Nationality American | Name Robert Rice | |
Born August 13, 1924 ( 1924-08-13 ) Barre, Massachusetts Residence Falmouth, Massachusetts Known for characterization of smooth muscle myosin Spouse(s) Betty Jane (Marts) Rice Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||
Doctoral advisor Mark Arnold Stahmann |
Robert Vernon Rice (b. 13 Aug 1924) is a retired American biochemist from Carnegie Mellon University and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts primarily known for work in the area of biochemistry and physiology of muscle proteins and neuromuscular interactions.
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Biography
Robert Vernon Rice was born 13 August 1924 in Barre, Massachusetts to Laurence Vernon Rice (1891-1964) and Edith (Middlemiss) Rice (1896-1987). Rice is a direct patrilineal descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony from England. Rice married Betty Jane Marts on 13 July 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona, and he earned his master’s degree in 1952 and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1954 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Rice spent most of his academic career from 1955 to 1995 at the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and served as department head. He was also a scientist-in-residence at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts during the summer months. His research focused on the biochemistry and cellular physiology of muscle contraction and nerve transmission. In retirement he has taken up an interest in genetic genealogy.