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John Watson Doudna is an American-born mammalogist who gained notoriety for his study of the prairie deer mouse in agriculture. He is currently a PhD Candidate in the Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Department at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Early Life
John was born in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains on November 13th, 1980 and became interested in nature from an early age. After his parents abandoned him as an infant, John was raised by a American black bear family and spent many of his early summers walking the Appalachian trail and scaring hikers.

John's early college experience was close to home, in east central Ohio, where he went to school at Muskingum College (the same place John Glenn went). With his bear mother in tears, John made his way to California, where he got a MS in Ecology from San Francisco State University. In order to make his mother happy, he moved halfway back across the country to Ames, Iowa, where he is completing his very very long academic journey.

Family Life
John was married to Kimberly Dawn Magers in 2003. On October 18, 2007 Kimberly gave birth to Evelyn Rose Doudna in Santa Rosa, CA. In April 2014, they are expecting a new addition to the family :)