Introduction
The Biochemistry department is involved in Undergraduate teaching for MBBS, BDS, BSc (Nursing), DMLT and post graduate course in MD Biochemistry. Students are encouraged in research activities to apply for research projects like ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research).
Facilities Available
The Department has research equipment such as high speed and ultra centrifuges, spectrophotometers, deep freezers, incubators, and general equipment such as microscope, spectrometer, and colorimeter. Other facilities are
- A spacious well equipped under graduate students laboratory with a capacity of 60 students at a time
- Updated Department Library
- Seminar Room
- Post graduates Common Room
- Demo room for under graduates
- Biochemistry museum
- Post Graduates Laboratory (Research Laboratory)
Head of Department
Dr. R. Nagendran
Academics for UG – I Year MBBS
- UG theory class hours – 4 hours/ week
- UG practical hours – 2 hours/week
- UG monthly test – Once in a month for 2 hours – Saturday afternoon.
- Sessional exam for UG: (Theory, practical and viva) – Once in 3 months with a total 3 sessional exams.
- Model exam during the last month of the academic year – Theory Paper I and II, practicals and viva.
- Tutorials and group discussion – Once in a week.
- Seminar for all students – one topic per student
Academics for PG
- PG theory class hours – 2 hours/ week; PG practicals hours – 2 hours/week
- PG students are posted in Clinical laboratories for 3 months every year
- Sessional exam for PGs: (Theory, practical and viva) – once in 3 months.
- Seminar/journal club – once in a week.
- Revision test for Final year PGs – once in a week
- Model exam PGs in last month of final year – Theory Papers I, II, III, IV ; Practicals & Viva
PG – Teaching Schedule for MD Biochemistry
Monday | Theory Class |
Tuesday | Case Discussion |
Wednesday | Seminar |
Thursday | Journal Club |
Friday | Theory Class |
Saturday | PG – Practicals / Research lab works |
List of Journals
- Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
- Annual Review of Biochemistry
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Biochemistry research International
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
- Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry
- Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry (JPB)
- Journal of Current trends in Clinical Medicine Laboratory Biochemistry (JCMB)
- The Antiseptic
- Journal of Laboratory Physicians
- Amino Acids
- Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
- Annual Review of Biochemistry
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
- Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Biochemical genetics
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Biochemistry (Biokhimiya). Supplemental Series A, Membrane and Cell Biology
- Biochemistry (Biokhimiya). Supplemental Series B, Biomedical Chemistry
- Biogeochemistry
- Biological Trace Element Research
- Biometals
- Biomolecular NMR Assignments
- BMC Biochemistry
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Doklady. Biochemistry and Biophysics
- EMBO Journal
- Journal of Biomolecular NMR
- Journal of Biophysical Chemistry
- Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
- Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology
- Journal of Medical Biochemistry
- Lipids
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Progress in Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
- The Protein Journal
- Trends in Biotechnology
