The sumner’s club of Biochemistry organized a Guest Lecture Program on “Classic
and Contemporary Role of Biochemistry in Biomedical Research ” on 12/08/2022. Dr. S. D.
Saraswathy, Associate Professor, Department Of Biomedical Science, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy was the resource person.

The invited talk started at 11 am. Dr. S. Kanitha, Head of the department of
Biochemistry welcomed the gathering. Dr. S. D. Saraswathy, explained about the importance
of Biochemistry. Being a unique discipline it sits at the interface between chemistry and
biology and consequently it is an underpinning subject for many disciplines in the biological
and biomedical sciences. Biochemistry is concerned with the study of the structure and
function of the building blocks of life, i.e. proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids,
and how these various components work together in living organisms.

All major
pharmaceutical companies invest heavily in biochemistry to help aid their development of
new drugs for cancer, infectious diseases and other pathological conditions. Biochemistry is
also an essential component of biotechnology, where processes for the production of foods
and fuels, and enzymes and other proteins are developed. Currently biochemistry graduates
work in hospitals, commercial laboratories dealing with analysis, biotechnology, food
science, pharmaceuticals or diagnostics. Biochemistry graduates also benefit from their
training in critical thinking, analytical reasoning and presentation and communication skills.
Examples of companies where biochemistry graduates are employed include, Johnson &
Johnson, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Novartis, and Pfizer.

The resource person answered the queries raised by the students. Ms. Bharathi, final
year undergraduate, Department of Biochemistry delivered the vote of thanks.