Contrary to the traditional belief that Biochemistry is a subject in Medicine that only deals with structures and pathways, in the present world,

Biochemistry focuses on the relevance of each process that takes place in the body to growth, health and the causation of Disease. It is a field that allows a person to integrate metabolic interactions taking place in the body with the occurrences in health and disease. Though initially it presents a formidable picture on attempting to study, It opens up new realms of creativity and thought processes as we familiarize ourselves with the subjects. The continuing quest for new biological and genetic markers for the screening, early detection and diagnosis and monitoring of diseases just add to the repertoire of attributes that make Biochemistry more challenging and fascinating to pursue.

Dr. Krishna Murthy UHead - Department of Biochemistry