• Life Sciences PHD Awards Austria 2026 — Austrian Society for Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (2026)
• ÖGMM Publication Award 2026 — Austrian Society for Medical Mycology (2026)
• Österreichische Mikrobiologie-Preis 2026 (Austrian Microbiology Prize 2026) — ÖGHMP (2026)
• The Pathogens Young Investigator Award — Pathogens Journal (2026)
• The Biology Young Investigator Award — Biology Journal (2026)
• Bernd Rode Award — ASEA-UNINET Junior Researcher Award (2024)
• Youth Travel Award — FEBS Advanced Lecture Course, France (2024)
• ESCMID Research Grant — Outstanding project in fungal pathogenesis (2023)
• FEMS Travel Grant — Candida and Candidiasis Meeting, Canada (2023)
• Ernst Mach Grant — PhD Fellowship, ASEA-UNINET (2021–2023)
• Pilot International Research Grant — TRAC Sweden-Vietnam (2019)
• Rector's Award, Master's Degree of Pharmacy — UMP Vietnam (2019)
• Youth Leaders Award — Rector's Board, UMP Vietnam (2017–2019)
• Homtamin Scholarship — Korea United Pharm, awarded for academic excellence (2015)
• Daewoong Scholarship — Daewoong Pharmaceutical, awarded for academic excellence (2013)
• First Prize, Scientific Research Contest: Seeking Elixir — UMP (2012)
• Student of Five Merits awards — UMP (2011–2015)
• Honorable Mention — Thua Thien Hue Biology Olympiad (2010)
• Thua Thien Hue Innovation Contest for Youth — awarded for developing a biology learning app (2009)

1. Phan-Canh T, Nguyen MLD, Phuc-Loi L, et al. & Kuchler K.
   Rapid in vitro evolution of flucytosine resistance in Candida auris
   mSphere, 2025
2. Phan-Canh T, Bitencourt T & Kuchler K.
   Gene dosage of PDR16 modulates azole susceptibility in Candida auris
   Microbiology Spectrum, 2025
3. Phan-Canh T & Kuchler K.
   Do morphogenetic switching and intraspecies variation enhance virulence of Candida auris?
   PLOS Pathogens, 2024
4. Phan-Canh T, Lackner M, Chauhan M, Zenz L-M, Chauhan N & Kuchler K.
   Cytochrome bc1 catalytic subunit Rip1 modulates antifungal tolerance in Candida auris
   ACS Infectious Diseases, 2026
5. Phan-Canh T, Elbe-Bürger A & Kuchler K.
   Antifungal drug resistance in Candida auris: molecular mechanisms and emerging therapeutic options
   Trends in Microbiology, 2026 · Under review
6. Phan-Canh T, Seiser S, Chauhan M, Kuchler K, Chauhan N & Elbe-Bürger A.
   Pathogenicity and virulence of Candida auris
   Virulence, 2026
7. Phan-Canh T, et al. & Chauhan N & Kuchler K.
   Antifungal resistance can emerge in Candida auris without drug selection pressure
   Microbiology Spectrum, 2026 · Under revision
8. Seiser S, Brezovec H, Penninger P, Phan-Canh T, et al., Kuchler K & Elbe-Bürger A.
   Human keratinocytes and fibroblasts coordinate early cutaneous innate defenses against Candida auris
   Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2026
9. Tsymala I, Penninger P, Nogueira F, Jenull S, Phan-Canh T, et al. & Kuchler K.
   Innate lymphoid cells integrate sensing and plasticity to control fungal infections
   Cell Reports, 2026
10. Bitencourt T, Tsymala I, et al., Phan-Canh T, et al. & Kuchler K.
    Candida-Klebsiella interactions rewire fungal morphogenesis to create a host environment favoring pathogen survival with enhanced tissue pathology
    bioRxiv (preprint), 2026
11. Cerbu D, Seiser S, Phan-Canh T, et al., Kuchler K & Elbe-Bürger A.
    Octenidine effectively reduces Candida auris colonisation on human skin
    Scientific Reports, 2025
12. Kavaklıoğlu G, Podhornik A, Vcelkova T, Marjanovic M, Beck MA, Phan-Canh T, et al.
    L1TD1 associates with ORF1p to promote LINE-1 retrotransposition
    eLife, 2025
13. Penninger P, Brezovec H, Tsymala I, Teufl M, Phan-Canh T, et al. & Kuchler K.
    HDAC1 fine-tunes Th17 polarization in fungal infections
    Cell Reports, 2024
14. Bitencourt T, Nogueira F, Jenull S, Phan-Canh T, et al., Kuchler K & Lion T.
    Multiomics reveals interspecies interaction pathways between A. fumigatus and K. pneumoniae
    Communications Biology, 2024
15. Seiser S, Arzani H, Ayub T, Phan-Canh T, et al. & Kuchler K & Elbe-Bürger A.
    Human and mouse skin models to study Candida auris infection
    Microbes and Infection, 2023
16. Jenull S, Shivarathri R, Tsymala I, Penninger P, Phan-Canh T, et al. & Kuchler K.
    Transcriptomics defines echinocandin resistance in Candida auris
    mBio, 2022
17. Shivarathri R, Chauhan M, Mazumdar R, Phan-Canh T, et al. & Kuchler K & Chauhan N.
    A proteomic approach for the quantification of post-translational protein lysine acetylation in Candida albicans
    Methods in Molecular Biology (Candida species), 2022

1. Phan-Canh T, Elbe-Bürger A & Kuchler K.
   A Breath to Persist. CO₂ Fixation in Candida auris
   SPECTRUM Dermatologie, 2026
2. Phan-Canh T.
   Scientific mobility in microbiology – 19
   Trends in Microbiology, 2026

• Wet lab techniques: Cloning, flow cytometry, biochemical assays, mouse models, microscopy
• Programming & Data Analysis: Proficient in R; working knowledge of Python, Bash, SQL
• Omics Analysis: WGS, RNA-seq, proteomics, lipidomics (design, processing, interpretation); basic knowledge of scRNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics
• Visualization: ggplot2, GraphPad Prism, FlowJo, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
• Languages: English (professional fluency), Vietnamese (native)

• Editor-in-Training, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
• Regular Reviewer for ASM Microbiology Spectrum, Pathogens and Disease, Fungal Genetics and Biology

Supervision and mentorship of students (Master's, Diploma, Internships). Successfully supervised multiple students whose research projects received national awards:

• Best Diploma Thesis Award (High School Level), Austria — 2023
  Mentee: Maja Prettner and Katja Walter
• National Eureka Award research competition, Vietnam — 2019
  Mentee: Duong Nguyen Phi Long
• Finding Elixir Competition at UMP, Vietnam — 2018
  Mentees: Tran Quoc Vuong, Nguyen Xuan Loc, Nguyen Thi Loan
• Summer Research Program at UMP, Vietnam — 2017, 2018, 2019
  Mentees: Vo Linh Tu, Pham Tran Kim Quyen, Tran Thi Thu Ha
• Developed curriculum and led student research groups at UMP — 2016–2021

• Founder, PhD Talk: Seminar series for Vietnamese biologists in Austria — phdtalk.github.io (2021–2022)
• President, Vietnamese Student Association in Austria (2022–2024)
• Organizer of national and university science conferences (2020–2021)
• Member, Executive Committee, Vietnamese Youth and Student Federation in Europe (2021–2024)
• Editor, Pharmacy Brief News: A bilingual outreach publication (2020)
• Founder, President, Pharmacy Soft Skill Club (2011–2015)