we do is useful," she said. "This award is recognition not of me alone but of my whole team. I've been very fortunate as I think I've got a really incredible international team that work very hard and are very motivated and extremely bright." The Ramaciotti Foundations are one of Australia's largest private contributors to biomedical research in Australia.