1. Overview of fatty acid metabolism 2. Overview of cholesterol metabolism 3. Overview of transport of lipids in blood 4. HDL/VLDL/LDL/Chylomicron 5. Metabolic interrelationship among adipose tissue, liver and extrahepatic tissue 6. Regulation of acetyl Co-A carboxylase. 7. Regulation of Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT 1) by insulin 8.EPA and DHA – biochemical basis of their role in health 9. HDL/VLDL/Chylomicron metabolism 10. Triacylglycerol metabolism and its regulation in adipose tissue 11. Perilipin and adipose tissue lipid droplets 12. Hormones and adipose tissue 13. Biochemical events in adipose tissue after a meal 14. Biochemical events in adipose tissue in fasting 15. Molecular basis for regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis in a cell 16. Molecular basis for regulation of HMG Co-A reductase in a cell 17. Functions of non-cholesterol product of cholesterol synthetic patway 18. Factors affecting cholesterol balance at cellular level 19. Transport of cholesterol among tissues in humans 20. Structure, genetics and biomedical importance of Lp(a) 21. Inherited disorders of plasma lipoproteins 22. Three groups of eicosanoids and their biosynthetic origin 23. Biochemical basis of etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of various disorders of lipid malabsorption 24. ATP IV Hypercholesterolemia diagnostic guidline