Dr. Yue Qu is a medical microbiologist specializing in clinical biofilms and medical device-related chronic infections. He is a senior research fellow at the department of Infectious Diseases at the Alfred Hospital and the department of Microbiology at Monash University. He received a M.B.B.S from Wenzhou Medical University (WMU, China) in 2000, a PhD in clinical microbiology at RMIT University in 2010 and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Super Science Fellowship at Monash University in 2012. As a rare example of fundamental researcher who is equipped with medical knowledge and experience, Dr. Qu has contributed significantly to clinical biofilm infection research, from disease pathogenesis to prevention and treatment strategies. He developed and validated in vitro biofilm assays that closely mimic clinical environments to study medical biofilms. He worked closely with leading clinicians and engineers, used laboratory-based methodologies to address clinical issues. Since 2010, Qu has published over 50 research papers on leading medical journals and several book chapters, including that on the prestigious Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Chemistry Society Reviews. His research has a broad coverage of microbial pathogens, including Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and mixed microorganisms, and various disease models, including catheter-related bloodstream infections, vaginal candidiasis, and ventricular assist device driveline infections. He is a organizing committee member of Asia-Pacific Biofilms and an associated editor for Frontiers in Microbiology. He co-guest-edited the Biofilms in Australia special issue for Microbiology Australia (May 2023) and is the Director of Operations for the Monash-WMU Alliance in Clinical and Experimental Biomedicine.