Department of Biochemistry

 

     

   The department was established in the academic year 1967/1968. The department is responsible for teaching medical chemistry to the first year medical student and biochemistry to the second year medical students.

   The department aim to train the students in the recognition of chemical compounds both organic and non-organic, various metabolic pathways  and specially relating this to the human body in health and disease.

   In addition to undergraduate medical students the department also participate in the teaching of  biochemistry to the pharmacy students and students of dentistry.

The department also offer postgraduate studies leading to MSc degree in clinical biochemistry.