About the Department

The Department of Biochemistry was inaugurated on February 2021 with 150 MBBS students. Our department is one of the best undergraduate teaching departments, with our students performing lab experiments, observing the clinical lab activity and engaging in active discussions with the faculty during the process. This department now receives 150 MBBS students and 25 Diploma in Lab Technology students. The Department consists of well equipped students laboratory & research laboratory.

The Medical Biochemistry is made to understand by interactive lecture sessions, small group discussions, self-directed learning and integrated teaching. Practical classes are being conducted to emphasize the significance of a simple biochemical test that gives the clue to early clinical diagnosis. Early clinical exposure sessions are conducted to enhance clinical knowledge to the students.

The Clinical Biochemistry is one of the pillars of Laboratory Medicine which is involved in selection, provision and interpretation of diagnostic testing, confirming a clinical suspicion, screening for a disease, monitoring the prognosis and severity of a physiologic disturbance. The Clinical Biochemistry laboratory provides round the clock services in aiding the diagnosis and management of the ever increasing number of patients who attend the Government Medical College & Hospital Krishnagiri. The department clinical services include Basic Biochemistry Parameters and Endocrinology.

Academic Curriculum

Periodic Academic activities held in the department are:

• Lecture class
• Practical Demonstration
• Early clinical exposure
• Basic science correlation Classes / Clinical Seminar
• Small group discussion
• Symposia
• Tutorials, Review classes
• Self directed learning
• AETCOM
• Integrated teaching
• Formative and summative assessments

The department also gives extensive training and imparts high degree of professional competency to Post graduates, M.B.B.S students, Medical Laboratory Technology students and other paramedical students on the essentials of biochemistry.

24 Hours Bio-Laboratory Scope of Services

Completed & Ongoing Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

• Role of Malondialdehyde in atherosclerosis progression
• Assessment of Thyroid hormone in pre & post menopausal women in Tertiary care centre
• Relation between uric acid levels and sub clinical hypothyroidism in diabetic patients in tertiary care hospital
• To assess urinary nephrin as biomarker for early glomerular injury in diabetic patients