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