Overview
Division of Biochemistry trains students of various health sciences disciplines in understanding the fine workings of cellular events and recognise their relevance to clinical medicine. By employing active learning strategies and innovative pedagogies, we try to inculcate cognitive and psychomotor skills. The faculty are actively engaged in research work and provide diagnostic consultancy in the associated hospital
Peer-assisted learning
Student lecture series (SLS)
The SLS is an initiative by the department of Biochemistry to enhance peer-assisted learning among first year students by giving an opportunity for the senior students who have topped in their class to take lectures on certain topics for the juniors
Problem-based learning (PBL)
Innovative pedagogic practices
Knowledge streaming
Potpourri to percipience
PBL trigger design by medical students:
Enzym Explorica
Compiling of a handbook of case
scenarios
Picture cast learning
Digi Practicals
Audiovisual aids prepared by faculty
Bioluminescence quiz competition
The department organiszes a variety quiz competition for undergraduate students every year incorporating various game-based rounds on topics related to Biochemistry.
Research
Faculty engage in collaborative interdisciplinary research in Biochemistry as well as education.
Faculty
Labs & Facilities
MAHE has best-in-class facilities for students of all constituent institutes.
The department has a demonstration lab for undergraduate students and a museum with teaching aids, hard tissue and mounted soft tissue specimens.
Museum of Anatomy and Pathology
Billed as one of the largest in Asia, the museum boasts of over 3,000 specimens