Judd C. Rice, Ph.D.
Dr. Judd Rice is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the USC Keck School of Medicine and the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Rice also runs the Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Masters program at USC KSOM.
B.S. 1993 Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Arizona, Tucson
Ph.D. 2000 Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Arizona, Tucson
Curriculum Vitae
Judd received his Bachelors of Science degree at the University of Arizona in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 1993. After working as a laboratory technician for Dr. Andrea Yool for two years, he entered the Ph.D. program in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona where he trained under Dr. Bernard Futscher. Following his graduation in 2000, Judd became an NIH NRSA-supported post-doctoral fellow for Dr. David Allis at the University of Virginia. In November 2003, Judd became an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at USC. The following year, Judd won the General Motors Cancer Research Scholar Award and, in 2006, he was named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. His extracurricular activities include playing rugby football with the Pasadena Rugby Football Club.
Current Lab Members
Olivia Henshaw - PhD Student (Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Molecular Medicine)
2022-Present
Former Lab Members
Michael Hitchler - Post-doctoral researcher 2003
Tanya M Spektor - Graduate student 2003
Shumin Wu - Graduate student 2005
Lauren Marie Congdon - Graduate student 2007
Chendhore Sai Veerappan - Graduate student 2007
Charlotte Pham - Research technician 2004 - 2006
Julian Desmond - Post-doctoral researcher 2005 - 2006
Sabrina Houston - Graduate student 2002 - 2007
Steve Beil - Research technician 2007
Jennifer K. Sims - Graduate student 2003 - 2008
Creighton Tuzon - Post-doctoral researcher 2014-2017
Sonya Williams - Lab Technician 2018-2019
Shulin Liu - Graduate Student 2018-2020
Zhihui (Vivian) Chen - Graduate Student 2018-2022
Benjamin Weekley - Graduate Student 2018-2023
Abby Wiley - Graduate Student 2022-2024
Tanya M Spektor - Graduate student 2003
Shumin Wu - Graduate student 2005
Lauren Marie Congdon - Graduate student 2007
Chendhore Sai Veerappan - Graduate student 2007
Charlotte Pham - Research technician 2004 - 2006
Julian Desmond - Post-doctoral researcher 2005 - 2006
Sabrina Houston - Graduate student 2002 - 2007
Steve Beil - Research technician 2007
Jennifer K. Sims - Graduate student 2003 - 2008
Creighton Tuzon - Post-doctoral researcher 2014-2017
Sonya Williams - Lab Technician 2018-2019
Shulin Liu - Graduate Student 2018-2020
Zhihui (Vivian) Chen - Graduate Student 2018-2022
Benjamin Weekley - Graduate Student 2018-2023
Abby Wiley - Graduate Student 2022-2024
On the Web
- Profile at Keck School of Medicine
- Profile for USC Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences
- Future at USC/Norris
- Outside the Box: Five cancer-fighting experts go beyond scientific boundaries to take innovative cancer research and patient care in new directions.
- Keck School of Medicine of USC: Constructing the Future of Medicine [PDF]
- The On and Off of Epigenetic Science
- Fifteen Researchers Named Pew Scholars, Awarded Unique Opportunity to Expand the Frontiers of Biomedical Science
- USC biochemist Judd Rice named 2006 Pew Scholar
- California Breast Cancer Research Program Awards $8 million to Researchers
- Pentagon Report Abstract: Androgen Receptor-Mediated Escape Mechanisms from Androgen Ablation Therapy
- Stop Cancer 2007 Educational Forum at USC, May 8, 2007
- Histone Methylation: new insights into epigenetic gene regulation. Streaming video of Judd's talk for the Univesity of Arizona College of Medicine Cancer Biology Seminar Series.
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Financial Support
Judd would like to thank the following for their past and current support of our lab:
The University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine of USC
The USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Robert E. and May R. Wright Foundation
The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation
The James H. Zumberge Faculty Research Award
The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
General Motors Cancer Research Scholar Award
STOP CANCER Research Career Development Award
The National Institutes of Health, NIGMS, NIAMS
The American Cancer Society
The Department of Defense
The California Breast Cancer Research Program
National Institute of Health (NIAMS)