 It is an honour and a privilege to be announced as a 2023 Brain Foundation Grant Recipient. This grant will be used to identify better ways to diagnose autoimmune encephalitis, a rare inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, and predict long-term patient outcomes. Using samples and patient data collected as part of the Australian Autoimmune Encephalitis Consortium, this study will examine protein and clinical biomarkers in patients with autoimmune encephalitis to create a tool to help inform doctors to make the best treatment decisions and improve long-term outcomes for people living with autoimmune encephalitis. Thank you to the Brain Foundation for their generous support and all our collaborators and the patients and their families who have contributed to this research.