All the chapters emphasize the clinical relevance of Biochemistry

With this Ninth edition, the Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students is entering in the 24th year of existence. It contains the essentials of basic biochemistry necessary for the undergraduate students. The chapters on clinical chemistry have been extensively updated and clinically relevant points were added. A major attraction of this edition is the approach to suit the revised curriculum; addition of clinically relevant points and clinical case studies in almost all chapters. This feature will help the students to identify the clinical relevance of biochemistry. Rapid progress has been made in the area of molecular biology during the past few years, and these advances have also been reflected in this book. Essay questions, short answer questions, multiple choice questions and viva voce type questions are given at the end of each chapter. These questions will be ideal for students for last-minute preparation for examinations. There are about 1,200 figures, 200 tables and 200 boxes, altogether making the book more student-friendly.

DM Vasudevan MBBS MD FAMS FRCPath has 50 years of teaching experience. He is Professor of Biochemistry for the past 30 years. He was also Principal/Dean of various medical colleges (Amrita College of Medicine, Kochi, Kerala, India and Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India) and Vice-Principal (Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, Indla) for many years. He pursued his MD (Biochemistry) degree from All India Institute of Medical Sclences, New Delhi, India and did postdoctoral research work at the Swiss Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne, Switzerland. He also received research experience at the University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, WHO Immunology Laboratory, Switzerland, and Chester Beatty Cancer Research Institute, London. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, London, National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) and Association of Clinical Biochemists (FACBI). He is the recipient of the prestigious "BC Roy National Award for Eminent Medical Teacher" adjudged by the Medical Council of India, which he received from the then President of India in 1994. He is a member of various academic bodies of different universities as well as a member of the editorial boards of various journals. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals, and presented more than 150 papers in international conferences. Already 30 students have taken PhD under his guidance, He was the President of the Indian Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBI) for the year 2010.

Sreekumari S MBBS MD has more than 46 years of teaching experience to her credit. After serving as the Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India; Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur and Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, she is now pursuing various academic and teaching activities.

Kannan Vaidyanathan BBS MD has a teaching experience of 20 years. He pursued his MD in Biochemistry from Kerala, India, and has done extensive research at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He has also visited many advanced laboratories the world over, and presented papers in various international conferences. He has more than 75 publications to his credit. He was Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India, and is now Professor, Department of Biochemistry, and Head, Molecular Biology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.