Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
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Motto
“To be Life’s Lifeline”
Vision
The department envisions quality students oriented towards research and higher studies
Objectives
- To create greater awareness in understanding the subject by building strong foundation.
- To develop and maintain a lab equipped with the latest infrastructure meant to carry out research and projects to enhance practical skills.
- To make the course more innovative by collaborating with pharmacy companies and biotech labs.
Best Practices
- Advanced Learner Programme as Student Projects & Summer Internships to gain extra credits. Internships offered at Dr.Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences, Variant Genetics. Institute of Genetics, Agri Biotech, Global Hospitals, BioAxis DNA Research Center.
- Virtual Labs Included in Practical curriculum
- Mini Research Projects Compulsory in semester 3 and are also evaluated under CIA 3
- Innovative Assignments: Science articles as Infographics, Mind Maps, Science video presentations, Problem solving Assignments, e posters, Paper modelling, Digital Storytelling, Podcast activities, Designing Board games on topics learnt
- Designing Infographics and concept Maps on learnt topics
- Skill Development: Organizing workshops/hands on training in collaboration with IITs & Research labs on Topics pertaining to Bioinformatics, Biochemical Techniques, Molecular Biology Techniques, Molecular Docking & Drug Designing.
- Mentoring students for literature review and poster presentations at National level, open to UG Life Sciences Students of first and second year
- Invited Talks & Guest Lectures by eminent speakers in Life sciences
- NPTEL /Online courses encouraged to gain extra credits
- Blended Teaching and Learning: LMS, Google classrooms, YouTube videos, Quiz
- Understanding science through 2D and 3D models
- “Making Paper models of Biomolecules”, Biomolecule of the Year activity, clay models
- Case study introduced in Molecular Diagnostics COC course and also in IDC/GE course
- Encourage student participation in Internships at IITs
- Community Engagement: Creating awareness on environmental issues in nearby schools
- National Science Day celebrations: Teaching concepts in science, in government schools by designing Teaching Kits and demonstrating science experiments
- Career Counselling Sessions/Workshops for Successful career in life sciences -professional development, Resume building ,Networking through Linkedin