Name Of The Department :

Department of Biochemistry S.C.B. Medical College Cuttack.

Departmental Overview :

1. Department deals with teaching undergraduates (MBBS and BDS), DMLT, BOT, BPT, and Post-graduate students.
2. Conducts seminars, journals, departmental thesis work.
3. Round the clock Lab investigations including molecular diagnostics.
4. Research work of other Departments.

Department Achievements:

• Launch of Newborn screening lab in P.G dept of Biochemistry.
• Start of NBS (Newborn Screening) LAB for detection of congenital diseases: G6PD deficiency, PKU, Neonatal hypothyroidism, 17 alpha hydroxylase deficiency.
• Next Generation Sequencing on Covid-19 workshop (17–21 Oct) in PG Dept of Biochemistry.
• Launch of NGS Lab in Molecular & Genomics Lab of PG Dept of Biochemistry on 21st Oct.
• First of its kind in any Government-run hospital in ODISHA.
• Thalassemia workshop on 15th Nov in PG Dept of Biochemistry.
• Bioinformatics for NGS workshop on 17th & 18th Feb.
• USAID RISE Regional Level (East Zone) NGS Networking Workshop on 04.07.23.
• Presentation on Alinity CLIA Machine & Customer Experience Day by ABBOTT on 05.07.23.
• Inauguration of Emergency Biochemistry Lab of PG Dept of Biochemistry on 05.07.2023.

Ongoing Research Projects:

1. Study of association of serum QCRP and transcription factor NFKB1 gene polymorphism with severity of coronary artery disease.
2. Endothelin 1 and high sensitivity CRP as risk factors for pre-eclampsia.
3. Study of association of serum copeptin and serum troponin T with severity of coronary artery disease.
4. Common inflammatory markers in PCOS: a BMI-matched prospective case control study.
5. Study of serum apelin and serum IgE levels in adult patients of bronchial asthma with or without obesity.
6. Serum prolidase activity in type 2 diabetic patients with or without diabetic nephropathy.
7. Study of epigenetic changes in fetus in response to maternal weight gain.
8. Aberrant expression and DNA methylation of lipid metabolism genes in PCOS.
9. Study of genetic profile of HPV-related head and neck cancer.
10. Evaluation of Vitamin D3 deficiency in women with infertility.
11. Study of lipid profile changes in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
12. Trend of thyroid hormone levels in perinatal asphyxia in term neonates.
13. Prevalence of Vitamin D3 deficiency in pregnancy and its outcome — an observational study.
14. Study on Ascitic fluid cholesterol and fibronectin as diagnostic parameters.
15. Serum biochemical markers and uterine artery Doppler as predictors of pre-eclampsia.
16. Serum LDH levels in pregnancy and association with hypertensive diseases.
17. Spectrum of alloimmunization and transfusion frequency in thalassemia.
18. Lipid profile and ECG changes in hypothyroidism in adults.
19. Evaluation of anxiety and stress markers in cancer patients receiving chemo/radiation therapy.
20. Analysis of hormone levels in suicidal death cases in Eastern Odisha.
21. Newborn screening of inborn errors of metabolism.
22. Oxidative stress as reduced glutathione (GSH) in G6PD deficient neonates.
23. Next-generation sequencing of SARS-CoV-2.

Facilities Available Including Investigation :

1. Teaching and training facilities for undergraduates, postgraduates, DMLT, BOT, BPT.
2. Investigations: RBS, FBS, PPBS, RFT, LFT, Lipid Profile, Serum Uric Acid, Electrolytes, Serum Amylase.
3. Lipase, Cholinesterase, 24hr Urinary Protein, Cardiac Markers, Thyroid Profile, Prolactin, Ferritin, Hormonal Assays, Fluid Analysis, Cancer Markers.
4. Molecular testing: HPV genotyping, MTB RT-PCR, Malaria RT-PCR, EGFR, BRAF, KRAS Mutation, HCV RT-PCR, COVID-19 RT-PCR, and COVID Antigen testing.

Suggested email ID of Department: biochem.scb2020[at]gmail[dot]com