CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Monday, June 9, Dr. Alarice (Huang) Lowe '00, a former member of the MIT women's volleyball team, was inducted into the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Hall of Fame. She joins Jennifer (Harris) Trosper '90 (women's volleyball) and Louise Jandura '84 (basketball, field hockey, softball) on the list as MIT is now the Division III leader in Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductees.
 
Created in 1988, the CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame recognizes former Academic All-Americans who received a college degree at least 10 years ago, have achieved lifetime success in their professional careers, and are committed to philanthropic causes. Honorees are chosen each year by a select committee of CSC members, leaders and past Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductees.
 
"I would like to thank my family, coach Paul Dill, friends, and colleagues for all of their support in helping me learn that one person in a supportive community can affect our world for the better," said Lowe. "My time on and off the volleyball court at MIT introduced me to the impact that a single person can have on a team seeking to maximizing our collective success. My teammates were all brilliant and talented individuals, but we transcended our individual abilities to become ever greater together. Although I am receiving this award, I could not have achieved success as a setter without my hitters and defenders. I carry these lessons with me each day as I serve patients, teach students, and improve the practice of cytopathology at home and in the developing world. I am truly honored to receive this award. This is a culmination of all of the things that I love - sports, excellence, and teams working together to achieve great things for our future and our community."
 
Lowe led the Engineers to a 93-43 record in four years that included two NCAA tournament appearances. She served as team captain for the 1998 and 1999 seasons and earned 1999 NEWMAC All-Conference Team and New England Women's Volleyball Association All-Region First Team honors as a senior. Lowe graduated as the MIT record holder for assists in a season, career assists, assists per set in a season, and career assists per set, all of which still rank in the top ten in program history.
 
Holding a bachelor's degree in biology and earning CSC Academic All-America honors in 1999, Lowe went on to earn her M.D. at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) before completing a residency and cytology fellowship at UCLA. She then joined the faculty of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where she developed a research focus on Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) and the application of new technology to improve clinical and molecular diagnostics while fulfilling her academic appointment as an instructor of pathology at Harvard Medical School. Lowe has since joined the Stanford University of School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Pathology and as an award-winning researcher.
 
Lowe's breadth of research and publications have received recognition from across the nation. She has received the Merck Manual Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education, the American Cancer Society's Cancer Cytopathology Young Investigator of the Year, and the American Society for Clinical Research Top 40 Under 40 Award for her exceptional work in the field. In 2024, Lowe received the Stanford Medicine Department of Pathology Clinical Teaching Award.
 
Away from medicine her philanthropic efforts are as impressive as she invests in organizations that give support to low socioeconomic areas both in the United States and around the globe. Throughout work with Servant Partners, Compassion International, Adom Partnership, Starlight Homeless Ministries, and Youth Dynamics, Lowe is focused on youth development, legal assistance, social justice and the fight against poverty and HIV. She is also involved in global outreach to international pathologists who are striving to learn new techniques and research methods.
 
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