hiː stˈʌdid æɾ ˈaɪəwə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɔːɹ θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, bᵻfˌoːɹ tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə dʒˈɑːnz hˈɑːpkɪnz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
He studied at Iowa State University for three months in 1990, before transferring to Johns Hopkins University.