Robert V. Rice

Robert Vernon Rice
Born (1924-08-13)August 13, 1924
Barre, Massachusetts
Residence Falmouth, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Known for characterization of smooth muscle myosin
Spouse(s) Betty Jane (Marts) Rice
Academic background
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisor Mark Arnold Stahmann
Academic work
Discipline Biochemistry
Institutions Carnegie Mellon University, Marine Biological Laboratory

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.[1]

Biography

Robert Vernon Rice was born 13 August 1924 in Barre, Massachusetts to Laurence Vernon Rice (1891-1964) and Edith (Middlemiss) Rice (1896-1964). [2] Rice is a direct patrilineal descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony from England. [3][nb 1] Rice married Betty Jane Marts on 13 July 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona,[2] and he earned his master’s degree in 1952 [4] and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1954 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.[5] 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.[6] He was also a scientist-in-residence at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts during the summer months.[7] His research focused on the biochemistry and cellular physiology of muscle contraction and nerve transmission.[8] In retirement he has taken up an interest in genetic genealogy.[2]

Selected publications

References

Notes
  1. The descendancy of Robert Vernon Rice from Edmund Rice is as follows: Edmund Rice (1594-1663); Thomas Rice (1626-1681); Jonas Rice (1673-1753); Jonas Rice (1707-1793); Thomas Rice (1741-1822); Thomas Rice (1766-1849); Nathaniel Rice (1792-1851); Carlo Rice (1821-1892); Ernest Everett Rice (1866-1929); Laurence Vernon Rice (1891-1964); Robert Vernon Rice (b. 1924).[3]
Citations
  1. "Robert V. Rice". Marine Biological Laboratory Library. Retrieved 8 Feb 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Umbilical Lineage of Robert Vernon Rice" (PDF). Edmund Rice (1638) Association Newsletter vol. 74 no. 2. Retrieved 8 Feb 2015.
  3. 1 2 Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2014. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations. (CD-ROM)
  4. Rice, Robert Vernon (1952). A Study of the Interactions between Proteins and Lysine Polypeptides. Masters Thesis. University of Wisconsin, Madison. 96pp.
  5. Rice, Robert Vernon (1954). Physical Biochemical Studies on Polypeptides, Proteins and Plant Viruses Doctoral Dissertation. University of Wisconsin, Madison. 168pp.
  6. "James D. Watson letter". Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives. Retrieved 8 Feb 2015.
  7. "MBL Society Members". Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole. Retrieved 8 Feb 2015.
  8. "Vol. 37: Mechanism of Muscle Contraction" (PDF). Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology. Retrieved 8 Feb 2015.
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