1- أهداف المقرر :

1.1.              Provide all students with a broad education in fundamental aspects of medical biochemistry and molecular biology;

1.2.            Provide a sound knowledge and understanding of the biochemical importance of macro-, micronutrients, hormones and enzymes;

1.3.            To enable the student to illustrate and/or describe the metabolic pathways of macronutrients and nucleotides;

1.4.            Illustrate the contribution of the organs in metabolic process under different physiological circumstances;

1.5.            To enable the student to understand the bioenergetics of the concerned metabolic pathways under different physiological circumstances and their integrator regulations with other working metabolic pathways;

1.6.            Enable students to point out and understand the biochemical and the molecular basis  of a range of diseases, their diagnosis and the development of therapies;

1.7.            Acquire a critical understanding of the basic principles of molecular biology, different methods used in diagnosis of diseases;

1.8.            Be familiar with biotechnology methods and their clinical implications and be able to explain some detailed examples;

1.9.              Be able to devise and evaluate suitable experimental methods for the investigation of relevant areas of biochemistry and molecular biology;

1.10.        To enable the student to describe major body fluids composition and their clinical impact;

1.11.        Develop through a flexible and progressive structure, a range of subject-specific and transferable skills, including practical laboratory skills, self-management, information retrieval, communication and presentation skills, working with others, decision making and meeting deadlines, that equip students for future employment.