Anand Mehta, D.Phil

Anand Mehta, D.Phil. is the Senior Associate Dean for Research and SmartState Endowed Chair in Proteomic Biomarkers and Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Mehta received his graduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford under the mentorship of Professor Raymond Dwek and Nobel Laureate Baruch Blumberg. As a student, he worked on the role of N-linked glycosylation in the assembly and secretion of hepatitis B virus. Currently, Dr. Mehta's laboratory is focused on understanding and developing diagnostic methods and treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC is a primary cancer of the liver and kills close to 1 million people every year. The Mehta lab was one of the first to perform total serum glycan analysis for biomarker detection and one of the first to perform serum glycoproteomics. His laboratory co-developed a method for in situ glycan analysis with spatial localization of identified glycan and developed novel methods for glycan analysis of antibody captured proteins, cells, viral particles and exosomal vesicles. His laboratory remains on the forefront in the development of tools for the analysis of complex carbohydrates and the discovery and validation of biomarkers of cancer.