Christian Cierny is a medical student from Heidelberg University, Germany. Currently, he is pursuing his Medical Doctoral Thesis at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His broad interests, a background in mathematics and a thesis in global health - linking medicine, economics, politics and public health - show his curiosity for exploring beyond set fields and topics. Beyond his studies, he works as a tutor in sonography, loves to play the piano and sometimes performs at concerts as a semiprofessional pianist.