Biochemistry is a pivotal discipline to other life science disciplines. These are dynamic fields and its more recent frontiers in proteomics, genomics, lipidomics, bioinformatics and biotechnology require physical and mathematical approaches so as to arrive at a full understanding of the biological phenomenal.  Therefore, the Department of Biochemistry at Thomas Adewumi University, Oko creates a scholarly environment armed with a culture of sound teaching and cutting-edge research to produce graduates who are able to compete with their peers anywhere in the world, men and women with innovative minds proffering solutions to issues/questions of national and global importance in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture and allied fields.