ABOUT THE BOOK

This book has been envisaged to bring about the conceptual understanding of basic Biochemistry and its application in clinical practice for undergraduate Medical students as per new MCI curriculum. All chapters have concept-based brief write up along with multiple choice questions and their answers. To inculcate student's thinking strategy to enhance their knowledge domain in Biochemistry & prepare them in more comprehensive way for competitive examinations, case-based approach of self-directed learning (SDL) has been introduced as per new MCI curriculum. Case based approach also provides better understanding of pathophysiology of diseases based on clinical presentation and biochemical investigations. To establish the relation between basic biochemistry and its clinical correlation, Image based MCQ's have also been highlighted.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Suman Bala Sharma

Dr. Suman Bala Sharma, is a subject specialist and Director Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi. She has vast experience of teaching Biochemistry to both UG & PG students in prestigious Medical colleges of India. Besides teaching, she is very actively involved in research for developing new drugs from medicinal plants and isolated lead molecules from different medicinal plants, for which she has been granted US and Indian patents. She has published about one hundred research papers in various national and International Journals of high impact factor. She has also been honored as fellow of Association of Clinical Biochemists of India and Indian society of Atherosclerosis Research. She was also President of Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research.

Dr. Rachna Agarwal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS). She completed MBBS from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, followed by MD (Biochemistry) from University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi. She has more than 20 years experience in Biochemistry. She has been involved in teaching UG and PGs in leading medical colleges of Delhi as well as MD/MS coaching in Biochemistry in leading post graduate coaching institutes. She has authored/co-authored more than 40 research publications in national and international journals and several books.