To enquire about the department's programs and courses package, or comment on these WWW pages, click on the following address. The MSB is just north of College Street, on the west side of Queen's Park Crescent, opposite the Ontario Legislature Buildings. Members of the faculty of the Department are also located at the Erindale and Scarborough campuses of the University of Toronto. Also, faculty members at the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research and at the Hospital for Sick Children and elsewhere participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department of Biochemistry. The Field of Biochemistry Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of living organisms.
Biochemistry seeks a molecular explanation for life, or the processes that support life.
Biochemists investigate all aspects of cellular chemistry which is the foundation of the understanding of all of the biological sciences. Studies by biochemists can be differentiated by the classes of chemicals that they examine in their laboratories. Many biochemists study directly or use the protein molecules called enzymes. Enzymes are the extremely efficient catalysts of cells. Some enzymes also act as control-points, to allow the chemical reactions to occur only when they are needed.