Biochemistry studies the chemical basis of life, and the reaction processes that sustain life. The biosphere harbours all the forms of life that exist in the flora and fauna of the earth; be they aquatic, terrestrial or cosmic. With this understanding, the frontiers of biochemistry are massive, and unimaginable in ideal perspective. Thus life, anywhere it exists, is sustained by biochemical reactions.

However, medical biochemistry encapsulates these studies, focusing on man, his health and diseases. It is understood that most disease conditions have biochemical basis. Besides, the pharmacotherapy of these diseases is predicated on the chemistry of the drugs and the biochemistry of the immune system. It is therefore imperative that those who study medicine and allied courses must be adequately trained and equipped to handle the emerging health challenges of the 21st century and beyond; as well as fit into the nascent advances in biochemistry and medical research. Plant and microbial biochemistry have evolved very rapidly to the extent that most industrial and drug development processes would collapse without the biochemical contents. In the light of this assertion, be reminded of the contributions of biochemistry in chemotherapy, Bioenergy, bioremediation, genetically modified (GM) crops, foods and drugs, pesticides, herbicides; natural products, quality assurance, bionics in engineering-medicine, biochips in computer engineering, et cetera. Certainly, these would activate the thinking of students and researchers to acknowledge that we are engaged in a discipline with boundless frontiers and possibilities.