Ulrike Pfeiffenberger is a Veterinarian and holds a PhD from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. Furthermore, she completed the Bachelor of Education (BEd) at the University of Agricultural and Environmental Education. Dr. Pfeiffenberger has many years of research experience in the natural sciences and, among others, worked as a post-doc at the Medical University of Vienna and at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. Moreover, she taught at Universities and in the School Sector. In addition, she has expertise in the field of law thanks to her former position as Border Veterinarian at the Austrian Federal Office for Consumer Health.