Robert Rice, Ph.D.

Robert Rice

Position Title
Professor

  • Environmental Toxicology
Bio

Education:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Biology, Postdoc, 1975-1979
  • UC Davis, Depts Biochem/Biophysics and Food Science and Technology, Postdoc, 1972-1975
  • UC Berkeley, Molecular Biology, Ph.D., 1972
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Physics, S.B., 1967


Research Interests:

Molecular, Cellular, and Biochemical Toxicology


Research Summary:

Mechanisms of action of toxic and physiological agents affecting keratinocyte growth and differentiation; biochemistry and expression of specific markers in epidermal cells and appendages; metabolic activation of toxic agents in keratinocytes.


Courses/Teaching:

  • ETX 103A - Biological Effects of Toxicants
  • ETX 110 - Toxic Tragedies and Their Impact on Society
  • ETX 278 - Molecular Techniques


Lab Rotation Availability: Yes
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