Department of Biochemistry

1.  Faculty members and their research interests:

Name of the Faculty & Designation

Research Interest

E-mail Address

Dr. M.G.Sridhar

Professor & Head

Endocrinology, diabetes mellitus, lipid metabolism and disorders, medical education

linkmgs*yahoo.com

 

Dr.B.C.Koner,

Associate Professor

Neural-immune interactions, Immunotoxicity of xenobiotics, Free radical biology, Problem based and computer-assisted learning

bckoner*hotmail.com

 

Dr. Zachariah Bobby, Assistant Professor

Oxidative stress and protein glycation in health and disease, cell surface antigens

zacbobby*jipmer.edu

 

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2.  No. of Post-graduate admission per year: 

     

i)    M.D.              -  2

ii)   Ph.D.  -  2

iii)  M.Sc.  -  6

 

1.      Highlights of patient care provided

 

§         Daily 2000 (approx) investigations including 600 (approx) emergency investigations are done in the clinical biochemistry laboratory.

§         Special investigations like Thyroid profile (T3, T4 and TSH) and PSA by RIA and ELISA methods.

§         Basic Chromatographic studies on biofluids.

§         Basic electrophoresis in clinical practice.

§         Trace element analysis.

 

4.  Special equipment available:

 

Automated random access discrete clinical chemistry analyzer, Semi autoanalyzer, Automated multiwell gamma counter, Well-type Gamma counter, ELISA work station, Blood gas and electrolyte analyzer, Trace element analyzer, Densitometer for electrophoretogram.

 

5.  Major research activities:

 

v      Oxidative stress and protein glycation in health and diseases(DAE Funded)

v      Role of insulin and thyroid hormones in pathogenesis of BPH.

v      Alteration in Neural-immune interaction in thyroid dysfunction.

v      Impact of introducing PBL on clinical biochemistry skill of M.Sc. (Med Biochem) students.

v      Development of computer programs for teaching clinical biochemistry.

v      Immunotoxicity of pesticide poisoning in human cases.

v      Role of caudate nucleus and its dopaminergic pathway in neural-immune interaction.

v      Oxidative stress and protein glycation is chrome obstructive pulmonary disease.

v      Oxidative stress and protein glycation in polycystic ovarian syndrome.

v      Lectin-binding glycoprotein pattern changes in oxidative stress.

 

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