Dr Ruby Biezen is a research fellow at the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne. She was a medical microbiologist in the hospital and community setting for 12 years before working in the general practice setting, where she completed her PhD in January 2019. Her interests included infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, vaccination and hand hygiene practices to reduce disease transmission. She is currently working on projects in general practice on reducing inappropriate prescribing and antibiotic use through developing clinical decision support tools for GPs. She is a member of the Australian Society of Antimicrobials, Public Health Association of Australia, Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, and Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation.