The future of the nation is directly related to the development in new sciences and technologies, and a considerable amount of the new work of the intellectual and information industries of the 21st century has been evaluated to have huge potential for public health and biotechnology. This trend and requirement has given rise to various educational and research institutes, and our biochemistry department was also established in 1987 to fulfill such a nationwide demand. Biochemistry bridges the gap between chemistry (a study of the structures and interactions of atoms and molecules) and biology (a study of the structures and interactions of cells and organism). Biochemistry's contributions to life science progress cannot be overemphasized as a significant branch of life science. The finding of the DNA double helix as a genetic information entity, the restriction enzyme, the structural determinations of various biological molecules, and recombinant DNA technology would not be possible without the development of biochemistry. Biochemistry also performs a major role in applied sciences. Gene therapy, genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology, the development of therapeutic and diagnostic methods for cancer, vaccines, and the development for various pathogens are a few examples. Our department provides various courses, intensively covering the whole area of biochemistry, including bioorganic chemistry, biophysical chemistry, enzymes, proteins, nucleic acid biochemistry, structural biochemistry, microbial genetics, molecular biology, immunology and microbiology.