Rate My Professor Ebenezer Oriaku

Oriaku joined FAMU's faculty as an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1994, advancing to Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor in 2008. He has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, including 'Diallyl trisulfide as an inhibitor of benzo(a)pyrene-induced precancerous carcinogenesis in MCF-10A cells' (2012), 'The attenuation of early benzo(a)pyrene-induced carcinogenic insults by diallyl disulfide (DADS) in MCF-10A cells' (2012), 'Diallyl sulfide inhibits PhIP-induced DNA strand breaks in normal human breast epithelial cells' (2007), and 'Diallyl disulfide inhibits TNFα-induced CCL2 release by MDA-MB-231 cells' (2014), accumulating 617 citations. Oriaku has received extensive honors, such as induction into the FAMU Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 for men's track (1975-1978), FAMU Teacher of the Year (1995-1996, 2011), Advanced Teacher of the Year (1998-1999, 2013-2014), multiple College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year awards (1994-1995, 2003-2004, 2008), and the FAMU Faculty Senate Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Sports Enterprise (2018). He serves as FAMU's Faculty Athletic Representative, Chair of the University Athletic Committee, member of the RCMI Internal Advisory Committee, and has chaired search committees for head football coach and athletic director.