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In the «5 minutes with...» section, we introduce you to the researchers who work with the Paediatric Research Centre (PFZ) at UKBB. This time Nicolas von der Weid answered our questions.
If I wasn't working in research, my dream job would be...
Astronaut or pilot.
I became...
Paediatrician specialising in paediatric haematology and oncology.
What fascinates me about research...
The search for and invention of new mechanisms that transform a normal cell into a cancer cell and how they can then be targeted.
I gained my first research experience at / as a...
young doctor at the Tumour Research Institute of the University of Bern, where I wrote my dissertation on leukaemia recurrences in children/adolescents in Switzerland.
I would like to solve the following research question...
What is the best way to cure cancer without compromising the patient's current and future quality of life?.
In research, I particularly appreciate...
the exchange of ideas within the research group, input from younger colleagues.
Have you already carried out projects with the PFZ or are you currently planning a project with the PFZ...
The pneumo study, together with my younger colleagues and the paediatric pneumologists.
My current project is...
No more research project (or is it?): retirement!
What I particularly like about my current job...
Interdisciplinarity for the optimal care of our patients.
I don't like my current job that much...
The ever-increasing administrative burden.
Who/what inspires me and why...
The diversity of nature, the subtleties present in every living being.
What advice would I give even my 18-year-old self...
Live according to your wishes and fulfil your dreams.
If I could work with a famous scientist for a day, it would be... and why?
Albert Einstein, because I wouldn't understand anything.
What is my favourite type of music to listen to when I want to concentrate on my research work?
Classical music, preferably Mozart.
What is important to me...
The family, most recently my first grandchild!
On Sunday mornings I like to do...
Relax and enjoy a cappuccino on a sunny terrace.
What's surprising about me is that...
Ask my wife!
The best thing that has happened to me so far in 2025 ...
Privately: the birth of my granddaughter; professionally: the habilitations of my 3 employees (TD, AS and CS)
My current wish is...
A little more peace in the world.
The last book I read was...
Kolkhoze, a book in French by Emmanuel Carrère, son of Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, the first woman „Secrétaire perpétuelle“ de l'Académie Française, the highest function of the Academy.
I would take the following 3 things with me to a desert island...
Books, my wife and a good bottle of wine!
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