He has a special emphasis in pediatric oncology and environmental toxicology. Dr. Rice was selected as an American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Minority Scholar in 1998/2002. In 2003, Dr. Rice was selected as one of Ebony magazine's "Young Leaders of the Future," and featured in the magazine's February 2003 issue. In 2006, Dr. Rice became a public school teacher, at Bowie High School in Prince George's County Maryland, and taught Integrating the Sciences, Biology, Microbiology, and Anatomy and Physiology.