DEPARTMENTOFBIOCHEMISTRY

BRIEFHISTORY

 

• As there is great demand for the Biochemists, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has comeforward tointroducethe subjectofBiochemistryattheDegreelevelintheyear1999.
• The Department of Biochemistry was established in June’1999. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed, Reader inZoology was the first in charge of the Department. Later Sri. K. Satyanarayana Chary, Lecturerin Chemistry has taken the charge of the Department till 2013. Then R. Shyamala Chandra wasthe in charge of the Department till 2018. Currently A. Chandra Shekhar is the in charge ofdepartment.
• Wehavefaculty,whoworkwithdevotion,commitmentanddisciplinefortheorderlygrowthand development of the institution and this has resulted in excellent standardsmaking it aprestigious institution in the town among university constituent and affiliated colleges under thejurisdictionofSatavahana Universitybygettingdistinctions everyyear.

 

MISSION:

 

“WethedepartmentofBiochemistry willcreateandfacilitateanenvironmentforthestudentstoprobe,search,learnandevolveintoaneffective socialbeing.”

VISION:

 

“SearchforBiochemistrywithinandbeyondbyobservationandanalysistoproduceabetterhumanbeing.”

SCOPEANDCAREERINBIOCHEMISTRY

• BIOCHEMISTRY is a branch of science which deals with chemistry of living organisms andthatoftheirbiologicalprocesses.
• AcareerinBIOCHEMISTRYwillinvolvetheperson’sabilitytocomprehendchemicalcombinations and reactions that will take place because of the biological processes such asgrowth,reproduction,metabolism,heredityetc.

JobProspects:Agraduateinbiochemistrycanworkwithfieldsinmedical,agriculture,Publichealthcare,forensicetc.,thereis a tremendous scopeofresearch.

Public and Private Companies offerjob opportunitiesinDrug Manufacturing Companies,Environment Pollution Control, Agriculture and Fisheries, Forensic Science, Regulation and Qualitycontrolinalmostallfieldsoffoodindustryetc.

FACULTYPROFILE:

 

Sl.No	Name	Designation	Qualifications	Experience
1	A.CHANDRASHEKHAR	Asst. Professor & InchargeoftheDept.	M.Sc.,NET,(Ph.D.)	10Years

 

Courseoutcomes(COs)-B.Sc.(Biochemistry)

 

At the successfulcompletionofthe course,the studentsareexpected

 

• Becomefamiliar withthefundamentalsofBiochemistryatundergraduatelevel.

 

• Exhibitcertainlevelsoflearningoutcomessuchas,Understandingofdiscipline,criticalthinking,problemsolving,analyticalandscientific reasoning,research/industryrelatedskills,etc.
  • Getexposedtoawiderangeofcareersthatcombinebiology,andmedicine.

 

CO1. Chemistry of Biomolecules: The students will get basics of the biomolecules & willunderstand the structure,functionsandbiochemicalreactionsofthe biomolecules.

CO2. Chemistry of Nucleic Acids & Biochemical Techniques: To understand the chemistry &functionsofnucleicacidsandtogainaninsightintotheprincipleofworkingofvarioustechniquesusedforthebiochemicalanalysisofbiomolecules.

CO3.Bioenergetics,biologicaloxidation&Enzymology:The studentwillalsohaveanunderstanding about the fundamental energetics of biochemical processes. The student will be able todescribe structure, functions, mechanisms of action of enzymes, kinetics of enzyme catalyzedreactionsandenzymeinhibitoryandregulatoryprocess.

CO4. Intermediary Metabolism: To have a indepth view on metabolism and to describe howbiomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids) are synthesized and degraded inthe body.

CO5. Physiology & Clinical Biochemistry:. The students will gain knowledge regarding thedigestionofbiomoleculesandphysiologyofvariousorganssuchasheart,muscleandnervoussystem. Thestudentwillalsogainknowledgeregardingthechemistry, physiologicalroleand

disordersofvarioushormonesofhuman body.To gainknowledgeregardingtheclinicalteststoidentifyvariousdiseases pertainingtoliver,kidney,heart.

CO6.MolecularBiology:Tounderstandthebasicsofreplication,transcriptionandtranslationprocessesandtheirregulation.

CO7. Nutrition & Immunology: The student will be able to comprehend the structure, role ofnutrients&their deficiencydisorders.Tobeabletounderstandabouttheorgansandcells involvedin the immunological response, immunoglobulin’s, antigen-antibody interactions and vaccines. Togetoverallknowledge onhumanbodydefensemechanism.

CO8.Microbiology &r-DNATechnology:Thestudentwillbeabletounderstandbasicknowledgeon bacteria and viruses and the basics of genetic engineering, tools of r-DNA technology, principleandapplications ofblottingandgenecloning.

CO9. Cell biology & genetics: To have in depth understanding of cell structure and its functionsandtobeabletodescribethegene interactions,mutations,linkageanalysisandbacterialgenetics.

CO10.Biotechnology:Tohavebasicknowledgeregardingtheplanttissueculture,animaltissueculturetechniquesandtoget knowledge onmicrobialandenvironmentalbiotechnology.

 

DEPARTMENTLIBRARY:

 

• Though the central library (UG, PG) has a total number of books related to Biochemistry, theDepartmentalso maintains its own stock of books for the benefitof staff and students. Atpresentithas20Books.

ModernTeaching methodsinpractice:

• Inadditiontothetraditionallecturemethod,thefollowingmodernmethodsarepracticedbyourfaculty
• Continuouscomprehensiveevaluation

 

• Emphasisonunderstanding theconcepts

 

• Emphasisonskillbuilding,lifeskillsandvalues

 

• Collaborativelearning

 

• Activity-basedlearningandlearninglabs

 

• Interdisciplinarylearning

Highlights:

1. Advanced learnersProjects
2. SlowlearnersAssignmentsandRemedialclasses
3. PPTslides
4. Seminarsbystudents
5. QuestionBankandPreviouspapers
6. ExtensionlecturesbyEminentpersonalities

 

LabFacilitiesAvailable:

 

• Autoclave
• Colorimeter
• Waterbath
• ThinLayerChromatography
• Spectrophotometer
• Electrophoresis
• HotPlates
• Centrifuges
• Microscopes
• Incubator
• Hotair oven
• pH meter
• Hemometers
• Neubaurcountingchamber

B.Sc.BiochemistrySyllabus

 

Participationofteachersinacademicandpersonalcounselingofstudents:

 

• The institution appoints one faculty member as class mentor for students entering newly into thecollegewhohelpsthestudentstofeellikeafriendlyenvironmentanddiscussestheirproblemsto adjust in the new environment and orients them to college practices, guides them throughout 3years.
• Detail of faculty development programmes and teacher who have been benefited during the pastfiveyears

Name ofthe Lecturer	TitleoftheCourseAttended	Organizedby	Date
A     CHANDRA
SHEKHAR	RCinLifesciences	MAANUUHyderabad	17-09-2020
			to30-09-2020
	ICTtools inHigherEducation	Osmania UniversityUGC HRDC &RUSA	20-08-2020   to26-08-2020
	"Researchprocess andDesign"	OsmaniaUniversity UGCHRDC&	07-09-2020
		RUSA	to12-09-2020
	FDPonSoftSkills	RamanujanCollegeUniversityofDelhi	25-10-2021   to
			31-10-2021

Cocurricular&extracurricularactivities.

 

Cocurricularactivities:

 

• Mentor: Our staff, each individual take one particular group, and act as mentor , bycounseling them in academic and personal matters to mould them in suitable to grab theopportunitiesin theform of jobs by impartingthem guidanceandtrainingthem incommunicationskills,analyticalskillsetc.
• Field trips: We arrange field trips to students to inculcate interest in the students to knowthe mechanismbehindthe powerproduction,transmissionetc.
• Study Projects: We give study projects to the students which make them to do authenticresearch,analyzedataanddrawconclusions
• Weareconductingdifferenttestslikesliptest examstoevaluatethestudents.
• We are encouraging the students to attend the seminars, workshops conducted by otherdepartmentstoexposethemtodifferentdisciplines.

 

 

Extracurricularactivities:

 

Encourage andinvolve students toparticipatein NSS,NCC, Cultural activities,Quiz,Elocution,Readersforummembership,filmclubmembership,cleanandgreenprogramme,studentsparticipationinseminars,groupdiscussionsforpersonalitydevelopment.

 

STUDENTSTUDYPROJECTS:

Wehave givenstudyprojectstothe students.

 

ListofstudentsSTUDYPROJECT2018-19.
Sl.No	Name
1	AthikaUmmulKhair
2	GatlaMadhuri
3	KMadhumitha

ListofstudentsSTUDYPROJECT2019-20.
Sl.No	Name
1	MoraShivani
2	HajraAsma

 

ListofstudentsSTUDYPROJECT2020-21.
Sl.No	Name
1	AfshaFathima
2	PravallikaPriyaKumari
3	PandralaSripriya

 

Studentachievements:

 

Nameofthestudentenrollingintohighereducation	Programmegraduatedfrom	Name      of      theinstitutionjoined	Nameofprogrammeadmittedto
GatlaMadhuri(2019)	B.Sc( Biochemistry)	MahatmaGandhiuniversity campus	M.Sc.Biochemistry
KMadhumitha(2019)	B.Sc( Biochemistry)	MahatmaGandhiuniversity campus	M.Sc.Biochemistry
Morashivani(2020)	B.Sc( Biochemistry)	Hyderabad centraluniversity	M.Sc.Biochemistry
Janapathipravallikapriyakumara(2021)	B.Sc( Biochemistry)	Mahatma Gandhiuniversity campus	M.Sc.Biochemistry
Pandralasripriya(2021)	B.Sc( Biochemistry)	Osmania universitycampus	M.Sc. Environmentalscience