Head of Department’s Welcome Address

At inception, Physiology Department started as a unit in the Department of Anatomy/Medical Biochemistry/Physiology until 2014/2015 academic session when it became a full-fledged Department with Professor R. O. Nneli as founding Head of Department. Late Professor R. O. Nneli assembled a highly motivated research team of young Physiologists which formed the nucleus that taught physiology to the students in the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences and later medical students admitted to the University.

The Department turned out her first set of graduate (B.Sc. Physiology) in 2016. Since then, the number of students (both undergraduates and post graduates) in the department has grown tremendously over the years. In August 2019, the Department made history as first ever to graduate M.Sc. student in the University.

The Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike believes in collective responsibility which over the years made the Lecturers and Technologists professionals and also has aided the growth and development of the department.

SUCCESSIVE HEADSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT

  1. 2014 – 2016 Prof. R. O. Nneli
  2. 2016 – 2019 Prof. A. C. U. Ezimah
  3. 2019 – Date Dr. C. U. Emelike

HOD’s Profile

Dr. Chinedum Uche Emelike is a Lecturer, Team Leader of the Haemorheology Research Group and Ag. Head, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike. He earned a PhD in Physiology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has over five years teaching, research and administrative experience. He has taught and examined various aspects of physiology to undergraduate and medical students of the College of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike. He is a member to several professional bodies including Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria (AMLSN), Physiological Society of Nigeria (PSN) and African Association of Physiological Sciences (AAPS). His core research interests are blood and body fluids, reproduction, exercise physiology and natural products as applicable to Medical Sciences.

STATUTORY (OR ADVISORY) COMMITTEES

  • Departmental Appraisal Committee
    Membership
    Head of Department – Chairman
    Professors/Head of Units (HoU)
    Two elected members from the Department not below the rank of Senior Lecturer
    Faculty Officer
    Departmental Officer – Secretary
  • Departmental Examinations Committee
    Membership
    Head of Department – Chairman
    Examination Officer
    Three elected members
  • Departmental Staff Welfare Committee
    Membership
    Head of Department or Nominee – Chairman
    Four elected members
  • Student Welfare Committee
    Membership
    Head of Department or Nominee – Chairman
    Staff Representatives (Two Senior Academic not below the rank of Senior Lecturer)
    Course Coordinators
    Examination/Timetable Officer
    Departmental Officer
    Elected Course Representatives of all levels of the Department (100 – 400 levels)

CORE ACTIVITIES

Teaching and Learning

Physiology is a discipline that attempts to unfold the chemical and physical factors responsible for the origin, development and progression of life. The course, include lectures, practicals and tutorials which was designed to give the students an understanding of physiological concepts to enable them to appreciate the means by which the body functions, how they are controlled and the normal range of physiological indices. Practical skills and knowledge of some basic techniques further reinforced the theory. The broad aspects of the course content, covering all systems of the body, has remained basically the same in line with the National Universities Commission (NUC) although it is update from time to time to impart new and current concepts to the students.

Active Research Groups

  • Eastern Research Group
  • Haemorheology Research Group
  • Cardiovascular-Endocrinology Research Group
  • Neurotoxicology Research Group
  • Repro-Zen Research Group
  • Exercise and Environmental Research Group
  • Body Fluid and Renal Research Group

PROGRAMMES

  1. Undergraduate Programmes
    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Physiology
  2. Postgraduate Programmes
    Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) degree in Physiology
    Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Physiology
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Physiology