Presenting Author
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Avery is an MD student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, South Carolina. As a student he serves as a voice on the Program Assessment and Evaluation Committee and has lead projects for the comittee such as evaluating the school's assesment schedule and its effect on student well-being. He is also performing research in glycobiology with Dr. Anna Blenda. They are currently investigating galectins, a family of beta-galactoside binding lectins, and their role as cancer markers.