And, in college, I found my way to research because I started working in a lab. And so I spent most of my life being pre-med. I mean, I guess, like many children of immigrants, my parents wanted me to be a physician when I grew up, because that would be something pretty stable. How did you get interested in cancer, in research? And walk us through that process for you. I know that you have a PhD in cancer biology. And I'm excited to be the first poet you're talking to.īefore we get into the poetry side of things, tell us about your journey to the health sciences. So I'm so excited to talk about your collection, and your process, and poetry, and science, and all of the above. You are the first poet that I've interviewed for The Nocturnists: Conversations. When I should be reading about telomeres. Before I spoke with Jenny, I asked her to read "Telomeres and a 2AM (Love) Poem," one of the poems from her collection Focal Point. Currently, she's working on more essays and poems and translating her late mother's memoirs. Born in Pennsylvania, to Chinese immigrants, she grew up mostly in Las Vegas, and now lives in San Francisco, where she completed her PhD in cancer biology. She's a 2022-2023 Brown Handler resident, and she's received support from Tin House and others. Her writing has been published in the New York Times and The Atlantic. Jenny is the author of Focal Point, winner of the 2020 Steel Toe Books poetry award. You're listening to The Nocturnists: Conversations. Thank you for consulting the audio before quoting in print. Our transcripts are produced using both speech recognition software and human copy editors, and may not be 100% accurate. We encourage you to listen to the episode if at all possible. The audio contains emotion, emphasis, and soundscapes that are not easily transcribed. Note: The Nocturnists is created primarily as a listening experience.
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