Department of Biochemistry

  • Department
  • HOD Profile
  • Faculty Members
  • Publications

Department

The Department of Biochemistry at Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Rathinamangalam, Melakkottaiyur, and Chennai, India is a pre-clinical basic science department actively involved in teaching undergraduate medical students, conducting basic clinical research and maintaining high standards of clinical diagnostic services.

The department innovates constantly to teach students in these courses as effectively as possible, to enable them to comprehend the relevance of biochemistry in their fields and to be able to apply this knowledge in their future work as health care professionals. The faculty and students are encouraged to do research and publish scientific papers. The faculties have contributed publications in international and national journals.

The department is located in the ground floor of the College Campus and trains annually 150 undergraduate medical students & is in the process of starting postgraduate course in M.D.Biochemistry soon

Prize examination in Biochemistry :

The department conducts the prize examination for the 1st M.B.B.S students every year and awards Medals and Certificate of Merit.

Clinical Laboratory services :

The diagnostic clinical biochemistry laboratory is located in the first floor of the hospital campus as part of central clinical laboratory services. The clinical laboratory is well equipped with fully automated random access clinical chemistry analyzer with a throughput of 200 samples / hour and manned by a committed team of qualified technical staff and constantly supervised by the faculty to maintain high standards of lab reports.
In addition to carrying out routine clinical biochemical test we also offer specialized tests namely hormones, tumour markers, Glycated hemoglobin and life saving investigations like Troponin-T. The Clinical biochemistry lab offers 24×7 clinical diagnostics services.

HOD Profile

Faculty Members

Professor & HOD
Dr. K. Gunanithi
M.D.,
Associate Professor
Dr. R. Dhananjayan
M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Dr. M. Suresh
M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Dr. Gowthami Sandhya Dawarampudi
M.D.,
Assistant Professor
Dr. R. Harini
M.D.,
Dr. L. R. Divya Sri
M.D.,
Dr. R. Sundaram
M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Dr. C. Anusha
M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Dr. Bharkavi
M.D.,
Senior Resident
Dr. R. Akash
MBBS., (Working in CMO)
Dr. B. Lokesh Kumar
MBBS.,
Dr. P. Hemapriya
MBBS.,
Dr. V. Srividhya
MBBS.,
Tutor
Mrs. M. Mahalakshmi
M.Sc., M.B.A.,
Dr. R. Suriya Narayan
MBBS.,
Dr. B. Swathi
MBBS.,
Dr. A. Arun Kumar
MBBS.,
Dr. V. N. Sowndhar
MBBS.,
Dr. K. B. Sreelakshmi
MBBS.,
Dr. M. Pradeep
MBBS.,

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY (2023–TILL DATE)

  • Shenbaga Lalitha S. Involvement of the mouth and jaw area in dermatological diseases. GMS Hygiene and Infection Control. 2025;20:1-6. Indexed in: PubMed.
  • Shenbaga Lalitha S. Analyzing the correlation between symptom profiles and patient outcomes in cancer therapy. Health Leadership and Quality of Life. 2025;4:621. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Divya Sri LR. Association of oral pathology, oral microbiology, and oral oncology. GMS Hygiene and Infection Control. 2025;20. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Preparation and characterization of green synthesis FeO nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity towards basic fuchsin dye. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 2024;101:101142. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Ameliorative potential of β-sitosterol and lupeol on high fat diet and streptozotocin induced hepatorenal and cardiac complications via regulation of carbohydrate metabolic enzymes in diabetic rats. Pharmacological Research – Modern Chinese Medicine. 2024;11:100416. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Ferulic acid attenuates streptozotocin induced alteration in glycoprotein moiety via regulation of carbohydrate metabolic enzymes in rats. Comparative Clinical Pathology. 2024;33:599-610. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Chrysin attenuates hyperglycemia associated with hepatorenal and glycoprotein abnormalities via regulation of glucose metabolism in HFD/STZ induced diabetic rats. Phytomedicine Plus. 2024;4:100632. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Chebulagic acid ameliorates oxidative stress and inflammation via regulation of insulin signaling pathway in high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 2025;35:123-133. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Rosmarinic acid alleviates cardiac abnormalities in high fat diet induced hypercholesterolemic rats. Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators. 2024;176:106936. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Muntingia calabura fruit extract and its anticancer, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antibacterial and photocatalytic activity. Chemistry of Inorganic Materials. 2025;7:100112. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Sundaram R. Association of HbA1c with renal markers and lipid profile in type 2 diabetic patients: A case-control study. Comparative Clinical Pathology. 2026;35:27. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Cecileya Jasmin. Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of anticancer activity of algal extract mediated gold nanoparticles. Nanotechnology Perceptions. 2024;20(S16):1110-1121. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Cecileya Jasmin. Algal extract mediated silver nanoparticles characterization and antibacterial activity. Nanotechnology Perceptions. 2025;21(S1):35-44. Indexed in: Scopus.
  • Cecileya Jasmin. Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2D (KMT2D) impending therapeutic target for the management of cancer: The giant rat’s tail. Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology. 2025;44(1):31-36. Indexed in: Scopus.