Ben Kalu, M.D.
Chair of the Biology and Chemistry Department, Director of Ph.D. Anatomy and Cell Biology, Professor of Biology
Center for Natural Sciences, Room 243
(434) 592-3946
Education
- Doctor of Medicine, Abia State University
- Master of Science in Cell and Microbial Biology, The Catholic University of America
Clinical
- Abia State University Teaching Hospital
- Federal Medical Center, Abakaliki
- Ibem Christian Hospital
- General Hospital, Iguobazuwa
Courses Taught
- BCHM 551 – Biochemistry
- BIOM 515 – Human Physiology
- BIOM 613 – Human Gross Anatomy II
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular effects of chronic caffeine consumption.
- Using cadaveric pathologies to reinforce the understanding of human anatomy.
Professional Memberships
- Society for Ultrasound in Medical Education
- Virginia Academy of Science
- American Association of Clinical Anatomists
Publications
Kalu B.N., Clinical and Experimental Physiology: A Problem-Based Approach, 1st Edition, Academx Publishing Company ISBN 978-1-68284-170-9. 2017
Kalu, B.N., Human Biology Laboratory Manual, 1st edition, Academx Publishing Company
ISBN – 978-1-60036-718-2. 2013
Presentations
- Regression Analyses of the Graduate Biomedical Sciences program. Conference on Teaching Excellence, Liberty University. 2021
- Blood Glucose Control in a Diabetic Coffee Drinker. Conference on Teaching Excellence, Liberty University. 2020
- Should Caffeine Consumption be Prohibited in Anaerobic Sporting Competitions? Conference on Teaching Excellence, Liberty University. 2020
- Low-dose caffeine consumption improves power output, and reduces fatigability and cardiovascular strain during anaerobic exercise. Research Week, Liberty University. 2019
- Understanding the mechanisms of the protective effects of caffeine in cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Research Week, Liberty University. 2019
- Caffeine consumption attenuates the cardioprotective events of the dive reflex. Virginia Academy of Science, ODU, Norfolk VA. 2019
- Caffeine and altitude affect cardiac autonomic regulation. Virginia Academy of Science, Longwood University, Farmville VA. 2019
- Predictors of students’ success in a graduate biomedical sciences program. All-faculty Winter Conference, Liberty University. 2017
- Using Examples, Illustrations and Visuals to Explain Difficult Concepts. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech. 2016
• Kalu B.N., Patterns of perinatal mortality in ABSU Teaching Hospital from 1995 – 2005 (Community Medicine Thesis). 2006