Background
Duerre, John Arden was born on August 21, 1930 in Webster, South Dakota, United States. Son of Dewey H. and Stella M. (Barber) Duerre.
Duerre, John Arden was born on August 21, 1930 in Webster, South Dakota, United States. Son of Dewey H. and Stella M. (Barber) Duerre.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State University, 1952. Master of Science (Lederle fellow), South Dakota State University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1960.
Research associate, Atomic Energy Commission fellow, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1960-1961; research bacteriologist, National Institutes of Health Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana, 1961-1963; assistant professor microbiology, U. North Dakota Medical School, 1963-1965; associate professor, U. North Dakota Medical School, 1965-1971; professor microbiology, U. North Dakota Medical School, 1971-1996; professor emeritus, U. North Dakota Medical School, since 1996. Visiting scientist neuropsychiatry research unit Research Council Laboratory, Carshalton, Surrey, England, 1969-1970. Visiting scientist Walter Reed Army Institute Research, Washington, 1984-1985.
Chairman Grand Forks County (North Dakota) Wildlife Federation, 1965-1967, 77-78, Grand Forks chapter Ducks Unlimited, 1970, 77-78. District director North Dakota Wildlife Federation, 1976-1977. Served with United States Army, 1953-1955.
Member North Dakota Academy of Sciences, American Society Microbiologists, Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, Henrici Society, Sigma Xi (Outstanding Research award 1977).
Married Benna Bee Harris, June 16, 1957. Children: Gail, Dawn, Arden.