Dr. Phoebe Rice

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Biography

Phoebe Rice is a Professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She completed her postdoctoral training at the NIH/NIDDK in Bethesda, MD, in 1997 and earned her PhD in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University in 1992. In her long-standing research career, Dr. Rice focuses on mobile genetic elements, seeking mechanistic answers using biochemistry, structural biology, and microbiology. Her lab is involved in a range of projects including work on the SCCmec element in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the Mu transposase. Her research contributes significantly to understanding the mechanisms of gene mobility and the regulation of transposable elements, which are critical to genetic diversity in bacteria.

Research Interests

Awards

#2015

Distinguished Educator Basic Sciences

2015-01-01
#1987

NSF Fellowship

1987-01-01

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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IELTS
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Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy