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Rice, Kenner Cralle was born on May 14, 1940 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, United States. Son of Kenner Cralle Junior and Annie Grace Rice.
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Kenner Cralle Rice, American Medicinal chemist. Achievements include 17 patents for organic chemical synthesis and pharmacology of drugs of abuse; development of National Institutes of Health opiate total synthesis as first practical synthesis of opium alkaloids as narcotics and narcotic antagonists.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Military Institute, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute Technology, 1966.
Career
Senior scientist, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Summit, New Jersey, 1969-1972;
senior staff fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1976;
research chemist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1986;
chief section drug design and synthesis, National Institute Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland., 1987-1988;
chief laboratory medicinal chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1989. Adjunct Professor pharmacology U. Maryland., Baltimore, since 1985. Member Federal Senior Executive Svc., Bethesda, 1989-1998, Federal Senior biomedical Research Svc., since 1998.
Affiliate professor Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, since 1995. Visiting professor pharmacology, University of Illinois, Peoria, since 1995. Adjunct Professor medicinal chemistry Comprehensive Drug Research Center, U. Miami, since 1995.
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Captain United States Army, 1966-1968. Fellow College on Problems of Drug Dependence (board directors 1988-1992). Mem.Am. College Neuropsychopharmacology, Cosmos Club.
