MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Topics Covered:

Structure, Function and Metabolism of Proteins,

Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids; Enzymology:

Bioenergetics & Biologic Oxidation; Metabolic Control; Gene

Expression; Nutrition (including Vitamins & Minerals);

Special Tissue; Acid/Base, Water, Electrolytes; Chemistry of Respiration; Blood and Immunology; Molecular Biology Techniques; and Introduction to Research.

Basic principles are given during the Lecture/Discussion. Laboratory experiments illustrate the basic principles of quantification and detection of substances found in the body fluids. Clinical conferences illustrate the connection of Biochemistry with other subjects such as Physiology, Gross & Microscopic Human Structural Biology, clinical subjects such as Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and recently with Biomolecular Medicine. Problem sets are also given so that students can practice applying the concepts learned from the lectures and reading assignments. Journal reporting and poster presentation teaches the students to evaluate new information given in published journal articles. Research activities teach the students to acquire the skills to discover new information. Cybermedicine teaches the medical student how to acquire, formulate, and transmit scientific medical information via the electronic media using computers and the internet.

APPLIED NUTRITION

It includes a consideration of the importance of nutrition in health and in diseases, what food to eat and not to eat, physiopathology and causes of acute and chronic malnutrition, of deficiency diseases functions of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, fiber, phytonutrients, probiotics and test for deficiency chronic and acute principles of dietics and diet calculation. Filipino diet its deficiencies and way of improvement the food fortification program in the Philippines and the food components (vitamins, mineral, trace elements, fiber, phytonutrients and probiotics.

Basic principles are given during the Lecture/Discussion. Laboratory experiments illustrate the basic principles of quantification and detection of substances found in the body fluids. Clinical conferences illustrate the connection of Biochemistry with other subjects such as Physiology, Gross & Microscopic Human Structural Biology, clinical subjects such as Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and recently with Biomolecular Medicine. Problem sets are also given so that students can practice applying the concepts learned from the lectures and reading assignments. Journal reporting and poster presentation teaches the students to evaluate new information given in published journal articles. Research activities teach the students to acquire the skills to discover new information.

JOEL L. JAVATE, M.D.
Chairman

(L-R)
Renchie V. Arroyo, Rebecca A. Villanueva, M.D., Remedios P. Santos, M.D., Joel L. Javate, M.D., Mari-Ann B. Bringas, M.D., Dolores V. Viliran, M.D., Joy Bennet Marquez & Jennifer Panuelos