Biochemistry

The Section of Biochemistry at SCM is committed to providing an academic program of the highest quality that is comparable to international standards. Our aim is to train students in Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Genetics and Molecular Biology. At our college, Biochemistry has been integrated with other disciplines of Basic and Medical Sciences to help students learn the subject with clinical relevance. This not only motivates the students to learn the basic concepts of Biochemistry but also makes it easier for them to remember what they have learnt. We have introduced Molecular Medicine in our modules to teach disease pathogenesis at the molecular level with an emphasis on how current innovations in molecular biology are being used for disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Our subject is covered in relevant system-based modules using various diverse educational tools that stimulate the intellectual curiosity of the students. The teaching techniques primarily include small group discussions, lectures, case presentations, large group interactive sessions and problem-based learning. Dialogue and interaction between the faculty and students are an integral part of these sessions. We encourage our students to think independently and express themselves in small group sessions as well as in class presentations. We have highly qualified and competent faculty having PhD and MPhil degrees and research experience from reputable universities. To strive for excellence in education i.e. teaching and research our faculty has produced many research publications in journals of international repute. Department of Biochemistry also houses, Prof. Syed Qamar Alam Library which has large number of Reference books and journals in Biochemistry and Nutrition. We also have state of the art research facility i.e. Prof. Syed Qamar Alam research laboratory, which has a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system with diode array detector as well as Gas Chromatography (GC) system. A PCR laboratory is also functioning for conducting molecular and biochemical research.