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Nikola Stankovic: «Die Forschung weckt eine besondere Beharrlichkeit im Menschen»

22. April 2025

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In der Rubrik «5 Minuten mit…» stellen wir Ihnen die Forschenden vor, die mit dem Pädiatrischen Forschungszentrum (PFZ) am UKBB zusammenarbeiten. Dieses Mal hat uns Nikola Stankovic unsere Fragen beantwortet.

If I wasn't working in research, my dream job would be...
Musician or architect.

I became...
Paediatric anaesthetist.

What fascinates me about research...
the perseverance that the search for a solution provokes in a person.

Meine erste Forschungserfahrung habe ich gesammelt…
as a student at the Institute for Electron Microscopy

«Ich schätze die Teamkoordination und das präzise Monitoring im OP.»

I would like to solve the following research question...
I am still fascinated by a question from primary school: How do you divide an angle geometrically into three equal parts? Or the problem from my PhD thesis: a reliable biomarker for acute appendicitis in children.

In research, I particularly appreciate...
two essential elements of any good research, dedication and objectivity.

Have you already carried out projects with the PFZ or are you currently planning one?
Yes, I have taken part in a PFZ project so far. This in-house resource should be utilised. I am sure that we will continue to work together in the future. For example, I took part in a midazolam study.

My current project is...
Our research group is currently focussing on in-vitro and in-vivo studies on physiology and monitoring during mechanical ventilation.

An meiner aktuellen Tätigkeit mag ich besonders…
die Koordination im Anästhesie-Team und ein zuverlässiges Monitoring der Vitalfunktionen.

I don't like my current job that much...
wenn paramedizinische Themen in den medizinischen Bereich kommen.

«Wieso mich Traurigkeit inspiriert? Der präfrontale Kortex weiss es vielleicht…»

Who/what inspires me and why...
manchmal gute Menschen, manchmal Musik, manchmal Wein, manchmal Traurigkeit… Wieso? Ich kann dies nur empirisch behaupten…. Es handelt sich wahrscheinlich um eine spezifische Stimulation der integrativen Funktionen des präfrontalen medialen Kortex…

What advice would I give even my 18-year-old self...
cultivate your own creativity and respect simplicity and beauty.

If I could work with a famous scientist for a day, it would be... and why?
Nikola Tesla. Perhaps he would like to explain his ideas on cosmic energy conversion and time corridors to me.

What is my favourite type of music to listen to when I want to concentrate on my research work?
When music is playing, I'm always focussed on music....

What is important to me...
Family and inner balance.

On Sunday mornings I like to do...
Over my morning coffee, I flick through the newspapers and think about what I'm going to cook for lunch.

Überraschend an mir ist, dass …
Aufgrund der Subjektivität meiner Antwort wäre es nicht seriös, auf diese Frage zu antworten, ohne eine klinische triple-blind Studie durchgeführt zu haben.

The best thing that will happen to me in 2024 is...
Wahrscheinlich habe ich es verpasst… Die besten Sachen werden oft als selbstverständlich angesehen und wir registrieren sie nicht… Sonst: das AC/DC-Konzert mit meinen Töchtern in Paris war grossartig, den Mond und die Satelliten des Jupiters mit dem Teleskop zu beobachten war auch schön, Giessbachfälle….

My current wish is...
sunny days on the Aegean coast.

Als letztes Buch habe ich gelesen…
Der Idiot von F. M. Dostojewski, zum zweiten Mal.

I would take the following 3 things with me to a desert island...
Keine Probleme… Robinson Crusoe ist sowieso mein liebster Roman aus der Kindheit… Ist eine Kaffeemaschine dort erlaubt?!

 

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