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Carola Vinuesa, MD, PhD

Principal Group Leader, Assistant Research Director
The Francis Crick Institute
London, United Kingdom

Carola Vinuesa obtained her medical degree at the University Autonoma of Madrid, undertook clinical training in the UK, and was awarded a PhD by the University of Birmingham (2000). As a Wellcome Trust International Travelling Prize Research Fellow, she did postdoctoral work in the Australian National University (ANU) where she became a group leader in 2006, professor of immunology in 2010, and head of department in 2011. In 2014 she founded and co-directed the Centre for Personalised Immunology, an NHMRC centre of research excellence, as well as a sister centre in Shanghai Renji Hospital. Since late 2021 she is a Principal Research Fellow at The Francis Crick Institute (London, UK). She is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London, the Australian Academy of Science, and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science. Her research has contributed to a better understanding of the complex interactions of cells and molecules that regulate the production of protective antibody responses and how abnormalities that interfere with this process contribute to the development of autoimmunity. Her recent discoveries are connecting genetic variation in humans to autoimmune diseases like lupus. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Australian Academy of Science Gottschalk medal and the Australian Science Minister’s prize for Life scientist of the year.

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