Introduction

Biochemistry is the study of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, which form the morphological structures represented by the cell and cellular organelles, provide machinery for the inheritance and expression of genetic information, and energize catalytic transformations essential to cellular growth and reproduction. The study of the nature of these molecules and their reactions has brought about rapid advances in the biological and medical sciences, and has enabled the development of biotechnological industries that are playing an increasingly important role in the global economy.

The Department of Biochemistry offers comprehensive teaching and research programs in both basic and applied aspects of biochemistry. At the same time it maintains a close relationship with the Biotechnology Research Institute, reflecting the fundamental significance of biochemistry in that field.