Charles Rice

Charles Rice serves as a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences within Clemson University's College of Science. His research spans immunotoxicology, cancer biology, and environmental health, with particular focus on inflammation mechanisms in chronic diseases and comparative immunology across diverse species including fish, reptiles, and marine mammals. His laboratory investigates cellular and molecular pathways of immunotoxicity using advanced monoclonal antibody technologies and environmental exposure models.

Rice's research integrates immunopharmacology with environmental toxicology to address critical questions about disease resistance mechanisms and pollutant impacts. His work frequently employs hybridoma technologies for monoclonal antibody development, applied to SARS-CoV-2 research, glioblastoma studies, and marine pathogen detection. Recent publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary collaboration across marine biology, oncology, and nanomedicine fields, with significant emphasis on vertebrate immune responses to environmental stressors.

Rice actively mentors graduate students including Ph.D. candidates Tara Clancy and Alyssa Whisel, M.S. student Conner Dicks, and undergraduate researcher Caroline Graybeal. His laboratory maintains active research programs in immunotoxicology and comparative immunology, supported by collaborations with marine biologists, toxicologists, and medical researchers. The lab utilizes diverse model systems from human macrophages to sea turtles for investigating immune responses across evolutionary scales.