IGHODARO, O.M. Biochemical Toxicology & Medicinal Plant

Research

Department of Biochemistry, Lead city University, Ibadan.

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FIRST THING FIRST

What is Biochemistry and who is a Biochemist ?

A Biochemist is someone who has been formally trained in the knowledge and practice of biochemistry

SO,WHAT IS BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochemistry is the chemistry of life

An aspect of science that studies the chemical processes that take place inside all living things, from bacteria to plants and animals at the cellular and molecular level.

It is a laboratory based science that utilizes the knowledge of biology, physiology and chemistry to understand and solve biological problems.

It is the bedrock and nucleus (life wire) of other life sciences including medicine, pharmacology, Pharmaceutical chemistry, microbiology, zoology and botany etc

What skills can I acquire from biochemistry ?

biochemistry HAS DIVERSE ASPECTS?

FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRIES

Ensuring the safetyof our food

FORENSIC CRIME RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

COMPANIES THAT DEAL ON SALES AND MARKETING OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS

As a representative, selling the latest technology & scientific products to the right people

LABORATORY UNITS IN Hospitals and clinics

ANALYSING SAMPLES FROM PATIENTS TO HELP ADVISE ON TREATMENTS

RESEARCHDEPARTMENTOF COSMETICCOMPANIES

CREATING SAFE OR MORE EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS

RESEARCH DEPARTMENTOF Agriculturalorganisations

AS A REPRESENTATIVE IN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

DRUG DEVELOPMENT OR CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO DIFFERENT DISEASES

AS A RESEARCH FELLOW IN RESEARCH INSTITUTES

PUBLISHING ORGANASATIONS

commissioning, proofreading & reviewingscientific articles

QUALITY CONTROL AND REGULATORY

ORGANISATIONS

UNIVERSITY LABORATORY

researching anything from gene therapy and new treatments for diseases

As technologist or research assistant

YOU CAN TEACH SCIENCE

SUBJECTS IN COLLEGES OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

(chemistry, biology & basic science)

It affords you time for self development

OIL AND GAS COMPANIES

TEACH AND RESEARCH BIOCHEMISTRY IN UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

YOU CAN START YOUR OWN BUSINESS, COMPANY OR ORGANISATION

BANKS/ FINANCIAL HOUSES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS

YOU CAN BUILD A CAREER PATH IN LINE WITH YOUR PASSION AND INNATE POTENTIALS

(music, fashion designing, modeling, professional football etc)

GREAT BIOCHEMISTS

HanS ADOLF Krebs for the discovery of the Citric Acid Cycle-won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953

in 1962 James Watson & Francis Crick for the discovery of the “DNA Double Helix” won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Fredrick Sanger won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 for the determination of insulin sequence

In 1980, Sanger & Gilbert won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for Sequencing of DNA

In 1993, Kary Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for invention of PCR method

Since 2006 till date Ighodaro, O.M. has received A NUMBER OF awards for making Biochemistry exciting & interesting to students

WHAT DO YOU

WANT TO DOWITH

BIOCHEMISTRY?

THANK you FOR YOUR TIME