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Education

Five schools across Germany between 1981 and 1994. Latest one: Archenhold-Oberschule, Berlin.
Qualifications

1991-2003: Maths, Biophysics, Medicine, Central Asian, Korean and Japanese studies in Berlin (HU and FU), Sendai, Paris, Duisburg and Sana’a. Diploma (Biophysics) in 2001, PhD (Physics) 2006.
Work History

2001-2007: Korea Basic Science Institute in Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering in St. Ingbert, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany.
Current Job

Postdoc in brain morphometry.
Employer

Since 2007: University of Jena.

My Work:

I analyze brain scans to detect structural changes over time or between groups, with a focus on schizophrenia and evolution: What is the relation between the size and folding of a brain?
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In general, much of my work as a scientist has been focused on applying methods from physics to the study of biological structures and processes from a comparative evolutionary perspective. For an example, read about the origins of my Twitter avatar.
My Typical Day:

I strip digital brains of their skulls, inflate and compare them.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I would use it to stimulate research blogging on neglected topics.
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My reply here caused an error for being too long, so I turned it into a reply to What would you spend the prize money on?

My Interview
- How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
  
  <a href="http://ways.org/en/blogs/2009/jun/29/what_would_science_look_like_if_it_were_invented_today">What would science</a>
  
  What did you want to be after you left school?
  
  A researcher in biophysics or a physician in a developing country.
  
  Were you ever in trouble at school?
  
  A number of teachers and class mates certainly thought so on occasion.
  
  Who is your favourite singer or band?
  
  I prefer music which does not require electricity to be performed. A good example is the throat-singing of the group <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKb4HKSfoU">AltaiKai</a>.
  
  What is the most fun thing you've done?
  
  One of the most exciting moments was performing <a href="http://home.arcor.de/tschiltan/musik/tschiltan_mastimastum.mp3">traditional Central Asian music</a> with <a href="http://tschiltan.de/">my band</a> in the heart of Central Asia – on the <a href="http://wondergetaways.com/wp-content/thumbnails/556.jpg">Registan Square</a> in Samarqand, Usbekistan. You can get an idea about that from <a href="http://bit.ly/Tschiltan-video">this trailer</a>, with video graphics imitating the style of Uzbek TV.
  
  If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
  
  (1) A life that is balanced between work, family, hobbies, health and environmental footprint, (2) a long-term research grant with no strings attached, (3) more occasions to actually use foreign languages.
  
  Tell us a joke.
  
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7DkeQ0roAM">Schrödinger’s cat walks into a bar … and doesn’t.</a>

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https://ias.im/u.1457

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Daniel Mietchen

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