By Dr Poonam Agrawal

About the book: Illustrative representation of topics is the hallmark of Lippincott Illustrated Reviews. Cell and Molecular Biology is yet another masterpiece in this series. This South Asian Edition offers all the popular features of the Lippincott Illustrated Reviews series, including abundant full-color, annotated illustrations, chapter overviews, chapter summaries, and review questions that link basic science to real-life clinical situations. Recent advances in the field of cell biology and genetics have also been discussed along with colorful illustrations. Salient features - Complex topics in cell biology and genetics are explained in easy language with the help of colorful illustrations. - Clinical correlation of various topics is emphasized along with the latest development in the respective field. - New chapters on recent advances in genetics—Epigenetics, Next Generation Sequencing, and Method to Study Eukaryotic Cell—are included with their clinical applications. -Chapter summary and study questions are provided at the end of each chapter for review and easy recall. A must-read for understanding the core concepts of genetics for undergraduate and postgraduate students. About the author: "Poonam Agrawal, MD, ACME, is currently serving as Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College, New Delhi. She has completed postgraduation in clinical biochemistry from the prestigious Madras Medical College and undergone the “Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME)” conducted by MCI (now NMC) from the reputed institute Christian Medical College, Vellore. She has authored four books for medical undergraduate and postgraduate students in biochemistry: Review of Biochemistry; Concepts in Biochemistry with Clinical Approach; Practicals in Biochemistry with Clinical Correlation; and Clinical Case Discussion in Biochemistry. She has also published more than thirty research papers in various national and international journals