Water, protein, nucleic acids, fats, sugars and salts such are the mundane substances the chemist finds within the living cell. Certainly these are not "such stuff as dreams are made on." And yet, on such stuff is built the edifice of the improbable dream that is life. All the greater, therefore, is the miracle of that life.

Biochemistry is all about how inanimate & non-living molecules get together to constitute, maintain and perpetuate life. It is primarily the " Molecular Logic of Life" and includes all wonderful consequences of genetic control over the shape and function of proteins. It is the study of the molecules and their chemistry in reactions that facilitate the processes in a living system . Biochemistry has many new frontiers today. The study of the subject is useful not only in understanding the basic functions of the living body including that of man at the cellular and molecular level, but also in finding remedies for a variety of ailments. Biochemistry also relies heavily on the science chromatography to isolate and purify target molecules. A well trained biochemist is not without need for resources in bioinformatics, genetics, bacteriology, physiology and molecular biology to obtain not only the biomolecules of interest but also information to push their investigations further inward. A vast array of studies are being conducted the world over on various aspects of biochemical problems including synthesis of proteins, vitamins & enzymes, dynamics of energy transmission at cellular, molecular and genetic levels, metabolic regulation and functional control of numerous microbiological processes, nutrition, biosynthesis and degradation, X-ray crystallography of molecular structures of genetic engineering.

In an academic setting where does the biochemist stand? The biochemist stands upon the knowledge of fundamental organic reactions and physical chemistry and applies these to the processes of biological molecules.

We might see a biochemistry student looking at the following foundations of living systems, Cellular, Chemical, Physical, Genetic Evolutionary.

Head, Department of Biochemistry /In-charge and lecturer in Biochemistry / Coordinator for Quality Assurance Course  

• Educated in Delhi, she has done her post graduation  and doctorate from IARI, Delhi.
• Has been  in teaching profession since 1986.
• Post graduate recognized teacher and conducts the course of M.Sc by papers in Biochemistry by Mumbai University.
• Holds additional responsibility as coordinator of PG Diploma Course in Quality Assurance.

The M.Sc students of Biochemistry every year do a short project work for partial fulfillment of the course. The aim is to introduce them to different research methodologies, research design etc. In the past couple of years students have had the privilege of working in research institutes like BARC, IIT, Kelkar Scientific Research Centre, Reliance Life Sciences, in industries like Marico, Cipla, Johnson and Johnson,Bharat Serum, Fulford, hospitals like Hurkishondas, Hinduja, Bombay Hospital. The work carried out by them has been an extension of their theory. The project work carried out by them has encompassed various aspects of Biochemistry from Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Food Biochemistry, Plant Tissue Culture, Biotransformation to Quality control etc in pharmaceutical industry.

Dr. (Mrs.) Chinmoyee Vatsayayan  ( In-charge and lecturer of Biochemistry ) has done her post graduate thesis on ‘ Peroxide genesis in Lathyrus sativus L. ‘ and doctorate thesis on ‘Biochemical investigations in Lathyrus sativus L. ‘ at IARI, Delhi.

Few of the recent graduates and post graduates are placed as given below:
Ms Eroica Soanes MSc. R & D Sterling
Ms Oriana Lewis BSc. R & D Marico India Ltd
Ms Shimona Dias MSc. R & D Reliance Life Sciences Ltd.
Ms Neesha Singh MSc Marketing Coordinator Johnson & Johnson LTD.
Ms Chunmei Chang MSc pursuing her PhD at BARC.