Nikola Stankovic

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.

I gained my first research experience... as a student at the Institute for Electron Microscopy

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.

What I particularly like about my current job... coordination within the anaesthesia team and reliable monitoring of vital functions.

I don't like my current job that much...when paramedical topics enter the medical field.

Who/what inspires me and why... sometimes good people, sometimes music, sometimes wine, sometimes sadness... Why? I can only claim this empirically.... It is probably a specific stimulation of the integrative functions of the prefrontal medial cortex...

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.

What is surprising about me is that ...Due to the subjectivity of my answer, it would not be serious to answer this question without having conducted a clinical tripple-blind study.

The best thing that will happen to me in 2024 is... I probably missed it...the best things are often taken for granted and we don't register them...otherwise, the AC/DC concert with my daughters in Paris was great, watching the moon and the satellites of Jupiter with the telescope was also nice, Giessbach Falls....

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

The last book I read was... The Idiot by F. M. Dostoyevsky, for the second time.

I would take the following 3 things with me to a desert island...  No problems..., Robinson Crusoe is my favourite childhood novel anyway.... Is a coffee machine allowed there?