Dr. Jen Sequoia says she’s “living the dream.” Jen, an MD-PhD, is one of our newest Stanford neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship graduates. In this episode she talks with NeoNarratives host Laura Hedli about balancing shifts in the NICU with conducting experiments in the lab, all while raising a young family in the Bay Area.

Jen’s research focuses on endogenous cannabinoids, which Jen hypothesizes are protective during pregnancy and limit inflammation in the placenta. She’s particularly interested in figuring out how the dysregulation of endogenous cannabinoids may contribute to preeclampsia.

This episode of NeoNarratives was recorded at the end of Jen’s third year of fellowship, and she has since joined our faculty as an instructor. She is currently part of the Department of Pediatrics’ Bridge to K Program, which wil ...