Trinh Phan - Blog

I received the Austrian Microbiology Prize 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🎉 I am honored to share that I have been selected as a recipient of the Austrian Microbiology Prize awarded by ÖGHMP. I am grateful for this recognition and would like to thank my mentors, collaborators, and colleagues for their support.

Interview with Biology Journal - Young Investigator Award 2026

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🎉 Honored to share some thoughts in my interview with Biology Journal, where I was also fortunate to receive the Young Investigator Award 2026. Grateful for the recognition and the opportunity to discuss my research on host-pathogens interaction.

🔗 Read the feature:
Interview with Dr. Trinh Phan-Canh—Winner of the Biology Young Investigator Award

I received the Pathogens Young Investigator Award 2026

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🎉 Greatly honored to receive the Young Investigator Award from Pathogens MDPI.

Grateful to my mentors, Karl Kuchler, collaborators, and colleagues for their support, and to the award committee for their trust. This recognition motivates me to continue advancing research in infectious diseases and host–pathogen interactions.

I received the Biology Young Investigator Award 2026

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🎉 I’m delighted to share that I have been selected as a recipient of the Young Investigator Award from Biology. Many thanks to Karl Kuchler and Neeraj Chauhan for the nomination and support.

I delivered a talk at ÖGMM Symposium 2026

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

⏳ It was a pleasure to present my recent work to the medical mycology community in Austria at the ÖGMM Symposium.!

Link to papers:

NatureMicrobiology https://lnkd.in/eRQHh749 (Carbonic sensing in AMB resistance and skin tropism)

Our recent study has been featured on Drug Target Review

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’m excited to share that our recent research on Candida auris has been featured in Drug Target Review.

🔗 Read the feature:
Integrated proteo-transcriptomics reveals multiple therapeutic targets in Candida auris

Our work is featured on the cover of Nature Microbiology (February 2026 issue)

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🎉🎉🎉 I still can’t believe this is real. I got the cover of the February issue of Nature Microbiology — what an honor. This feels especially wonderful right before the Lunar New Year holiday.

This year was challenging in many ways, but incredibly fruitful for our family. Both of my parents’ “kids” graduated—my dear sister and me. My sister became valedictorian in dental school and also ranked top 1 in the residency entrance exam.

We are deeply grateful for this journey. We will keep working hard, stay motivated, and move forward into the future.

https://www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/volumes/11/issues/2

I delivered a talk at IBSG

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

⏳ It was a pleasure presenting my recent work on antifungal drug resistance and skin tropism in Candida auris to the Innovative BioScience Group last Sundayy.

Link to papers:

NatureMicrobiology https://lnkd.in/eRQHh749 (Carbonic sensing in AMB resistance and skin tropism)

CellReport https://lnkd.in/dJ9h5pTd (White-Brown switching)

MicrobiologySpectrum https://lnkd.in/dPPVX3-V (Pdr16 in azole and AMB resistance)

mSphere https://lnkd.in/dGNnZFsD (Rapid evolution of 5FC resistance)

PlosPathogens https://lnkd.in/dRxkdSmr (Morphogenesis)

Preprint https://lnkd.in/djRA_VqD (Morphogenesis and drug resistance)

Elevator talk at the Candida and Candidiasis 2025

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I presented the White-Brown switching at the Candida and Candidiasis 2025 in Berlin.

Poster Presentation at the YSA PhD Symposium 2025

Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I presented the carbonic sensing pathway as a Poster Slam at the annual symposium organized by the Young Scientist Association at the Medical University of Vienna.

Trinh received the Bernd Rode Award 2024

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Thrilled to share some fantastic news! I am incredibly honored and grateful to be the recipient of the esteemed Bernd Rode Award 2024, presented by ASEA-UNINET. I owe immense gratitude to Prof. Karl Kuchler for his invaluable guidance and mentoring, which has been instrumental in my success. I extend my heartfelt thanks to Prof. Adelheid Elbe-Bürger, all collaborators, the lab members (current and former), and the Tissue Home PhD Program members for their support and encouragement throughout my journey. This achievement would not have been possible without their incredible support and collaboration.

Candida and Candidiasis 2023

Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We presented my current works from PhD Project at Candida and Candidiasis 2023. The topic is the discovery of a prospective bZIP master regulator Rom1 and White-Brown switching in the pathogenicity of Candida auris.

ESCMID Year book 2023

Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I am incredibly grateful to ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases for recognizing my work and including me in this list. It is truly an honor to be among such accomplished individuals. As a young scientist, this recognition inspires me to keep pushing the boundaries of my research and strive for excellence.

Go to ESCMID Yearbook 2023

Trinh received FEMS Meeting Attendance Grant

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Very excited today. I got the FEMS Meeting Attendance Grant to join Candida and Candidiasis is Meeting 2023 in Montreal. I could not wait to meet Candida community there!

16th European Conference on Fungal Genetics

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Prof. Karl Kuchler presented my current work at ECFG 2023. The topic is the discovery of a prospective bZIP master regulator Rom1 in the pathogenicity of Candida auris.

Trinh received ESCMID Research Grant 2023

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The first Research Grant in my career was accepted today. This is a fantastic thing for me to welcome a new lunar new year. The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) granted the funding for one year, covering a small project emerging from my Ph.D. study. Cheer!

Trinh joined a traditional Vienna Science Ball 2023

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

TissueHome students joined the Vienna Ball of Science together yesterday. This is the first time we gathered in a classic tradition with contemporary impulses from different fields of science. We do have a great time after the final Symposium of the Ph.D. program. Thanks for all the amazing things from TissueHome.

Trinh presented his work at the final Symposium of TissueHome PhD Program

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

TissueHome students spent 3 days in a very beautiful place outside Vienna for the final Symposium of the Ph.D. Program. Students had the time to present and discuss about cutting-edge knowledge in the field of tissue homeostasis during pathogenesis with faculties and experts from EU-UK, and the US. Trinh presented a part of his work at the Symposium.

Poster Presentation at The Vienna Biocenter PhD Symposium 2022 ‘Pushing Boundaries’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Trinh presented his PhD work at the Vienna Biocenter PhD Symposium 2022 ‘Pushing Boundaries’.

Trinh participated in the ASEAN's 55th year founding anniversary at the United Nations office in Vienna

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

As a representative of Vietnamese students in Austria, I participated in the ASEAN 55th founding anniversary at the United Nations office in Vienna. This event was on Vietnamese Independence Day (2/9/2022).

Two collaboration works were released in August

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This month, our mBio paper and a book chapter for Candida species were released. Check it out at: https://phancanhtrinh.github.io/papers/

Oral presentation at The 1st Scientific Seminar of Young Vietnamese Intellectuals

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

I presented my current work at the 1st Scientific Seminar of Young Vietnamese Intellectuals in Europe organized by Vietnamese Youth and Student Federation in Europe.

Yeast Genetics Meeting 2022

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Prof. Karl Kuchler presented my current work at the Yeast Genetic Meeting 2022 in University of California, Los Angeles.

Poster Presentation at the YSA PhD Symposium 2022

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

I joined the YSA PhD Symposium 2022 which is the annual symposium organized by the Young Scientist Association at the Medical University of Vienna.

Welcome

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome. I decide to move my blog to Jekyll. I spent a whole day just solving issues on Github, but finally, it worked. I will use this site to share my journey in science. I hope it will be helpful for people who want to learn from an amateur guy like me.

As you know, I am a Pharmacist but an IT lover, which motivated me to get a bachelor’s degree in IT. I love bioinformatics, but I dive into a wet lab where I find the truth of nature.