COMPARATIVE SUDY OF BIOCHEMISTRY IN PAKISTAN AND USA

BIOCHEMISTRY IN PAKISTAN

The Department of Biochemistry now covers such a wide range that it is difficult to draw a demarcation around biochemistry it provides a multidisciplinary and collaborative setting that brings together cell biologists, neurochemists , clinical biochemists, biophysicists,  nutritionists, enzymologist,  geneticists, systems/computational biologists and structural biologists which provides the foundations of pathology, pharmacology, physiology, genetics. The research programs of most of the faculty within the Department revolved around these central themes. Major projects within the Department involved the understanding of the mechanism and regulation of enzymes, clinical chemistry, biotechnology ,behavioral neuropharmacology, protein-protein interactions, characterization of proteins in disease conditions using 2-DE and Mass Spectrometry, western blotting, HPLC and the structure of proteins using biophysical methods such as ultracentrifugation and electron microscopy.

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The Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology was founded in 1963 with the name as Pakistan Society of Biochemists. Prof. M.I.D. Chughtai and Prof. M. Ataur Rehman were its founding President and Secretary, respectively. Initial name of the Society was changed to the current one in the year 1997 in line with the international trends. Ever since its establishment the Society has been working to promote the sciences of biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology in the country. With the growth of scientific activities in general, the activity in biochemical sciences has also grown with increased number of scientists working in this field in the country.

The Society holds its biennial science conferences at different major venues of the country. These conferences are well attended by the scientists from all over the country and from abroad. The Society also supports symposia, seminars and other events organized by the individual institutions and is represented on the international fora like the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB http://www.iubmb.org/and the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB http://www.faobmb.net/ ). The Society publishes Pakistan Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology a quarterly research journal.

 

Subsidiary student teaching remains an important role of department faculty. The Biochemistry faculty members are principally involved in the first Basic Science course, Molecules, Genes, and Cells to approximately 1200 students per year. Graduate students are the leaders of tomorrow and play a critical role in keeping the department at the forefront of international research. Many of whom went on to distinguished careers in Biochemistry like faculty at the world renowned Universities like Harvard University and  NIH USA .

Over the years, faculty in the Department of Biochemistry has received considerable recognition, including receipt of major University awards, election to the National Academy of Sciences, International Advisory committee members and International Scientific Society Council members. We are proud of our history and current status, and we strive towards continued excellence in research, training, and service in the field of biochemistry.

Courses Offered In Department of Biochemistry

Course No Course TitleFirst YearBCH-311 Introductory Biochemistry IBCH-312 Introductory Biochemistry IICompulsory

Functional Mathematics

Compulsory

Pakistan Studies

Second YearBCH-411 Intermediary Metabolism IBCH-412 Intermediary Metabolism IIBCH-413 Principles of NutritionBCH-414 Quantum Biochemistry & Bioorganic MechanismCompulsory

Functional Mathematics

Compulsory

Functional Biology

Compulsory

Communication skills

Compulsory

Computer Application

Third YearBCH-501 Elements of BiophysicsBCH-502 Comparative BiochemistryBCH-503 Endocrinology

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BCH-504 Advance Intermediary metabolismBCH-505 Cell Ultrastructure and functionBCH-506 EnzymologyBCH-507 BiostatisticsBCH-508 Biochemistry of Specialized TissueBCH-509 Biochemical and Molecular GeneticsBCH-512 Biochemistry of Drug actionFourth YearBCH-621 Contemporary BiochemistryBCH-622 Biochemical Techniques IBCH-623 Biochemical Techniques IIBCH-624 Biochemical techniques IIIBCH-625 Neurochemistry IBCH-626 Neurochemistry IIBCH-627 Clinical Biochemistry IBCH-628 Clinical Biochemistry IIBCH-629 Molecular BiologyBCH-630 Genetic EngineeringBCH-631 Advance Nutrition IBCH-632 Advance Nutrition IIBCH-633 Molecular BiophysicsBCH-634 Biophysical ChemistryBCH-635 Advanced Enzymology IBCH-636 Advanced Enzymology IIBCH-637 Biochemistry f Marine Food Products IBCH-638 Biochemistry f Marine Food Products IIBCH-639 Immunochemistry IBCH-640 Immunochemistry IIBCH-641 Biochemical Neuropharmacology IBCH-642 Biochemical Neuropharmacology IIBCH-643 Protein EngineeringBCH-644 Computer Aided Drug DesignBCH-645 Principles and Application of Biotechnology IBCH-646 Principles and Application of Biotechnology IIBCH-647 Biochemistry of Phytotherapeutic Agents IBCH-648 Biochemistry of Phytotherapeutic Agents IIBCH-649 Biochemical Aspects of Hematology IBCH-650 Biochemical Aspects of Hematology IIBCH-651 Principles of Biochemical ToxicologyBCH-652 Systemic ToxicologyBCH-653 Bioinformatics and genomicsBCH-654 Structural Bioinformatics

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MPhil/MS/PhD CoursesBCH-711 Research Methods in BiochemistryBCH-712 Techniques in Biochemical ResearchBCH-713 Advanced  Clinical BiochemistryBCH-714 Advanced Drug Discovery and developmentBCH-715 Advanced Molecular Genetics & Genetic

EngineeringBCH-716 Biochemical Aspects of HematologyBCH-717 BiotechnologyBCH-718 Environmental Influence on BrainBCH-719 Medical Biophysics IBCH-720 Medical Biophysics IIBCH-721 Molecular NeurochemistryBCH-722 Molecular Neuropharmacology of Drug addictionBCH-723 Neurobiology of MemoryBCH-724 Nutritional NeuroscienceBCH-725 Protein BioinformaticsBCH-726 ProteomicsBCH-727 Psychopharmacological studies of stress and emotion

BIOCHEMISTRY IN USA

Biochemistry has become the foundation for understanding all biological processes. The knowledge and methods developed by biochemists are applied to all fields of medicine, in agriculture and in many chemical and health related industries. Biochemistry is also unique in providing teaching and research in both protein structure and function, and genetic engineering, the two basic components of the rapidly expanding field of biotechnology.

You can option to take this course with a year of study in the USA; an exchange programme with the University of Toledo in Ohio, which has been running for over 30 years. The University of Toledo was named as a top global player when it comes to taking biotechnology research from the laboratory to the world, and has been recognised by the American Society of Landscape Architects as one of the 22 most beautiful landscaped campuses in the United States.

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COURSES IN EACH YEARYEAR 1

All students take the following modules, run in parallel, which provide the fundamental building blocks of biochemistry:

Biological Chemistry Cell Biology Molecular Biology Proteins and Enzymes

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YEAR 2

All students take the following core modules:

Genes and Genomics Intergrative Cell Biology Macromolecular Structure and Function 1 Macromolecular Structure and Function 2 Supplementary module from the Centre for Languages, Culture and

Communication

FINAL YEAR

In the first two terms of the final year, you choose one module from each session. This allows you to specialise in an area of interest and relevance to your future career plans. Each module comprises a half-term’s work.

SESSION 1 OPTIONS Damage Repair in Biological Systems Macromolecules in 3-D Stem Cells, Regeneration & Ageing Medical Microbiology Neuroscience Research: From Molecules to Mind Advanced Topics in Plant Molecular Biology

SESSION 2 OPTIONS Cancer Mechanisms of Gene Expression Integrative Systems Biology Advanced Topics in Parasitology & Vector Biology Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Advanced Topics in Infection Immunity

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SESSION 3 OPTIONS Medical Glycobiology Biotech Applications of Proteins Molecular Basis of Bacterial Infection Bioinformatics Systems Neuroscience Exploring the Brain in Health & Disease Synthetic Biology Biodiversity Genomics

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.salford.ac.uk/ug-courses/biochemistry-with-studies-in-the-usa http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/biochemistry/ http://www.psbmb.org.pk/ http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ug/courses/life-sciences-department/

biochemistry/ http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/biochemistry/programs.php

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