Faculty Profile

Robert H. Rice
Professor
Environmental Toxicology
4243 Meyer Hall
Office 752-5176
Lab 752-2459
rhrice@ucdavis.edu
http://www.envtox.ucdavis.edu/Faculty_Personal_Web_Pages/rice/rice.htm
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Degrees:
1972 - PhD - University of California, Berkeley - Molecular Biology
1967 - BS - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Physics

Awards:
Fulbright Teaching Fellowship (Fall, 2000) Novosibirsk State University

Department and Center Affiliations:
Department of Environmental Toxicology

Professional Societies:
Society of Toxicology
AAAS

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Non-DBS Grad Group(s) - Forensic Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Publications:
Lee YJ, Rice RH, Lee YM (2006) Proteome analysis of human hair shaft: From protein identification to posttranslational modification. Molec Cell Proteomics 5:789-800

Rea MA, Zhou L, Qin Q, Barrandon Y, Easley K, Gungner S, Phillips MA, Holland WS, Gumerlock PH, Rocke DM, Rice RH (2006) Spontaneous immortalization of human epidermal cells with naturally elevated telomerase. J Invest Dermatol 126:2507-2515

Ngo MA, Sinitsyna NN, Qin Q, Rice RH (2007) Oxygen-dependent differentiation of human keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 127:354-361

Patterson TJ, Rice RH (2007) Arsenite and insulin exhibit opposing effects on epidermal growth factor receptor and keratinocyte proliferative potential. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 221:119-128

Research Interests:
Epidermal cell differentiation program; perturbation of epidermal cell growth and differentiation by toxic agents using genomic/proteomic techniques.

Teaching Interests:


Molecular basis of cell differentiation and its perturbation by toxic agents.

Courses Taught:
ETX 278 Molecular Techniques - Term(s): Fall
ETX 103A Biological Effects of Toxic Agents - Term(s): Winter
ETX 20 Principles of Forensic Science - Term(s): Spring