Mag.rer.nat. Ursula Fürnkranz, PhD received her PhD at the Medical University of Vienna in 2008. She was working with parasites since her Diploma thesis und is currently (since 2019) the PI of her second FWF (Austrian Science Fund) sponsored project dealing with the molecular epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis in Austria. Her first FWF project (2013-2017) dealt with the symbiosis of T. vaginalis and M. hominis in regard to RNA expression and drug susceptibility. She is member of several national and international societies (e.g. ÖGTPM; IUSTI; ESCMID) and also won several prices presenting posters/talks at congresses.