Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry, established in 1960,
has been in the forefront of research and teaching of biochemistry to
medical students in the country. Headed till 1995 by late Prof. D. P.
Burma, one of the eminent biochemists of his time, the department has
grown phenomenally through the years. The department offers training to
MBBS, MD (Biochemistry), BAMS, MD (Ay.)/MS (Ay.) and MSc (Biotechnology)
students, besides supervising research for the award of PhD in Biochemistry.
The department provides stimulating environment for research and teaching,
and has awarded 43 MD (Biochemistry) and 48 Ph.D. (Biochemistry) degrees
by close of 2007. The MD (Biochemistry) course is considered to be one
of the best in the country due to exposure of medical graduates to the
state-of-the-art research techniques in cell and molecular biology.
Research projects in the department have been supported by various national
(DST, DBT, CSIR, ICMR, UGC etc.) and international (Humboldt Foundation,
Germany) funding agencies throughout the years. The highly trained faculty
has consistently published in reputed national and international peer-reviewed
journals and participated in conferences in frontier areas. The department
is a component of DST Unit on Nanoscience & Technology (DST-UNANST)
of Banaras Hindu University to carry out research on application of nanotechnology
to biomedical sciences. Establishment of a 'Thrombosis Research Center'
in the department has been projected as the Highest Research Priority
for next decade by BHU Vision Document on Research and Development.
The department offers excellent opportunity of research in the following areas:
- Platelet Biology and Signal Transduction
- Platelet Proteomics and Phospho-proteomics
- Nano-Biotechnology
- Human Genetics (specific reference to thalassemia
and hemophilia)
- Clinical Biochemistry
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