John received an M.S. in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder. He received a B.S. in Nutrition from East Tennessee State University. He听entered IQ Biology through the Department of Integrative Physiology. John听completed his first lab rotation in听Catherine听Lozupone's lab in the听Division of Biomedical Informatics & Personalized Medicine at Anschutz Medical Campus. He听completed his second lab rotation in Noah Fierer's lab in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. John completed his third lab rotation in听Nichole Reisdorph's lab at Anschutz Medical Campus. For his team rotation, John听worked with three other IQ students in听Luke Evans' (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Maggie Stanislawski's (Anschutz Medical Campus), and Chris Gignoux's (Anschutz Medical Campus)听labs. In June 2022, John joined听the Lowry Lab.