Jan Conn (1952 - ) is a Canadian poet who lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and does research on mosquito genetics at the Wadsworth Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York State Department of Health in Albany NY. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A poet exists within a cultural and intellectual tradition and usually writes in a specific language, but the qualities of good poetry are to some extent timeless and address issues common to all humanity. ... Great Barrington is a town located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Genera See text. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... The name Albany is an ancient and literary name for Scotland, north of the Firth of Forth (east) and Firth of Clyde (west). ... The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ...

Jan Conn has written five books of poetry, most recently Beauties on Mad River, Véhicule Press, 2000. She has won numerous awards and major travel grants related to poetry. Her book South of the Tudo Bem Cafe, 1990, was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award. The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets. ...

Born in Asbestos, Quebec, Jan received her Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Toronto. She has lived in Guatemala, Venezuela, Florida, Vermont and Massachusetts, conducting research on insects that transmit pathogens. Before taking up her current work on population genetics of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in South America and Africa, she was a recognized expert on the genetics of Black fly (Simulium) species vectoring river blindness (onchocerciasis) in Central America. Asbestos is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River and is the seat of the MRC dAsbestos. ... The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... Red blood cell infected with Malaria, derived from male aria (Italian for bad air) and formerly called ague or marsh fever in English, is an infectious disease which causes about 350-500 million infections with humans and approximately 1. ... This article is about the insect; for the WWII aircraft see De Havilland Mosquito. ... Genera Many, including Simulium Prosimulium A Black Fly (sometimes called a Buffalo Gnat or Turkey Gnat) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. ... Onchocerciasis or river blindness is the worlds second leading infectious cause of blindness. ... Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ...

Works:

• Red Shoes in the Rain - 1980
• The Fabulous Disguise of Ourselves - 1986
• South of the Tudo Bem Cafe - 1992
• What Dante Did With Loss - 1996
• Beauties on Mad River - 2000

• Jan Conn poetry homepage.

See also: List of Canadian writers, List of Canadian poets 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This is a list of Canadian literary figures, including poets, novelists, childrens writers, essayists, and scholars. ... A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Milton Acorn Elizabeth Allan Joanne Arnott Margaret Atwood Derek R. Audette Margaret Avison B Ken Babstock Nelson Ball Chris Banks Gary Barwin Shaunt...