Still, his wildlife biology major influenced his choice to pursue a PhD studying organismal interactions. During his degree at the Humboldt State University, however, this self-termed “naïve feeling” was displaced by his genuine interest in genetics and microbiology. It wasn’t surprising therefore when he initially chose ecology for his undergraduate studies because of its lurking promise of travels to remote destinations and the study of exotic animals.
As a high school student, Innes liked to spend a majority of his time outdoors.
It was his love for the environment and animals however, that directed Innes toward biology. Following in the footsteps of their father who had a doctorate in chemistry, two of Innes’ brothers received PhD degrees, one in physical chemistry and the other in particle physics, and his third brother received a Master’s in environmental engineering. The youngest of four sons born to parents with advanced science degrees, for Innes, pursuing a Ph.D. Innes spent his childhood in southern California, not far from the University of California, Riverside.
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