The document compares biochemistry programs in Pakistan and the USA. It outlines the history and activities of the Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, including conferences and publications. It also provides details on biochemistry degree programs and course offerings at universities in Pakistan and the USA, noting specialized areas of study like neurochemistry, clinical biochemistry, and biotechnology. Top biochemistry schools and programs in the USA are highlighted.

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COMPARATIVE SUDY OF BIOCHEMISTRY IN PAKISTAN AND
USA
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.
BIOCHEMISTRY IN PAKISTAN
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.

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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 Title
First Year
BCH-311 Introductory Biochemistry I
BCH-312 Introductory Biochemistry II
Compulsory Functional Mathematics
Compulsory Pakistan Studies
Second Year
BCH-411 Intermediary Metabolism I
BCH-412 Intermediary Metabolism II
BCH-413 Principles of Nutrition
BCH-414 Quantum Biochemistry & Bioorganic Mechanism
Compulsory Functional Mathematics
Compulsory Functional Biology
Compulsory Communication skills
Compulsory Computer Application
Third Year
BCH-501 Elements of Biophysics
BCH-502 Comparative Biochemistry
BCH-503 Endocrinology
BCH-504 Advance Intermediary metabolism
BCH-505 Cell Ultrastructure and function
BCH-506 Enzymology
BCH-507 Biostatistics
BCH-508 Biochemistry of Specialized Tissue
BCH-509 Biochemical and Molecular Genetics

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BCH-512 Biochemistry of Drug action
Fourth Year
BCH-621 Contemporary Biochemistry
BCH-622 Biochemical Techniques I
BCH-623 Biochemical Techniques II
BCH-624 Biochemical techniques III
BCH-625 Neurochemistry I
BCH-626 Neurochemistry II
BCH-627 Clinical Biochemistry I
BCH-628 Clinical Biochemistry II
BCH-629 Molecular Biology
BCH-630 Genetic Engineering
BCH-631 Advance Nutrition I
BCH-632 Advance Nutrition II
BCH-633 Molecular Biophysics
BCH-634 Biophysical Chemistry
BCH-635 Advanced Enzymology I
BCH-636 Advanced Enzymology II
BCH-637 Biochemistry f Marine Food Products I
BCH-638 Biochemistry f Marine Food Products II
BCH-639 Immunochemistry I
BCH-640 Immunochemistry II
BCH-641 Biochemical Neuropharmacology I
BCH-642 Biochemical Neuropharmacology II
BCH-643 Protein Engineering
BCH-644 Computer Aided Drug Design
BCH-645 Principles and Application of Biotechnology I
BCH-646 Principles and Application of Biotechnology II
BCH-647 Biochemistry of Phytotherapeutic Agents I
BCH-648 Biochemistry of Phytotherapeutic Agents II
BCH-649 Biochemical Aspects of Hematology I
BCH-650 Biochemical Aspects of Hematology II
BCH-651 Principles of Biochemical Toxicology
BCH-652 Systemic Toxicology
BCH-653 Bioinformatics and genomics
BCH-654 Structural Bioinformatics
MPhil/MS/PhD Courses
BCH-711 Research Methods in Biochemistry
BCH-712 Techniques in Biochemical Research
BCH-713 Advanced Clinical Biochemistry
BCH-714 Advanced Drug Discovery and development
BCH-715 Advanced Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering

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BCH-716 Biochemical Aspects of Hematology
BCH-717 Biotechnology
BCH-718 Environmental Influence on Brain
BCH-719 Medical Biophysics I
BCH-720 Medical Biophysics II
BCH-721 Molecular Neurochemistry
BCH-722 Molecular Neuropharmacology of Drug addiction
BCH-723 Neurobiology of Memory
BCH-724 Nutritional Neuroscience
BCH-725 Protein Bioinformatics
BCH-726 Proteomics
BCH-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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Top 10 Biochemistry schools
COURSES IN EACH YEAR
YEAR 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
YEAR 2
All students take the following core modules:
 Genes and Genomics
 Intergrative Cell Biology

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 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.
SESSION1 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
SESSION2 OPTIONS
 Cancer
 Mechanisms of Gene Expression
 Integrative Systems Biology
 Advanced Topics in Parasitology & Vector Biology
 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
 Advanced Topics in Infection Immunity
SESSION3 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

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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