Definition: Biochemistry is the branch of science that studies the chemical processes and biomolecular interactions that occur at the cellular level of living things. It investigates the normal course of cellular functions, metabolic events, structural changes and molecular mechanisms. Clinical biochemistry is a medical discipline in which clinical laboratory science and technology are used for patient care, and is a laboratory science and specialty area specific to medicine and clinic, including biochemical mechanisms in health and disease, disease prevention, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring tests, medical interpretations of laboratory results, consultation with clinicians and laboratory diagnosis.

Main Branch Goal: To provide basic and clinical biochemistry knowledge to students of the Faculty of Medicine in the light of national and international scientific developments, to ensure that physician candidates can combine this information with clinical and medical sciences and reach a level where they can apply it in their profession. In addition, to train good scientists/physicians in this field, to produce universally accepted research and to contribute to the literature.

Laboratory Facilities: Our Medical Biochemistry Laboratory provides service at Ağrı Education and Research Hospital within the framework of the affiliation protocol signed between our University and the "collaboration of the institutions and organizations of the Ministry of Health and the relevant units of State Universities". Our laboratory studies biochemistry, hormone, urine, hemogram, sediment, blood gas, coagulation, thalassemia, protein electrophoresis and immunofixation electrophoresis in body fluids. In addition, the facilities of the Central Research and Application Laboratory within our University are used for academic studies.

There are 4 academicians in total within our Department, including 1 Professor Doctor, 2 Assistant Professors and 1 Research Assistant.