Associate Professor Dr. Puah Suat Moi is a microbiologist at the Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya (UM). A dedicated alumna of UM, she completed her BSc in Microbiology and Master of Medical Science with distinction at the same institution, followed by research experience at RIKEN, Japan, and a PhD in Molecular Microbiology under UM's prestigious Bright Sparks Scheme. Dr. Puah's research expertise is rooted in bacteriology and molecular microbiology, with a strong focus on microbial genomics and biofilm-mediated antimicrobial resistance (AMR). A key focus is biofilm — the protective communities bacteria form on medical devices and tissues that significantly reduce antibiotic effectiveness. She employs whole genome sequencing (WGS), transcriptomic approaches, and reverse genetics to characterise biofilm formation and AMR mechanisms across clinically significant pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Elizabethkingia, Group B Streptococcus, and Aeromonas species. Her team has secured 17 research grants totalling over RM 2 million, with international collaborations spanning the Singapore Food Agency, the University of Technology Sydney, and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin. She has published more than 50 ISI-indexed papers (H-index: 16) and serves as Section Editor for Gene and Associate Editor for Gene Reports (Elsevier). Her work has been recognised through the APEC-Australia Women Fellowship (2022) and the CAS-PIFI Fellowship (2024), among other awards.